• 5 essential Web Developer Firefox extensions

    I am using Firefox more and more for actual development work, thanks to a few amazing add-ons that I use on an almost daily basis. I assumed that most developers knew about them but a friend of mine who is starting to learn web standards based web development was amazed when I demoed Firebug to him yesterday. In that light, here are 5 Firefox extensions that web plagiarists developers will find really useful. Firebug This is the firefox add-on that I absolutely could not live without. When launched...
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    24 Ways is back

    Drew McLellan's excellent 24 Ways has just started its 2007 run. Expect a great web design tip/tutorial daily for the next 24 days. Day 1: Transparent PNGs in Internet Explorer 6
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    swfIR: swf Image Replacement

    I just discovered swfIR image replacement , which uses Flash and some fancy javascript to replace your standard images with enhanced images that can feature rounded corners, drop-shadows and the like. swfIR (swf Image Replacement) is here to solve some of the design limitations of the standard HTML image and its widely-accepted associated CSS values, while still supporting standards-based design concepts. Using the dark arts of JavaScript and Flash, swfIR gives you the ability to apply an assortment...

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