June 2010
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March 2010
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February 2010
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Birthday Thoughts
So it’s my birthday! I have now officially lived for a quarter of a century — depressing. I’ve managed to develop so many relationships with you guys via Nettuts+ and Twitter, so I thought it would be fun to tell you a handful of things about myself that you may now know. Please do the same in the comments if you wish!
Half of the time, when editing new tutorials on Nettuts+, I...
Null is Not an Object
Earlier today, on Twitter, I posted a couple of fun JavaScript quirks that really make no sense at all. There are a plethora of little oddities in the language, like this one: did you know that NaN does not equal itself, or anything for that matter? Better yet, try finding “typeof NaN.” It ironically returns “number,” despite all logic.
typeof NaN === ‘number’...
Why Google Buzz will Succeed
Buzz will get right what Wave got wrong. At first glance, they’re two completely different platforms that really can’t be compared. One is essentially a Twitter copycat, while the other was meant to allow for real-time collaborations.
The problem with Wave is that it wasn’t integrated into Gmail from the start. By forcing people to access a different service - one that the...
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WatchHow to Work with @Font-Face
Just released a video quick tip on Nettuts+ that details how to display any free font on your website, using the CSS3 @font-face property.
Here's the Thing About Tumblr
As my company has recently switched over to Tumblr for its blogging needs, I’ve since fielded numerous queries about why we did so, when it’s not as powerful as a platform like WordPress. I can only speak for myself: it all comes down to simplicity.
More power = less convenience.
Take me for example: I have my own blog that, truthfully, is lucky to be updated once a month. My job is...