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Latest posts
:nth-of-type(n)
As our web builds have moved more toward HTML5 and CSS3, I have noticed some selectors cropping up more and more in my work. One of the ones I find myself using most often is :nth-of-type.
Adobe Shadow
For this week’s blog post I thought I would talk a little about a new tool that Lee recently made me aware of: Shadow from Adobe.
Working with Internet Explorer 6
There is a phrase often uttered by clients. A phrase so nefarious that it makes developers weep, bawl, and ultimately rage.
What I've learned from working contracts for large corporations.
Throughout my career so far I have on several occasions worked contract roles with very large financial corporations. There are a lot of things that big corporations do wrong and that's not what I want to get into in this post. What I want to look at is the things I have learned and how they've effected me both as a freelancer and now that I am a representative of Nomad.
On trusting who you hire
Like so many of the blog post topics that spring into my head, this post is inspired from a conversation that I observed on Twitter.
What is Mobile?
Recently I've seen my Twitter feed filling up more and more with developers talking about Responsive Design.
Book Review - HTML5 for Web Designers
Recently I went on a splurge of buying industry relevant books and now that I have finally gotten around to reading one of them I thought I'd let you know what I think.
Why accessibility is important for your business
This article is not intended for web developers, I will not be going into the technical aspects of how to make your website more accessible here, if there is enough interest perhaps I will do a follow up article.
