May 2006
Serving Up IE Specific Stylesheets
May 17, 2006, 7:31 PM | 0 Comments
Yesterday Nathan Smith posted a few thoughts on using CSS hacks (specifically the * html hack) inside your main stylesheets. There has been a lot of talk recently on what’s going to happen to sites that use a lot of IE specific hacks once Internet Explorer 7 is officially released, and the consensus is that it’s best to serve up specific stylesheets for IE and leave out hacks all together.
I whole-heartedly agree with this opinion and have been practicing this technique for a while now. If you’ve read my article on how to use transparent PNG images in IE, you should already be familiar with these methods. I realize that this is not a new technique that I’m posting, but for those of you who haven’t seen it on this site or anywhere else on the web before, I thought it would make a nice addition to my collection of CSS Tips.
New MSN.com = Yahoo!?
May 15, 2006, 7:41 PM | 2 Comments
I was browsing around the other day when I stumbled across the new MSN.com. Now, originally I didn’t think much of it because it looks very similar to the old version (or current version at the time of this writing) of MSN.
It wasn’t until today that I felt a little déjà vu though when I went to the Yahoo! home page and was reminded of that new Beta version of MSN. Perhaps I’ve been under a rock for a while, but I can’t help but notice how similar these new designs look. In my defense, I never use Yahoo.com, I never really have. I just have never found their site to offer me better products or services than other sites - but that’s hardly the point of this.
Redesign in Progress…
May 13, 2006, 5:21 PM | 0 Comments
I’m going to re-design this site. I haven’t been totally satisfied with the look and feel of this site for a while now, but it wasn’t until earlier this week when I looked at my site on a really nice LCD flat panel monitor that I really decided to do something about it.
Back in January I gave the site a bit of a facelift, but I didn’t really change the layout or even the site’s code for that matter. Basically I just changed some of the colours around and created a new logo. Consider it version 1.5 of Reinspire.
Step Up to the Microphone!
May 2, 2006, 7:00 PM | 4 Comments
Are you a lurker? Well, if you don’t know what a ‘lurker’ is, there’s a good chance that you are one. Don’t worry, it’s nothing to be ashamed of - it’s actually quite common.
So what is lurking? Well, it’s a term used for people that read blogs and join chat rooms or newsgroups but don’t participate by commenting.
The truth is, I’m actually about 4 months late on this because I’ve only recently (within the last 3 months) become acquainted with Veerle’s blog. Last January, Veerle declared the 2nd annual ‘De-Lurking day,’ but this time decided to make it de-lurking week. The whole point: to encourage visitors of your site to drop you a line and leave a comment rather than just reading your posts and walking away.
Welcome to May
May 1, 2006, 9:03 PM | 1 Comment
It’s hard to believe that it’s already May 1st. Even counting the first 4 months of 2005 (in which I was not only enduring my last semester of college, but also preparing for my wedding, searching for apartments and weighing career options), this has been the busiest 4 months in memory by far.
So here’s a run down of what’s been going on in my life lately, and why the posts around here have been few and far between.
I’ve been at Barking Dog Studios now for 7 months, and I’m still loving every minute. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel to be working with such an incredible team. Yes, it’s been busy and hectic at times, but I’m learning a lot and I wouldn’t want it any other way.