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Import Other Stylesheets from within a Stylesheet

Brad Bodine — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:48:37 +0000

This article from Smashing Magazine shows how to use CSS Imports to include other css files in you stylesheet. /*------------------------------------------------------------------[Master Stylesheet] Project: Smashing MagazineVersion: 1.1Last change: 05/02/08 [fixed Float bug, vf]Assigned to: Vitaly Friedman (vf), Sven Lennartz (sl)Primary use: Magazine-------------------------------------------------------------------*/@import "reset.css";@import "layout.css";@import "colors.css";@import "typography.css";@import "flash.css";/* @import "debugging.css"; */

Random Image on Page Javascript

Brad Bodine — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:23:31 +0000

This little bit of code will allow you to revolve several images on a web page each time the page reloads. Just update your image location between the "" for each myimages variable and the corresponding link between the "" for each imagelinks variable. Add more if you like or take some away. <script language="JavaScript"><!-- function random_imglink(){ //specify [...]

Eric Meyer’s CSS Reset

Brad Bodine — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:36:45 +0000

This little bit of code from Eric Meyer is very helpful when building a website that is compatible with many different browsers. Ehem... less than IE 7. I did say helpful (not a cure). Create a new .css file (ex. reset.css) and use a meta link to call it before your main css file. <link rel="stylesheet" [...]

CodeHighlighter

Brad Bodine — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:47:42 +0000

This plugin is a syntax highlighter for source code in Wordpress. Usage Put the code snippet to pre tag. Add the lang attribute to the pre tag like the following. <pre lang="cpp"> Add the lineno attribute to the pre tag after the lang tag like the following if you want to display line numbers. [...]

Use Google Mashup Editor to Create Web Apps Easier

Brad Bodine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:44:22 +0000

Just about the time I think that Google has created about everything that they can create to give us for free they do it again. This time it is the Google Mashup Editor. GME (Google Mashup Editor) lets you quickly integrate many of the useful Google tools into a web application that can be used [...]

Wordpress Download Monitor Plugin 2 - Wordpress 2.5 ready

Brad Bodine — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:28:31 +0000

Recently Blue-Anvil released its Download Monitor V2 plugin for Wordpress with many features that are very useful. Even if you only server one or two files to be downloaded, it's always nice to know if your content is being used. Try it out for yourself and let me know what you think. I'll be testing [...]

Check out BuySellAds.com Beta

Brad Bodine — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:15:30 +0000

Guess what you can do at this website. You got it... buy and sell ads. Very simple concept but these guys are turning the simple into the profitable. So far the only ads I have seen coming from the site are very plesant and presentable which means they won't skunk up your nice pretty site. As [...]

SocialScan - New Webapp for Gauging Popularity

Brad Bodine — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:34:54 +0000

I was surfing around the web tonight and ran across this nifty little tool. It appears to be new because there are not many features but with a little work this site could be very useful. For now, just type in the url that you want to gauge and submit to find your points on [...]

Free 125×125px Advertising

Brad Bodine — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:58:23 +0000

Not many things are free these days; especially when it comes to advertising. This however is absolutely free. All you have to do is submit your 125x125px image using the online form. If your ad is approved it will be displayed on every page of our blog in prime real estate. Read more about this free [...]

Prevent Major Headaches with Eric Meyer’s CSS RESETS

Brad Bodine — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:42:57 +0000

Designing websites in just one browser can be frustrating enough but as most of us know all browsers don’t act the same. Eric Meyer has created a tool to help with some of the headaches we get when trying to make things look alike in all those browsers (and versions). Eric Meyer’s Reset.css. Right click and “save as” [...]