For those that are not aware Firebug is a add-on for Firefox, and is essentially a development debugging tool, that allows you to inspect various aspects of a web page. It has become – for those that have used it for a while – one of those indispensable tools that make day to day coding… Continue reading Firebug primer by Hugo
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Let me check my calendar
OK, this is 2008. I know there are tons of hack web designers out there that bought a copy of dreamweaver but please give me a break. Hey, I’m not against hacks, I mean someone’s got to do pages for $10 or else the bait shop won’t ever get a web site. I just want… Continue reading Let me check my calendar
Third annual CSS Naked day
April 5th, 2008 is Bette Davis’ 100th birthday and it is also the third annual CSS Naked Day. If you are viewing this on April 5th then you will see no styling. Any other day it will look normal. A properly written web page should fail gracefully and still be useable by browsers that do… Continue reading Third annual CSS Naked day
Firing a click event using the enter key
This one had me stumped for a few minutes. I had a text box that would post to a google search. Entering text in and hitting the enter key would just post back to the page and have no effect. Hmm. Frustrating. I don’t expect everyone to type in their search criteria and grab the… Continue reading Firing a click event using the enter key
FPDF.asp carriage return / line feed in MultiCell
Recently I was given the task of printing address labels from a database using Avery 5160 labels. These labels are 3 columns of 10 rows. 2.625″ x 1″ (66.6mm x 25.4mm). I was having trouble with carriage returns. First problem is that the ASP version of FPDF doesn’t seem to recognize the \n line feed.… Continue reading FPDF.asp carriage return / line feed in MultiCell
Making FTP work on Windows Vista
I just built a Windows machine from parts and installed Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit. The only problem I was having was the FTP service would not stay active upon shutdown or restart. I had to start it manually every time. If anyone else is wondering, here is how to make it work (if you already… Continue reading Making FTP work on Windows Vista
Second annual CSS Naked Day
April 5th, 2007 is the second annual CSS Naked Day. If you are viewing this on April 5th then you will see no styling. Any other day it will look normal. A properly written web page should fail gracefully and still be useable by browsers that do not understand CSS. It is the web standards… Continue reading Second annual CSS Naked Day
Bible verse tags 2.0
See here for more information on the new version of the Bible verse tags. I hope that this plugin can be used to spread the good news throughout the earth. Let me know if you need any help installing it. [bible=kjv]John 3:16[/bible] [bible=asv]1 John 1[/bible] [bible=dansk]1 Mosebog 3:12[/bible] [bible=luther]Kol 3:1-3[/bible] Trackbacked to: Open Trackback @… Continue reading Bible verse tags 2.0
Open trackback problems (sorry)
Thanks to Cao over at Cao’s blog for pointing out that the link to my open trackback post was broken. I was wondering why I haven’t got any for a long time. I’m going to have to ping everyone to let them know it’s back up and active. Please accept my heartfelt apology. 🙂 Mark… Continue reading Open trackback problems (sorry)
Word Press 2.0 Trackback fix revisit
Well, wordpress still stinks in the trackback department. I’ve applied Paul Ooi’s Word Press 2.0 Trackback fix and am attempting to send a trackback to that post. Let’s see if it works. *sigh*
April 5th is CSS Naked Dayâ„¢
April 5th, 2006 is the first annual CSS Naked Day. If you are viewing this on April 5th then you will see no styling. Any other day it will look normal. A properly written web page should fail gracefully and still be useable by browsers that do not understand CSS. It is the web standards… Continue reading April 5th is CSS Naked Dayâ„¢