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Thoughts about programming, design, and life in general.
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How do I merge to Shape Layers in Photoshop?
All these years and I had no idea that I could do this, well here’s how it’s done.
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Steve Jobs Quote
I love this steve jobs quote, from his speech at Stanford, I think about it often.
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Just another reason to love Coca-Cola
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the Coca Cola branding, not only the vintage posters but also the logo design. The very first Coca Cola logo was not the world-famous Spencerian Script logo that we’ve all come to love but actually was just a plain ol’ sans serif type. From what I gather, this logo was only used in a couple of newspaper printings very early on in the company’s development.
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How do I create a global variable with Javascript?
Global Variable vs. Local Variable
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How do I create & add a favicon to my website?
There are two ways to do this.
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Promodoro Challenge to be Super Productive
Doing my third day of the Pomodoro Technique, here’s a bit on how it keeps me focused on my work.
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How do I get Internet Explorer 7 to display z-index ?
The ticker bar lower shadow displayed perfectly in Safari, Chrome & Firefox, but IE didn’t show it.
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How do I know if the CTA on my landing page is clear?
Use a blur test to see if your call-to-action is clear. I tested the headliner.fm homepage to see if I was able to find the sign up button, even if the text is unreadable. Sure enough, I found a few things that could be improved.
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How do I fix edgy text in FireFox from JQuery’s fadeIn() & fadeOut?
If you are noticing a problem with text appearing light, crunchy or edgy in FireFox while fading in and out, you’ve found the cleartype bug! You’ll have to remove the filter property from the DOM. Try this:
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How do I fix rough edges of text in Internet Explorer (IE7) with jQuery’s fadeIn() & fadeOut()?
You may have noticed some cruddy black dots surrounding text or what looks like a black outline or border when fading in and out with Internet Explorer 7. This is actually a bug but before you go crazy, here’s the fix.
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