August, 2006

Clear Input Field Value When Selected

Often when creating forms on a website it is helpful to place descriptive text with some of the form fields to help the user understand what they should type in the box. If this descriptive text is not cleared automatically when the user begins to type, sometimes this will hinder them more than it [...]

The Future of Search & “Off-web Factors”

Filed in Marketing

Using Google Trends, you can compare the search traffic for your industry’s main phrases. Google Trends also displays data on how often specific topics appear in the news. It can even tell you which geographic regions have searched for phrase the most often.
This data can tell you a lot about your industry and [...]

IE PNG - The PNG Transparency Problem in Windows Internet Explorer

As many web developers may already know, several versions of Windows Internet Explorer (IE), cannot properly render PNG image transparencies. There are many CSS hacks and tricks out there to skirt this issue, most often by using less sexy graphics specific for IE browsers.
There is also a lesser known way of fixing the IE [...]

Google Heat Map - Good For More Than Ad Placements

Filed in Marketing

I came across this heat-map at Google today:

This “heat map” illustrates these ideal placements for content on a sample page layout. The colors fade from dark orange (strongest performance) to light yellow (weakest performance).

A Big Shout Out to Some Top CSS Galleries

Filed in News & Updates

Wow… This site is becoming very popular very quickly thanks to a number of sites that are displaying my work in their galleries!
I have now been added to CSS Galleries, Most Inspired, and CSS Bloom.
I want to thank all of those who have been voting on my site and helping me get the word [...]

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