I’m an above-ground geek, which means I occasionally see daylight.
Now, for the CSS thing – if you have the same tendency to over analyze and discard simplicity as I do, you and I will be able to relate a bit on this topic. My favorite CSS related sites are
http://www.meyerweb.com , http://www.glish.com/css/ , http://www.csszengarden.com/
I don’t put a whole lot of stock into pre-made templates since I like to disassemble and recreate things to suit my tastes and to learn how things work. I’ve used various examples from the three sites listed in my own work on http://www.wisti-thinking.com and I can honestly tell you that having templates around is a lifesaver when you’re in a hurry. In my opinion, most templates will take away a bit of the creative effort of the designer who’s using it for their own personal or business website.
Aug 16, 2007, 05:14AM PDT | 0 comments
IE does have a few good qualities, I suppose, though I have become quite disillusioned by the lack of flexibility one may require while surfing online, or creating web pages.
I’ve become hooked on Firefox through my brother ( Brian, of http://www.coolnamehere.com ) and have had no burning desire to turn back. For those not in the know, and are at least a bit curious, go to http://en.www.mozilla.com/en/firefox/community/ and browse through the various postings and available utilities.
Firefox has several nifty utilities that allow the programmers and web designers of all skill levels to customize their desktop browsers to suit their tastes. If your web design skills are lacking and you have the desire to learn how to work with html and css, the Webdeveloper utility is very useful. It is something I consider required for those that need a teaching tool like I did.
Check out these links for other articles I found on the subject of Firefox…
http://stochastix.wordpress.com/2007/01/24/msie-sucks-and-firefox-rules/
http://iconpacks.mozdev.org/packs/firefox-unofficial.html
Aug 16, 2007, 04:58AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments