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22Jun How to add cool CSS rollover effects to images

There are many different ways to add rollover effects to images. CSS is the recommended way due to its high compatibility and small amount of code needed. 1. Create the before and after images Here’s our first image Here’s the second image 2. Use your favorite image editor to stack the images on top of [...]

09Jun Site Optimization is Important

There are so many sites that have no optimization at all. Images are huge and scaled, scripts are large and uncompressed. Some even have 70+ requests being sent for additional content on 10-20 different domains. They are slow and hog bandwidth … Shared hosting easily rivals content distribution backed websites when properly configured.

19Dec Rethink Searches for Better Results

If you consider the titles of articles and the names of web pages, you’ll realize they tell what the content is about. The titles don’t pose a question as some searchers tend to do.

15Dec Format Factory vs HandBrake

FormatFactory is designed for encoding (multiple) files from one format to another with a very simple interface easy for beginners to use. HandBrake is a optimized encoder designed for reeconding DVDs.

26Aug Make Gmail Check Your POP Accounts More Frequently

Tired of GMail only checking the associated POP accounts every few hours when your waiting for an important email? Lifehacker came up with a great answer! Well, except for the fact it only works with Mac and Automator.