Category Archives: Development

Bulletproof @font-face

By Drew | Published: December 7, 2009
There is quite an interesting discussion going on at Jeffrey Zeldman’s blog concerning the @font-face syntax and how to make sure that it is working in all browsers. It’s interesting to see the different ‘hacks’ that are being put together for something that should be hashed out to work well in all major browsers. Why [...]
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Scribd and Slide mode : Why is my height wrong?

By Drew | Published: July 29, 2009
While recently using Scribd‘s services, I came across a very nasty bug, and a nice clean fix.  Scribd allows developers to tap into a great, but somewhat basic API.  One of these settings allows a developer to set a default ‘mode’ before the API then builds the flash calls necessary to display the document.  The [...]
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Making a better notification plugin: jQuery

By Drew | Published: July 22, 2009
I find myself at a crossroads. I really like using jQuery, and I really like not having to write my own plugins as there are some really good ones out there. But I have run into a problem when it comes to a notification system. Let’s take a step back and discuss the purpose for [...]
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Geedew going through some changes

By Drew | Published: June 1, 2009
So I have finally been able to spend some time on one of my own sites! Hurray for me right? For the time being, you may be seeing some weird illusions in the design… and you will notice that some links at the top are not working. It’s all in the works, I’m just happy [...]
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