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I've seen those quite a bit, especially if it's an explanation of software, google, apple they all use it, we even have a client that uses vids in their emails (20% click thro' rate as opposed to 1% click rate apparently too)

I've used the developer tools in IE8 and changed the page to IE7 and IE7 standards 99% of the time this works fine, but there is a standalone IE7 available (google IE7 standalone) which I use if things get screwy. But then this can have problems too (dropdowns dont display their box because of...

I think this thread is dead, I only see blank inputs

very interesting - thanks for posting that, I'm realising that my staple of reflections and glossy boxes is now so last year.

Have you not clicked it?? The page crinkles up folds away how the hell do they do that? Amazing what can be done these days

What a load of rubbish, like Harry said. Look at this site for usage stats for frameworks: ASP.NET Usage Statistics Asp.net 25%, php 30%, those are the major players. Unless you're clear that you haven't misunderstood what he was telling you I would not use this person.

Gaming News, Reviews, Previews, Cheats & Tips - ComputerAndVideoGames.com If you see the nintendo ds ad click it and see what happens - that's amazing

I've recently done some stuff with bar codes, here's a link i found: Altek Instruments -> BarcodeMan -> Barcodes: Color & Contrast hmm didnt know about the ink being invisible to infrared...Hope this helps you

yep second Perch, dead easy to implement

Maybe it's a speed issue? One of the new things google are assessing this year is page load speed. But more likely competitors are actively doing seo work as Geoff says. Things can change quickly with google results so it may have nothing to do with your changes. Tell them they need to start...

Interesting read, thank you.

The distinction between a graphic designer, web designer and web developer is a very good one pointed out by openmind. Web designers should definately be expected to code their own sites with css, html, javascript, php or whatever and also be able to design a nice looking site, they also need...

what about this sort of thing (there are loads of the same thing around the internet): Minimal setup for scrollable and then just making the container very wide like 2000px but using overflow-x:hidden so it hides the horizontal scroll bar?

Hi Paul It's a very good day indeed when the website you've lovingly crafted looks as it should in any version of Internet Explorer, as you've discovered those are rare days. you'll have to tweak the css by including conditional statements that target specific versions of internet explorer and...

Cufon is another option but text is not selectable, I used this for while and became annoyed with it and removed it from the site. Just use images or standard fonts, if you use the right size of arial it can look very nice, this link might be useful. Also this page has a chart of the percantage...