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Are you having trouble increasing the maximum allowed file upload size on a site hosted on a Media Temple (dv) server? You've probably come…

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…

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.…

After adding a text-based Facebook link to the site, it's seemed a sensible idea to add a similar text-only link for StumbleUpon. For WordPress,…

Here's a quick tip on how to crop any sized image through CSS and an extra div. This technique comes in very handy when…

If you love sharing your posts on Facebook (and by gosh who doesn't?) but don't like the look of the standard share buttons, here's…

In the name of speeding up your site you may hear that minifying your CSS is both awesome and easy. I'll agree that it's…

Note: This post is a continutation of Sorry Typekit, you’re unusable (for now). With the launch of the new spigotdesign.com/ site I was very…

I'm a Huuuuge fan of the Webkit Open Source Project. It's the engine behind Safari, Apple's browser for both OS X and Windows. If…

With the launch of the new site I decided to try once again to give @font-face another try. I've been disappointed in the past…