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![Confessions of an Eccentric Web Developer II]()
Confessions of an Eccentric Web Developer II
My original article, Confessions of an Eccentric Web Developer, got quite a bit of attention. I have a lot of controversial views and I'm not afraid to stir the pot. Since we last spoke, I've compiled another list of confessions and feel like...
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6 Ways To Subliminally Tell Users “Don’t Come Back”
There are many practices that I can't believe are still on the internet. Here are a few ways to tell the user to never come back to your website. Resize The Main Browser Window If you want to make the user open a new window to view...
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6 Ways to Remind the Mustaches That You’re Important
We all feel as though we aren't as appreciated as we should be sometimes. Our every day dominance of the web world gets taken for granted by those that aren't tech-savvy, especially the higher-ups in the organization. I've come up with a few ways that us...
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Dear Developers, Don’t Hardcode Copyright Years
Keeping your website current is extremely important when your goal is increasing return traffic. One easy place to make your website look current is in the copyright text at the bottom of the page. This is a rather obvious and easy thing to do...
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Confessions of an Eccentric Web Developer
A few weeks back, Reinhold Weber played some Usher and spilled his confessions onto the pages of his blog. I thought this was a great idea and I have some web confessions of my own to share: I still occasionally...
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![5 Rules For Using Audio/Video Media on Your Site]()
5 Rules For Using Audio/Video Media on Your Site
I don't create many sites that feature multimedia. Most of my customers don't have a need for audio or video on their site but we occasionally get a request to add an advertisement or webinar. That said, I've scoured the internet enough to have seen good...
![Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Using MooTools 1.2]()
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Using MooTools 1.2
As you can probably tell, I try to mix some fun in with my MooTools madness but I also try to make my examples as practical as possible. Well...this may not be one of those times. I love movies and useless movie trivia so naturally I'm...
![NSFW Blocker Using MooTools and CSS]()
NSFW Blocker Using MooTools and CSS
One of my guilty pleasures is scoping out the latest celebrity gossip from PerezHilton.com, DListed.com, and JoBlo.com. Unfortunately, these sites occasionally post NSFW pictures which makes checking these sites on lunch a huge gamble -- a trip to HR's office could be just a click away. Since...
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My Thoughts on CSS Naked Day
I've received numerous questions about this over the past two days so I might as well address it. As you probably know, this Wednesday was CSS Naked Day. CSS Naked Day's "official" website says the following about why you should do this:The idea behind...
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Does Open Source Mean You Can’t Bitch?
You didn't pay for it. You didn't have to steal it. You didn't need to search hard to find it. And you probably didn't contribute. It's there, free for you to have at no monetary cost. Is the true cost of...
