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A proposal to drop browser vendor prefixes

Interesting idea by Felipe G on using a new at-rule, @-vendor-unlock, to tell the browser to use it's experimental implementation of any particular property, rather than using a vendor prefix on that property. Unfortunately at this point, even if you could get all the browsers on board, you'd need to use this and vendor prefixes to get deep support, which makes the problem worse. What we really need is for all browsers to implement auto-updating so eventually "supporting older …

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Digging Into WordPress 3.3

Digging Into WordPress (the book) is now updated to v3.3. Includes new chapters specially on what's new in 3.2 and 3.3, all the rest of the chapters tightened up and refreshed, better internal hyperlinking (in the PDF), and more. It's a free update (PDF) to all previous buyers. New print copies are on order and will be available soon.

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Epic and Minimalist Mario and Link Poster Art

Sometimes the very least can say the most, which seems to be what these minimalist Mario and Link posters are going for. Apparently there’s been a bit of a fade these days to depict heroism by only showing a character’s close up chest. It&...

The Tworse Key Lets You Tweet In Morse Cose

The Morse Code might have lost its relevance in the real world, but geek-dome still continues to be fascinated by it. Morse Code aficionado, Martin Kaltenbrunner has designed a fascinating contraption, that may look archaic, but completely taps int...

7 Keyrings That Rival Batman’s Utility Belt

Had Batman’s utility belt been available for sale, the following 7 keychain accessories would have given it a run for its money. Bushnell BackTrack Point-3: Keychain GPS for Tracking Villains Most if ...Continue Reading on Walyou

Autonomous Nano Quadrotors Fly in Combat Formation

You know that something is fishy in the US when you see an army of flying robots in attack formations going through the frame of a door. These quadrotors were developed by KMel Robotics at The University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab, but given the...

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“This Is Apeture” Music Video Brings The Nightmare Before Christmas To Portal 2

This Portal 2 musical take on one of the most memorable songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas will have you humming it all day. What do Valve’s Portal 2 and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas have in common? Until now, absolut...

The Simpsons Arcade Game Coming To PlayStation Plus In February

The legendary Simpsons Arcade Game is finally being digitally released on February 7 — and lucky PlayStation Plus subscribers get to play it first, for free. Xbox Live achievements found earlier this month, might have speculatively pigeon-holed...

Can Pinterest Help Your Freelancing Business?

If you’re active in social media, you may have recently heard of Pinterest, a new social media site that is…

How To Use Custom Post Types To Organize Online Marketing Campaigns

Custom post types add a level of flexibility to WordPress that makes this open-source Web development platform more useful on many levels. Whenever I have been faced with a Web-based task, especially one that involves organizing information, the first thing I do is examine WordPress to determine if it can handle the job. It usually can.

As an Internet marketer and analyst, I need to be able to organize online marketing campaigns in a way that is trackable in Google Analytics. This is the perfect task for WordPress custom post types. In this article, we’ll explain how to create a WordPress plugin that enables you to organize Internet marketing campaigns using trackable URLs, shortened versions of those URLs, and trackable QR codes that you can also use for offline marketing activities.

Five Tips for Running a Successful Home Office

There are a lot of stories written about home-based businesses—trust me, I just did a Google search. Working from home has changed drastically over the years, thanks to technology. If you think back not even 20 years about home-based businesses...

Print vendors: where to find them

If you know of any other print vendor resources, your comment's appreciated.

Ask Freelance Switch: Building an Agency and Freelancing Internationally

In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at growing into an agency and freelancing internationally. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelan...

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26 Photoshop Tutorials on How to Make Icons

Icons are essential component of an efficient as well as appealing website design. A proper utilization of icons will let you obtain an impressive and reliable website design appearance into your visitor’s eyes. Majority of the icons are in small...

A New Free to Download Photoshop Grunge Brushes

We have already showcased several sets of grunge brushes in the past. In today’s post, we are going to present a collection of fresh grunge brushes which are useful in enhancing your compositions. If you are one of those who preferred the grungy ...

Reasons Why Digital Painting is a Big Hit

When the usage of computers and the internet had been the trend, there are various new things that came, making almost everything easier. The advancement of technology even made one’s creativity wilder and wider. The emergence of digital painting mad...

Microsoft France Says No New Xbox For 2012

No new gaming console for you. At least that’s what the French arm of Microsoft has to say regarding speculation of a new Xbox releasing later this year. The mountain of scuttlebutt about the potential announcement of a new gaming machine from M...

27 Astonishing Hawkeye Illustrations

The Avengers is a fictional group of Superheroes aiming to protect and save the humanity from all evil. The group is one of the long line of famous comic series published by Marvel Comics that has become a phenomenal success. One of its ever famous cha...