Category Archives: Web design

A Look at HTML Tidy

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/20/2010
One thing I love about the UNIX philosophy is the idea that each program should do one job and do it really well. There are zillions of small tools for UNIX-type OSes that make life much easier and are hugely useful, but they don't necessarily get written about. They certainly don't receive the same kind [...]
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Arguments for "view source"

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 1/8/2010
Alex Russell poses the question that few probably ever think to ask: Is View Source good? Rob Campbell replies "of course." Sounds like a simple question/discussion, but actually some interesting thinking in those posts. If you're into Web publishing or development on any level, worth a read.
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Major Web pet peeve

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/22/2007
Look, just because I followed a link to a Web page does not mean I've given consent to have audio or video content inflicted on me automatically. This may come as a shock, Mr. and Ms. Web Designers, but I have been known to -- on occasion -- actually have music playing on my computer [...]
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Download redirects...

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 11/27/2006
I'd consider it a kindness if people would stop using crappy download redirects that basically require you to use a browser to download files instead of being able to save a URL and use wget to grab a download. Urgh. This post brought to you by the 1,000,001st site that uses a redirect to provide [...]
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Tags, elements, attributes, I'm so confused!

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 11/7/2005
One surefire way to annoy a geek is to misuse jargon. It drives them bonkers, like poking a caged animal. So, before you drive any HTML geeks into a tizzy, be sure to check out the rant on 456 Berea Street about attributes vs. elements. Ok people, time to get some basic terminology right. I've [...]
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Little Boxes

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 1/29/2004
Little Boxes is a page with some very nifty CSS tutorial-type information. Wunnerful. Give it a look if you're interested in Web design. Found it on the WP help forums.
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