Firebug is every web developers friend
Have you ever built an HTML page and styled it thinking it was going to look like the mock up you created just to view it on a web browser and find out that you have block elements going places you never thought possible. This is the point where the browser leaves you wondering “WHY IS THAT THING OVER THERE!”.
Luckily there is a tool out there that can help you see whats actually going on and that tool is called Firebug. Firebug is a plugin for Firefox and can help a ton when debugging or styling a webpage. It gives you a visual of whats going on by hovering over elements. I also use it to optimize my CSS. Sometimes you might have way to many statements telling your <p> tags to do the same thing. That can lead to a bunch of unnecessary code that increases the size of your css files.
Download and install Firebug. Trust me it helps.
Easy Slider – Powerful and Customizable jQuery Slider Plugin
about 1 year ago - No comments
Recently, I was working on completing my portfolio website. I wanted a slick and impressive way to display my past portfolio work, and I found this little gem known as Easy Slider while surfing the internet.
Easy Slider saved my life. It’s a jQuery image slider that is highly customizable. I recommend it for anyone who More >
Top 10 Web Design Resources Every Designer Should Know About
about 1 year ago - No comments
Where would web designers be without the invaluable resources provided on the web for us? Design inspiration, stock photos, tutorials, fonts, freebies, brushes, textures … the list goes on. Take advantage of the resources and expertise other web designers offer for free! Here are 10 of my absolute favourites, in no particular order:
Design Meltdown (design More >
HMTL5 Local Storage, Session Storage, and Client-side Database Tutorial by O’Reilly
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
This tutorial will take you through the new features of HTML5 involving client side storage, sessions and databases. The tutorial is based off creating a web app for the iPhone but will serve you the same purpose if you are looking for any web based platform. HTML5 is the future and its a good idea More >
Lets kill Internet Explorer………..TOGETHER
about 2 years ago - No comments
If you’re a web developer of any kind then you probably know what I am getting at. If not then I will explain why Internet Explorer is a piece of crap. No literally test it for yourself. If you are reading this blog in Internet Explorer (IE) I highly suggest you test your browser with More >
Wordpress?
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
Wordpress is a great tool to be familiar with. It’s so popular and powerful that businesses use it all the time. Although Commonly used for a blog, it’s possible to create great websites using Wordpress as a platform. Wordpress allows you to install and apply themes so you can quickly get a website/blog up and More >
Coda
about 2 years ago - 4 comments
There are a TON of different text editors out there, everything from Windows’ NOTEPAD.EXE to BBEdit to Coda. BBEdit is great as far as simple text editors go, but it lacks specialization. While it does have autocorrect features, Coda has a comprehensive CSS editor as well as the autocorrect. It also has an organizational feature More >
Web Developer Toolbar
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
If you have ever developed websites you have to get this Firefox add-on. This tool bar can turn on and off anything such as Javascript, CSS, Images and more. Basically you can test for anything to see if your webpage is stable when people have all those turned off. The toolbar has other features that More >
The “Ipad” – What do you think?
about 2 years ago - 16 comments
There has been mixed emotions about the new Apple Ipad – we want to know what you think! Good? bad?
Click “Comment” (or scroll down) to leave your thoughts, we want to hear from you!
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Site’s Ready!
about 2 years ago - No comments
Capilano University’s Interactive Design program’s student blog is now ready to go. We’ve posted some tools, tutorials, program details and other stuff, so check back often as we’ll be posting new stuff daily!
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about 2 years ago
I use firebug more than I breathe air.
about 2 years ago
Firebug is the single reason why I use Firefox.
about 2 years ago
I hear you Daryl! I literally use Firebug every day. I don’t even know how I always come up with a reason to whip it out. All part of being a design nerd I guess.