Did you ever receive an email from the client with something like: I would like lots of Light Salmon color in the header? Bet you did. Guess you stared at the screen with - What the f…(?!) look. Well, here is the solution.
I’ve found a perfect place where all the weird color names live and [...]
Well I am impressed!
I know sometimes I can be hard to listen when I am quite happy with what I’ve just created. But this guy is unreal - even after 25 years.
See for yourself…
Today I stumbled upon a newish MySQL feature that can often be very useful. Since MySQL 4.1 there’s a non-standard feature (i.e. it’s an extension of SQL standard and won’t work on other databases) that lets you insert a new row, but if it happens that a row with same primary/unique key already exists it [...]
I simply enjoy this kind of stuff. Specially if client doesn’t have any specific color scheme request. This color cycle is easy to use and you can generate great color schemes, if you know where to click.
First, click on the buttons below the cycle and choose from (Mono, Contrast, Triad, Tetrad and Analogic). Then, play [...]
Over a year ago I wrote about an excellent script called Niceforms and little fix I wrote (see NiceForms with even nicer select). Now a final version has been released - Niceforms 1.0 which solves a lot of problems from previous version.
I still haven’t had chance to look at the new improvements but it seems [...]
Recently we wanted to experiment with Amazon shops, so we have decided to setup a store with books we would would recommend - essentially our reading list. Books vary from those about web design and web programming to books about running a business (a must for anyone wanting to run their own business or even [...]
I’ve found an excellent PHP Thumbnailer Class which lets you manipulate images easily. Beside usual functions you’d expect from thumbnailer class (such as resize and crop) it also has ability to create thumbnails on the fly or to save them. You can see it in action on PHP Thumbnailer demo page.
I couldn’t stop laughing once I saw this solution. As you probably know, CSS Zen Garden website is all about one singe XHTML page that designers can dress up using their external CSS. Well, this theme is called Geocites 1996, and it’s a real time machine!
I congratulate Bruce Lawson on this one, he really tried [...]
