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If you are a web programmer that likes to use an inline column layout, but you also care to be IE7 compatible (which you should since it is still used by 15-20% of users), then I believe to have stumbled upon a trick that may prove invaluable. Of course, IE7 does not support display: inline-block properly as we all probably know. So, what do you do for horizontal columns, or side-by-side block level elements? Well, you could float: left/right, but that, in my opinion, is not good program engineering. Plus, floats take elements out of the natural flow and can cause unnecessary layout problems. One could cheat and wrap the block level elements in a span tag, and then use the display: inline-block, which would work for all browsers, including IE7 (IE7 will only follow display: inline-block if the elements are wrapped in tags that are inherently inline, eg. span tags). Unfortunately, this is not strictly valid when you have block level elements inside the span tags. Which honestly, I have done, but I am not proud of it. So, what is a web programmer to do? |
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 It’s all about how we interact. Interact with each other, with media and with information. Interaction, is today’s and tomorrow’s new paradigm, and that is what everyone is missing about the iPad. There are those that think the iPad will revolutionize the way we use computers, but that is false. There are those that think the iPad is nothing but a gimmicky large iPod Touch, and they are wrong. Look, we need to stop trying to fit the iPad into an existing framework of devices. Don’t expect it to be a computer; you’re not going to edit video, write a book or design websites on the iPad. That is not why it was designed. You’re not going to fit it into your pocket and use it to call people. That too is not why it was designed. |
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 I have been a loyal 1Password user for years. But, as someone who is always curious about what else is out there, I have tried nearly all the other password/secure storage type apps. None have come close to 1Password. Here is what differentiates them from the rest: - Not just pretty face: Yes, their UI is beautiful, and if you don't like the eye candy, they allow you to turn it off. But 1Password is much more than just skin deep. It is highly functional, secure and stable. 1Password has never crashed ... ever!
- Convenience: It has browser extensions that put everything right where you need it; a super-convenient password generator right there in the browser and bank account credit card access when you need to buy something online. It's all right there in a super convenient button.
- Secure: If you are worried about security, it can separate types of access. If you unlock 1Password for one browser, it neither unlocks it for a different browser, nor does it unlock it globally. It then re-locks itself as quickly as you want it. If you are used to the functionality of Keychain Access, you will be right at home with 1Password.
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 Xyle scope is one of the "must-haves" for any web designer that deals with CSS. Don't confuse this application with your ordinary CSS writer. Xyle scope is completely innovative and effective at what it does -- perfect the finishing touches on what has already been roughly written. My speciality is redesign. I can't stand writing a site from the ground up. I like to eliminate the ground work and utilize my time doing what separates the Web 2.X's from the old Web 1.0's. And to do this, I usually have to modify someone else's CSS work. Which can have some SERIOUS drawbacks, especially when the original programmer is horrible in the way of organization and clarity. That is where Xyle scope clears the murky CSS waters and reveals EXACTLY what is styling what. Tre magnific! Here is what Cultured Code, the creators of Xyle scope, have to say about there own program: |
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 Productivity is a strange beast to tame. There are dozens of apps out there that one can use and that probably can get the job done. But, there is something to be said about elegance, usability, simplicity and interface design. Things -- yea, strange name -- created by Cultured Code, is about all the latter good stuff. It marries to-do's, projects and organization all while keeping simplicity at its roots. There is one window, two sections and NO columns. Now this is not a project management system; it is a very flexible, usable and expandable to-do list that encompasses some things that a project manager does. It does not have contacts, events and communication tracker, and it shouldn't or it wouldn't be the nice, compact, easy-to-use getting things done manager. If you don't need a full blown project management system, Things will do what you need and more. Here is what MacUpdate, a site I happen to frequent, has to say about Things: |
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