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evolt.org browser archives

evolt.org browser archives can come in handy if you need to test against older versions due to client requirements.

CSSVista

CSSVista is a free Windows application for web developers which lets you edit your CSS code live in both Internet Explorer and Firefox simultaneously. This tool is in a very early version and there are a few quirks. Most importantly, do not edit CSS files which reside in the same directory as the HTML file or your CSS file could get deleted!
It is a very basic tool, but it has come in handy a few times already to help solve some tricky IE problems. I hope they work the kinks out as I could see this as a standard tool in my toolbox.

I attended An Event Apart on June 2nd in Chicago. The speakers, Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman, Jim Coudal, and Jason Santa Maria, were all very engaging and entertaining. Here are some pics posted in the Flickr group.

The topics were generally divided between technical and aesthetic subjects. Eric Meyer covered the CSS topics which included the concept of the “One True Layout” as well as his involvement of the ALA site re-design and his thought process that went into it.

Next up was Jeffrey Zeldman speaking about site content in regards to text and how the words are not working as hard as they could. His comments regarding copy and an overall “Copy Czar” were very good but would be difficult to impliment where I work.

More to come…

Dynamic Drive CSS Library

This is the home of Dynamic Drive’s new CSS library! Here you’ll find original, practical CSS codes and examples such as CSS menus to give your site a visual boast.

Some of these techniques I am familiar with while others I will have to try sometime when the need arises.

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions

Andy Budds new book.

“This book is your indispensable guide to cutting-edge CSS development–all you need to work your way up to CSS professional.”

I just picked it up and I hope to have a few comments once I get into it some.