Monthly Archives: August 2009

Social Media: Revolution or the End of Objective Reason?

Just because you don’t agree doesn’t mean it must be wrong. The above video, called Social Media Revolution is spreading like wildfire through social media circles and is being used by social media advocates as futher proof that social media … Continue reading

HTML Basics: Hyperlink Syntax – Absolute, Relative and Root-relative

My new book Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 Hours is nearing completion (just finished final review of the first 10 chapters last night). The book is a revision of the original for the new version of … Continue reading

BCIT Class Materials

I’m teaching two classes on WordPress at BCIT Friday August 21st. Below are the key code snippets along with a zipped archive of the famous Twitter box featured on this blog and in Computer Arts Magazine. Replace the default heading … Continue reading

Why a CSS Reset should be at the core of your stylesheet

The CSS Reset is a little known and often overlooked tool in web design that makes cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility a lot easier. It also ensures that you start with a clean sheet when building CSS-based web sites, whether they … Continue reading

A Code of Ethics for Bloggers and Social Media

As an Online Content Creator – whether it be as a blogger, a video blogger, a podcaster, a microblogger or a general social media participant – you are an important part of the wider public knowledge creation and discussion. This … Continue reading