Category Archives: Web Tips

Gmail Tweaks

I use Gmail regularly constantly and I’ve been bothered by it’s handling of my signature during replies. It puts your signature below the message you’re replying to, even if your setting is to compose the reply above. Well, whaddayaknow, there … Continue reading

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Geeky web tip – 1 pixel shift of background image

Recently while coding a client’s site, I had an issue with a background image being misaligned by just one pixel. It was only happening in Safari. I tried a number of things and finally resorted to a CSS hack for … Continue reading

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How to write with style online

Kurt Vonnegut was brilliant as ever in How to Write With Style. (via Jason Santa Maria’s oddities). I enjoyed the full article, but here is the summary: Find a subject you care about Do not ramble, though Keep it simple … Continue reading

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Sell your brain, er, the contents thereof online

I was about to send a note to a client, a speechwriter who sells seminars etc. from his site, to tell him he should check out E-Junkie. Then I remembered, hey, I have this thing called a blog… maybe others … Continue reading

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Allow me a brief rant on web advertising

I was just reading some interesting content on a rather large, well-known website. The content was interesting enough that I thought “maybe I’ll blog about this and link to it.” Alas, I was annoyed by banner ads full of flashing, … Continue reading

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