CSS
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
Tutorials
Note: This post contains old code. Read about the updated code at https://pipwerks.com/2009/02/01/obfuscating-email-addresses-revisited/ Everyone knows the story: an innocent email address is posted online and a big bad spambot finds it, relaying it to every spammer on the face of the earth… the email
ramblings
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
standards
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
typography
My brother recently sent me a link to a webpage with free font downloads. This tickled my on-again off-again love affair with typography, and triggered me to post a quickie blog about the subject. The more intricate details of typography (kerning, leading, metrics and the like) seem as obscure as