The sign of legitimacy
After all these years, behold a pale shingle. Is this the coming of legitimacy? Perhaps only if we weren’t legitimate before. Wink wink. A…
Why I don’t post anything relevant on Facebook
I rarely (never) post anything relevant to Facebook. No status updates, no conversations, no images. Nearly everything I post is a link to something…
Strikethrough without images
Looking to add a background strikethrough effect, perhaps for headers like we do here on Spigot? Look no further. // Markup <h2 class=”strikethrough”><span>My Awesome…
Nested retina media queries with Sass
Since switching from LESS to Sass I’ve been excited to learn how Sass makes responsive web design easier with @content blocks and @media mixins….
Replace Navigation Text with Icon Font
Looking to replace a navigation item with an icon font in WordPress? This little snippet placed in functions.php will do just that: add_filter( ‘wp_nav_menu’,…
SVG & PNG Image Test
While I have yet to get my hands on either an iPad or Macbook Pro with a retina display, it’s clear that high resolution…
What Template File am I Viewing?
When developing a custom theme I often find myself needing to know exactly what template WordPress is currently using to display the page. I…
Strong Passwords are easy with 1Password
You know you should be using strong passwords for every account, but how are you supposed to remember them? And even if you did…
There’s no F11 key for awesome website
A colleague of mine and I used say, there’s no F11 key for awesome design. This means good design takes work, and while your…
Goodbye Posterous – Hello Self Hosted
Posterous, the free hosted blogging platform was recently acquired by Twitter (see the Posterous announcement here), and while they say the service will continue…