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Convert a PNG to ICO (favicon)
A great tool for easily creating high quality favicon’s is ConvertICO.com. All you have to do is create a transparent PNG of your favicon (which is always 16 pixels by 16 pixels), then run it through...
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While working on a client’s website, I ran into a issue with CKEditor and the plugin MediaEmbed. MediaEmbed is a plugin that allows embed code for videos. You can use this for Youtube, Video, or even...
View ArticleAjax Page Loading & Google Analytics Tracking
I recently completed a website that handled all page loading through Ajax. Even when using an Ajax Bookmarking script (jQuery BBQ) the entire site was still only considered one page. This became an...
View ArticleSCRIPT438: Object doesn’t support property or method ‘getElementsByTagName’
It was recently brought to my attention that one of my websites was not functioning correctly in Internet Explorer 9. Parts of the page and javascript would load, however the AJAX portions of the site...
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Grand Haven Social Media Workshop – Session on Blogging
(Grand Haven, Michigan) Starting its third year, Social Media Workshop will begin on Friday, October 7th with a session on blogging presented by Chad Huntley of Element Design. Formally known as 2E...
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How to Add Horizontal Padding to a Website for Mobile Devices
I recently completed a client’s website when an issue was brought to my attention. When viewing the full site on a mobile device (Android, iPhone, or iPad) the site extended to the corners of the...
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The Best Web-Based Online Image Cropper
Element Design has recently released a brand new version of it’s online image cropping service, Croply. Using the latest HTML5 specifications, Croply is the fastest and most accurate image cropping...
View ArticleDebugging Javascript using the Browser’s Console
Avoid using alert() to debug your Javascript, and instead use the browser’s built in console. It is an unobtrusive way to view the status of variables and events throughout your code. For example:...
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Website Crashes Only in Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer continues to be the most frustrating browser to develop websites for. The most recent bug I encountered with IE8 took hours to track down. While working on a website I noticed in IE8...
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Phone Number HTML Links for Visitors on Mobile Devices
Displaying mobile numbers as clickable links on mobile devices can be a very easy task. If your numbers are formatted in any of the following ways, the vast majority of your mobile visitors (iPhone and...
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