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HTML 5: The strong element

I just saw something interesting I thought I’d pass along. In the new HTML 5 proposal, the strong element is being modified to represent “importance rather than strong emphasis.” The WHATWG gives the following example: <strong>Warning.</strong> This dungeon is dangerous. <strong>

Displaying code on WordPress entries using CODE and PRE tags

Once again, a journal entry is borne from frustration. I write these journal entries using WordPress, which is a very easy-to-use blogging solution. Since I sometimes write about code, I decided to install the Code Markup WordPress plugin. It works very well, and I am enjoying it a great deal

@media2007 San Francisco

I just finished the @media2007 conference in San Francisco, and all I can say is “wow.” I was totally in over my head, which in this case is a good thing! The speakers were all renowned experts in their fields, and I’d be willing to bet 90% of the

Vertical centering without using tables!

For many years, table-based web page layouts were the rule, not the exception. They were easy to build, they worked cross-browser, and WYSIWYG editors made it a breeze to create and edit tables. CSS-based layouts didn’t really grab hold until just a few years ago, thanks to the evangelism

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