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Stuff designers do that make developers crazy

Myself being a hybrid of sorts, i.e. I’m a web developer / RIA developer that also happens to design, I found this posting at TechRadar to be quite amusing. Jokingly, it discusses the frustrations many web developers are confronted with … Continue reading

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HTML5: “No actual W3C Recommendation status until at least 2022″ ???

This InfoWorld article talks briefly about the promise of HTML5 and the potential problems with it due its slow-moving standards body WHATWG. The acknowledgement that HTML5 won’t really be finalized until 2022 made me blink twice. Or thrice. Seriously, 2022? … Continue reading

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iTV: Another Apple Merry-Go-Round

Ah yes. It’s that time of the year again: Apple rumor-time! And this time around it’s all about the new Apple TV – or iTV as it’s now being called. The revamp is supposedly going to make its debut in … Continue reading

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Free Checkered Web Design Pattern: Carbon Fiber

Another free pattern, a checkered shiny one this time, designed by RubelCreative from Brusheezy. Continue reading

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Free Photoshop Brushes: Watercolor Splatters

Take a look at this free set of artistic & hi-res brushes featuring watercolor splatters for use in your web designs. Highly recommended. Continue reading

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Smoothly scroll to anchor links with LocalScroll

Use this free jQuery plugin to create a smooth scrolling effect when clicking on links to anchors on a page. Continue reading

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5 Free Grunge Webdesign Textures

Here are 5 free grunge textures for use on your website. Includes how to customize the textures and implement it on your site. Continue reading

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Namespaces in JavaScript: How To

A concise how-to article on namespacing your JavaScript so it’s prettier and more OO-like. Continue reading

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About this blog in 2010

Welcome, once more, to my online scratchpad. It’s been forever since I’ve updated this site with new content, and admittedly, I’ve always had trouble blogging consistently. However – as ever – I’m going to try again. With my starting career … Continue reading

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Flex/AIR: DynamicEvent

Applies to: Adobe Flex & AIR A DynamicEvent is a type of custom event in Flex that is easier and quicker to set up than the full-blown approach. By applying the latter method, you normally go through the following steps: … Continue reading

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