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Force equal widths for a group of elements. Written specifically for horizontal navigation but generic enough to apply to other elements. Continue reading →

Oh yeah… today is CSS Naked Day. Which is why this site has no CSS today.

As we rely more and more on CSS3 properties we can rely less and less on overflow as a clearing method. Dust off the old clearfix… Continue reading →

Just a quick note. I’ve updated my post about customizing CSSEdit’s AutoCompletion.plist file to include a download of the modified AutoCompletion.plist file. You can grab the file here or on the original page with all the gory details.

Want to login to costco.com to see if your membership is expired or not? Me too. Continue reading →

Designed by Mark Aplet with HTML/CSS and jQuery by yours truly. Continue reading →

I just posted this from TextMate. Is there anything TextMate can’t do? I didn’t think so.

Before my life as a CSS ninja, I lived the life of a cook. So when my lovely wife, Julie, was asked to author a guest post on one of her favorite blogs – La Fuji Mama – she asked … Continue reading →

SacBarCampA BarCamp will be held in Sacramento April 25th and 26th, 2009 Continue reading →

My preferred method for ordering properties within a CSS declaration block. Continue reading →

A look up table for converting pixels to EMs. Continue reading →

How I put the LAMP stack on Mac OS X Leopard Continue reading →

By applying just 2 classes to the HTML element, you can place a design mockup behind a webpage to aid pixel precise development. Continue reading →

A list of common mistakes I’ve seen with print designers delivering web design files. Not trying to poke fun, but trying to help designers transitioning from print to web. Continue reading →

Editing the Auto Completion plist file in CSSEdit for more properties and custom values. Want CSS3 support? You got it. Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I was looking at making some improvements to my default stylesheet with regards to nested unordered lists and nested ordered lists. I didn’t want the same bullet style (list-style) for each successively nested list. So for … Continue reading →

Changing the default comment style for groups in CSSEdit. Continue reading →

A bit of time away from the blog while searching for design inspiration. Continue reading →

Web 2.0 is a description of function, not a description of form. Continue reading →

I throw out an idea for a centralized place for web-based fonts. Continue reading →

Note – At some point in 2008, I stopped using this approach. I think if your CSS file is logically organized, then there is no need to waste time dinking around with indenting to show parent/child relationships. -Andy Smashing Magazine … Continue reading →

I’ve just entered the apparently crowded marketplace of xhtml/css coding services. While researching the field, I ran across about 5 or 6 services – mostly because they were running ads on various other websites. Then I started looking on the … Continue reading →

I have a co-worker with a 20 year-old son who has been learning web design at one of the local tech schools. While I’ve not met the son in person (or seen any of his work), his mom has told … Continue reading →