HTML Escape Characters
Whenever I’m creating an HTML page and have a need to use a character that needs escaping (which is less common than the & or ©) I have to go hunting for a list of HTML escape characters so I’ve put together this article as a quick reference of all the character codes and entity [...]
Using CSS3 Selectors in Internet Explorer
CSS3 is the next big thing to really help during the web development process but any web developer that has been following the progress of CSS3 will have become increasingly frustrated at the lack of support from Internet Explorer. However Keith Clark has put together a clever solution which means you can start using some [...]
Dave-Woods.co.uk Redesign
It’s been long overdue but the redesign of my personal website was finally live this evening. I’ve been so busy with client work that my own work had to take a bit of a back seat but my portfolio was extremely out of date and as the site was using an existing Wordpress theme it [...]
Microsoft Agree to Browser Ballot
There’s been a lot of talk over the last few years regarding anti-trust charges against Microsoft due to them providing Internet Explorer as the default browser within their Windows operating system. However from March 2010 things are about to change.
Internet Explorer 9: CSS3 Support
Internet Explorer 8 hasn’t long been on the market but Microsoft are working hard to make Internet Explorer 9 their best browser yet.
Latest Work: PilotBean.com
I’m currently working for PilotBean who are a provider of web solutions specialising in content management systems, email marketing, ecommerce and web hosting. My latest tasks was to update the website to give it a more modern look and feel, make the site more user friendly and to drive traffic to the website via the [...]
Rounded Corners in Internet Explorer Using JQuery
Recently I wrote an article on CSS3: Rounded CSS Corners, which is a great solution for creating rounded corners. However, Internet Explorer doesn’t yet support it, but there is a solution which this article explains.
CSS3: Rounded CSS Corners
There’s many ways to create rounded corners using CSS but with the introduction of CSS3, our lives as web designers are about to become a lot easier.
HTML5 Tutorial – Getting Started
HTML5 is coming quicker than a lot of web designers are probably aware. You’ve probably seen the stories that it won’t actually be usable until 2022 but in reality, you can actually start using it today. Not all web browsers support CSS2.1, not all visitors are using software capable of using JavaScript but that doesn’t [...]
Useful links of the week
I’ve finally had chance to catch up with my RSS feedreader recently and thought I’d share some of the more interesting ones with you. Below are a list of Web Design, Usability, Accessibility and Search Engine related articles from the past week which I’m sure many of you will find useful or interesting.