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• Styling definition lists with CSS3

  Definition lists are an extremely useful, but often overlooked, HTML element used for creating lists of terms and definitions. Definition lists are similar to ordered and unordered lists, but there is one important difference. With definition lists, there are at least two tags per listed item: the term (<dt>) and the definition (<dd>), and there …read more

• XHTML-Valid External Links using jQuery

  You’re probably aware that the target attribute was removed from the XHTML specification way back when. This is mainly due to the rule that we as web developers should all be following: the browser belongs to the user (read: I’ll decide if and when I want another window or tab to open, thank you very …read more

• Want to Help Gulf Wildlife and Fishermen?

  Don’t just show up at a Gulf Coast beach; you may be turned away! You can donate your time and/or money. I’ve listed a few links below that may, in some small way, help direct efforts wisely. Gulf Coast Oil Disaster — How You Can Help (The Audubon Society) Louisiana Wildlife Rehabilitators Association How to …read more

• Hide your password-protected WordPress posts

  Learn how to create a list of your most recent WordPress posts, without showing those posts you have protected with a password. …read more

• Webkit troubled by very small fonts preceding @font-face text

  Earlier this month, I was styling a site, when I discovered a strange bug in Safari and Chrome (both Webkit) where any @font-face text would not be anti-aliased (smoothed) if it appeared after a block of pre-formatted text (text between <pre> and </pre> tags) that was small enough to not be smoothed. By no means …read more