Yes, it’s finally coming. The last official release of HTML was in 1999 (yes, you read that right, 10 years ago) at version 4.01. At long last, the W3C* is almost finished with the specifications for a new version. Pay attention, because it’s a doozy of a revision! What will HTML5 do that old HTML… Continue reading HTML 5: don’t get too excited yet
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Why it’s time to kill off Internet Explorer 6
(Don’t know if you’re using IE6? You can check by opening up IE and going to Help–>About Internet Explorer. If you’re using anything less than 7 (and really, you ought to be on 8 by now), you need to upgrade. You MUST (yes, I’m yelling) upgrade. You can get the latest version of Internet Explorer… Continue reading Why it’s time to kill off Internet Explorer 6
CSS Part II: a gentle introduction to using it
A few weeks ago, I hopefully provided you with the reasoning behind why library web sites have to move from plain HTML to using CSS for style and formatting. I started to create a tutorial, and got frustrated with WordPress, trying to display code. So, I started looking around the Web, trying to see if… Continue reading CSS Part II: a gentle introduction to using it
CSS Part I: Why you need them
scary words–> CASCADING STYLE SHEETS! <–scary words Are you scared? Cowering in a corner? (Okay, I suspected you weren’t.) How about uncomfortable? A teeny bit? If you’re a regular user of CSS, you probably think I’m a bit nuts. If you’re not, you might feel intimidated by the idea of using Cascading Style Sheets… Continue reading CSS Part I: Why you need them