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Archive for March, 2006

I'm not sure if anyone is still reading this blog but if so, what would you consider to be the best way to use IE hacks in your stylesheets? IE allows the use of conditional statements like

CSS:
  1.  
  2. <!--[if IE]>
  3.   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie.css" />
  4. <![endif]-->
  5.  

This allows you to load an IE specific stylesheet. You can learn more here

Or incremental overrides, like so

CSS:
  1.  
  2. div {...} /*style for all*/
  3. * html div {...} /*style for IE*/
  4.  

Or using hacks like this or any other type

CSS:
  1.  
  2. div#container p {
  3. margin:5px;
  4. _margin:8px;  // this will only be recognized by IE
  5. }
  6.  

The most frustrating thing about coding websites using stylesheets is trying to get the same look in the different browsers.

If you're thinking of starting a small Internet business here's a good starting point. On March 11 the Starting Small seminar featured a panel of experts examining what it takes to get a web business up and running from scratch. Here you'll find the podcast, slides, and notes from the panel.

03-28-06

Look For A Job on Google

Posted by John

I found this link on Digg this morning. Google's interface for your next job search. If you're already signed into Google you'll have some items already completed for you.

A list of the best IM programs out there - from commercial and proprietary to open source.

03-25-06

Digital Drive-thru

Posted by John

This website provides several different options for connecting your iPod to you car stereo. First you select the type of iPod you have and then the make, model, and year of your car. They have solutions for over 10,000 different types of vehicles and car stereos.

03-25-06

Free Computer Books

Posted by John

Digg dug up a cool link to some free computer books including O'Reilly's PHP Programming. Can't beat free.

You can find titles for the following:

  • ADA 95
  • AppleScript
  • Assembly Language
  • Awk
  • BASIC
  • C
  • C++
  • COBOL
  • C#
  • Delphi
  • Forth
  • Fortran
  • SQL
  • PHP
  • Java
  • Visual Basic
  • Perl
  • Python
03-25-06

Live Pagerank Prediction

Posted by John

Google only updates the PageRank you see in your toolbar every three months or so, but Google Index is updated continuously. This cool Ajax application will query all of the the Google Index's and let you see if your PageRank has changed since the last Google update. It's giving you a sneak peek.

Have you seen AjaxWrite yet? It's an amazing Web 2.0 type of application emulating an online version of Microsoft Word. You can load a Word document and use it just as if you had your Word application running on your desktop. Simply amazing.

This is a great list of the 21 Best Firefox Extensions for Web Development.

All times are MST

To air March 12, 2006

  • 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM - Kind Words with music by John Batdorf - Let It Go
  • 4:00 AM and 4:00 PM - The Comforter with music by Brad Bowen - Knock, The Door Will Open
  • 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM - Telephone Wire with music by Wanda Lindstrom - Believe In Yourself
  • Smile with music by Envoy - Pass The Love On will air during the Sounds of Sunday

To air March 19, 2006

  • Joshua & The Spies with music by Steven Kapp Perry - I Never Stand Alone will air during the Sounds of Sunday
  • 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM - Louis with music by Liz Draper - One Heart In The Right Place
  • 4:00 AM and 4:00 PM - Barrel Of Bricks with music by Afterglow - Hold On To Life
  • 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM - Enos with music by Michael Severn - Enos

To air March 26, 2006

  • 12:00 AM and 12:00 PM - Bad Things with music by Felicia Sorenson - Just Like He Said He Would
  • 4:00 AM and 4:00 PM - To Whom Shall with music by David Brooks - The Whole Armor Of God
  • The Butterfly with music by Brian Blosil - Saturday’s Warrior will air during the Sounds of Sunday
  • 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM - Creatures with music by Sharlene Wells Hawkes - Morning Stars
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