Pull a blog post into HTML with JavaScript
RSS Feeds. AKA Really Simple Syndication. As a professional web developer of over 13 years, I have to say that I never really understood why anyone would use them. Seemed like a nice idea, but never...
View ArticleAdd blog post to HTML page using PHP
This is a companion article to a JavaScript version of the same tutorial. This article is intended for PHP developers who want to pull WordPress and other blog posts into a non-Wordpress or non-blog...
View ArticleBest way to process forms with PHP
It occurred to me that there are many wrong ways to submit forms and I can’t recall that I have every seen the right way documented anywhere. Here, SolidlyStated will show you a 3 step, rock-solid form...
View ArticleShould I use GET or POST as a form method?
Hmmm… should you use GET or POST as the method for your HTML forms? Neither! You should be using post, actually. While the world will keep on spinning no matter how you capitalize the word, all...
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Corvette Logo Mobile Wallpaper Generator
Create custom Corvette wallpaper for your devices Choose your favorite Corvette-related logos and badges along with your choice of background paint jobs, shadowing, and orientation. There are...
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Thundercats Artwork
They said I could be anything… so I became a Thundercat. One of the best cartoons of the 1980s! Taken from an original photo and genetically altered in Photoshop. Variant, titled “Law of the Jungle”
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Graphite Pencil Portraits
A portrait by Evan Michael Meagher February 24, 2013 18″ x 12″ graphite pencil (4H, HB, 6B) Jacqueline E. Zediker “Rawr”
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Graphite Pencil: Dragons
An illustration by Evan Michael Meagher March 15, 2013 18″ x 12″ graphite pencil (4H, 6B, Ebony) “Slay Dragons” Original High Res View Image
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Graphite Pencil Portraits
A portrait by Evan Michael Meagher April 04, 2013 14″ x 10″ graphite pencil (4H, HB, 6B, ebony) Bradley Cooper
View ArticleBootstrap modal – disable closing with ESC key or mouse
With Twitter Bootstrap modals in either version 2 or 3, you can easily prevent the modal window from being closed with the escape key or by clicking on the black backdrop outside the window. This is...
View ArticleImprove page speed by specifying image width and height
Another small performance gain that designers and developers should employ is specifying their image width and height. This article explains why setting the dimensions of your images helps you and the...
View ArticleiPhone media queries for responsive design
Here are some CSS media queries useful for targeting various iPhones. Using the device-height and width alone will result in catching other mobile devices, which may be unintended. Employ the following...
View ArticleJavascript tags at top versus bottom?
There are plenty of opinions about organizing markup, but the W3C is the predominant authority in such matters. When referring to the proper position of <script> tags, the latest W3C content is a...
View ArticleHTML5 Article VS Section tags
What’s the difference between article and section? Here, I will show you when to choose one HTML5 tag over another. If you are a blogger who writes articles and you want to properly write semantic...
View ArticleHTML5 Sectioning Roots
What are sectioning roots? Let’s take a look at this HTML5 feature and whether or not sectioning roots are important to your webpages. Sectioning roots were introduced in HTML5 (formerly referred to by...
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Edge Windows 10 can’t reach localhost sites
For security reasons, Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 enforces network isolation. The merits of this, especially when compared to Chrome, Firefox, or even IE, are questionable but beyond the scope of this...
View ArticleMySQL Remove Duplicates
There is a quick query for those of you who have a table full of duplicate values in a MySQL database. Sure, you can remove existing duplicate rows, attempt inserts only for unique values, and setup...
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