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CSS Sprites

in CSS, Design, Graphics, Website

CSS Sprites came up in conversation with David Kindred at the office this morning after Amazon.com rendered oddly in our browsers (thanks, Websense…) and it reminded me that Smashing Magazine has an awesome article about ‘em.  Check it out. Technorati Tags: CSS, Smashing Magazine, Sprites

Format Change

in The Fourth Wall, Website

It’s become fairly obvious over the last year that I lack the motivation and/or time and/or topics to continue posting on my blog like I used to, so in an effort to try and make it more active again I’ve decided I’m going to start posting like Gruber @ Daring Fireball does – posting links [...]

Mouse Cursor Affordance

in Usability, Website

Tips and insights into good design and usability via Mouse Cursor Affordance. Technorati Tags: affordance, cursor, mouse, Usability

Changing hosts!

in Hosting, Technical Issues, The Fourth Wall, Website

Due to some technical issues with my previous host, I’ve decided to finally take the plunge and move to Media Temple (mt).  I’ve been contemplating this decision for a long time but until today I had no real good excuse.  Unfortunately my host since March of 2005 had a fairly massive network outage in the [...]

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Jakob gets back to the good stuff

in Jakob Nielsen, Usability, Website

Just a few minutes ago I received an e-mail notifying me that Jakob Nielsen’s latest Alertbox post was up – and thankfully it’s got him going back to what I perceive as one of the most important topics in the field today: how to work with clients and gain mutual respect. Specifically, Nielsen writes about [...]

Just because Jakob says it doesn’t make it right (or smart)

in Accessibility, Computers, Security, Usability, Website

In Jakob Nielsen’s June 23, 2009 Alertbox post entitled, “Stop Password Masking“, Mr. Neilsen makes the argument that it’s time to stop masking passwords (showing stars or bullets instead of the actual keystrokes) in web forms.  He argues two main points as to why this “archaic” practice should be discontinued: Password masking causes users to [...]

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Site updates this weekend

in Design, Website

Another quickie: Sorry for the mess you’re going to see this weekend on here.  I’m going to take some time to start really digging in and refining this design, adding some new elements, removing some of the ones I don’t much care for.  Might even try and get my portfolio moved over.  So, apologies for [...]