September 23, 2011
It seems that Google launched a quite useful service last year, but I just found out now. It consists of a URL shortener. The idea is to simplify the address to the form “http://goo.gl/o1uz4”, which is equivalent to “http://trileafdesigns.com/blog/”. Another useful feature is that if you add “.info” at the end of the shortened URL ...
September 22, 2011
Since I was little I have always been a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series. I still remember when my brother bought the Final Fantasy VII at a local PC Store back home. That was the game that started it all. After that I played other masterpieces like FFV, FFVIII, FFIX and FF Tactics. ...
July 14, 2011
For beginning developers they always seem to question whether it is better to use pixels or percentages when defining widths and heights. There are certain times where it is right to use pixels and right to use percentages but when? If you have a flexible layout and you think the users might be resizing their ...
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April 27, 2011
Newspapers vs. the Internet This website here lists some great facts that you all should really look into. One of them states that to produce each week’s Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down. That’s a lot of trees, but is getting the news from the internet better for the environment in the end? ...
March 23, 2011
Q: What does “HTML” and “CSS” stand for? A: HTML stands for HyperText MarkupLanguage. CSS stands for CascadingStyleSheets. The two are very very important in website programming. The HTML makes the general structure of the website, where you want your navigation, header, footer, and body. The CSS is used to give the elements inside ...
March 16, 2011
HTML Best Practices for Newbies Being an IT instructor I’ve seen many common errors that web developers make when coding HTML. I’ve decided to compile a list of 10 common errors to avoid to help those new developers when writing HTML. 1. Always close your tags – By today’s standards not closing tags is bad ...