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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) isn’t known for being easy to figure out–even less so than HTML. That said, it provides extraordinary flexibility for design and layout, something that ecommerce merchants should be eager to embrace. By digging into CSS, even non-developers can change aspects of their website’s design, look and feel, as well as embed […]

Microsoft today announced the availability of the release candidate for its Internet Explorer 9 web browser. IE9 has been in beta test mode for the last 5 months, and this is the final step before the general release of the popular web browser to the public.  The release candidate for IE9, which is available at […]

Spurred by the explosion of mobile devices and the emergence of HTML5, one topical debate for developers continues to revolve around the creation of apps using HTML5 vs those created as native apps. Native apps have functionality that is hard to duplicate using HTML5–for now. Looking at mobile games, for instance, the comparison between the […]

HTMLGoodies has received an update to its look and feel. The changes on the surface are really rather minor; however, internally we’ve made a huge transformation. The site has changed to a completely new content management system (CMS) to better position the site to grow and server your needs. Being that we changed the CMS, […]

Introduction Yep, I know what you are thinking. “Thanks to HTML Goodies, I’ve got Internet Explorer Web Developer Toolbar, Firefox Web Developer Extension, and Firebug, what more do I need.” Okay, so you have a hammer, a screwdriver, and an adjustable wrench. Even your basic tool belt has room for a few more tools. Google […]

Although many developers and designers work to create a website that can be best utilized by advertisers and search engines, the end user is still the primary user of the site. Keeping your user’s experience in mind during the design process should still be your number one goal. As marketers, we tend to identify groups […]

We all know what an ebook is, but what about an e-comic book? Marvel Comics just joined the HTML5 revolution, and is using HTML5 to power its online comics division–and the experience is optimized for the Chrome web browser. Similar to their iPad app, their new web-based application features over 1,600 comics, including some that […]

Search engine optimization (SEO) experts were divided as to whether Google Instant would affect SEO, but they have come to a conclusion: they haven’t affected SEO at all–yet. Google Instant enables users to search before they have even finished typing, but Google never changed their search algorithm, so previous SEO practices were not affected. Content, […]

There seems to be an unwritten contest between open source CMS rivals Drupal and Joomla!. Soon after the launch of Drupal 7.0, the release of Joomla! 1.6 was announced. We’ll take a look at both and see which one comes out on top! Improvements to Joomla! 1.6 include a combined Section and Category Manager, as […]

Music lyrics are one the most searched for items, and MusixMatch has just made it easier for developers who wish to enable their users to access those lyrics. With the introduction of its MusixMatch API, developers can access 5 million officially licensed lyrics. To use the API, you need to register with MusixMatch and receive […]

Google this week showed off its latest demo–called the Mandlebrot set, which performs feats that previously required a supercomputer. This version of the Mandelbrot set uses JavaScript and HTML5’s Canvas element to do the muscle work. The Julia Map project is at the heart of the new demo, and uses a new web standard called […]

Like Drupal, Joomla! and other CMS, WordPress developers have often lamented about the difficulties of creating and editing themes for each respective system. A Portland development team has created a new theme engine for WordPress that enables developers to build impressive themes in half the time it previously took. The wpMosaic theme engine enables designers […]