Style and HTML Tips

Code snippets and tips to make life easier

Cross-Browser Background Opacity with CSS3

Posted on: April 20, 2012
CSS Tips

CSS3 brings us the ability to set transparency to background colors using an rgba designation. IE needs a filter, of course. Here’s the scoop and a table of transparency hex values.

Facebook Page Covers – Tips on size and design

Posted on: March 15, 2012
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Take advantage of the Facebook cover image now available for your business page by creating a custom cover. As with everything Facebook, there are some limitations and cautions…

MS Office 2007 Fonts – Do they look good on the Web?

Posted on: July 3, 2011
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Fonts from the MS Office 2007 font pack are showing up as Web fonts. While this breath of fresh air is welcome, there are some pitfalls…

How-to: Hide the Info Bubble in a Google Map

Posted on: April 11, 2010
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Google Maps are great!! But sometimes the info bubble gets in the way. Find out how to hide the info bubble in a Google Map.

4 Ways to Hide Your Email Address from SpamBots

Posted on: January 12, 2010
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You try your best to keep spam off your desktop, don’t leave the door open with a mailto: link on your Web site

It’s really easy to drop an unprotected mailto: address into your Web design, but the consequences can be severe.