How To Create An Amazing jQuery Style Switcher
There’s a well documented article/tutorial at NETTUTS that outlines the step-by-step process of creating a pretty slick style switcher with CSS and jQuery. It’s definitely something to keep in mind for that next Web project.
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Mozilla Labs Launches Ubiquity
Yesterday marked a potential fundamental change in how people use the Internet. Mozilla Labs launched (in alpha) their Ubiquity prototype — “…experiment into connecting the Web with language in an attempt to find new user interfaces that could make it possible for everyone to do common Web tasks more quickly and easily.”
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CSS Sprites2 - It?s JavaScript Time
In the latest issue of A List Apart, Dave Shea revisits his influential CSS Sprites technique for navigation treatment. This time around, however, the technique leans less on CSS as a sole driver and more on JavaScript, particularly the jQuery library.
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Specifics on CSS Specificity
I’m fairly up on my CSS specificity, but it’s always nice to have a new way to explain it to those that may not quite grasp the concept. CSS-Tricks.com has a nice point-based system that will help anyone regardless of skill level iron out those specificity issues that pop up from time to time.
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design.Pinciples Layout Version Number Something or Other
To start off the resurrection of active posting to design.Principles, we might as well start with a redesign. The goal with this latest version of the site is to keep it simple. All types of posts (full articles, quick links, site showcases) will all be handled the same and given equal share with their own individual pages. More... |
It?s Been A While
It's been quite a while since design.Principles has been updated with new content. Well, to keep it simple, that's about to change. After taking nearly a year off (blame work, life, family, etc.) the site will be back with new articles, great links and an all new design. More... |
Rsizr
Rsizr
Whoa. Web-based content-aware image resizing. I’ve already wasted too much time playing with this site.
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Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards
Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards
Not only is this a great article on Zeldman and his impact on Web Standards, but I even get a tiny mention in the slide show (#6) for a CSS Zen Garden entry.
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XRAY Web Developer Tool
XRAY Web Developer Tool
This sweet little bookmarklet has already saved my butt a couple of times since grabbing it.
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YSlow Add-on for Firefox
YSlow Add-on for Firefox
Used in conjunction with Firebug this extension analyzes web pages and tells you why they’re slow.
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