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There is a little bit of irony going on here: this is an article about a software package that will go a long way toward rendering printed technical media, such as this journal, obsolete. Last year Macromedia purchased the company eHelp and, as a result, acquired RoboHelp, RoboInfo, Ro...
CSS has been around for years, but many Web designers still do not think it is ready to be used extensively because of the host of browser rendering inconsistencies that exist. However, by knowing a few CSS hacks and tricks, you can learn how to write code that is cross-browser compati...
As a developer who often finds myself with less time to develop projects than I would perhaps like, the lure of purchasing a plug-in that saves time on database creation is more than a little tempting. This is what the NeXTensio2 plug-in offers for PHP-driven systems that use Dreamweav...
I have to begin this month's article with a confession. Each year, because of my articles and books, software publishers send me piles of free software with the hope that I will do an article about their product. I use the software and then, at some point, start feeling guilty. So, in ...
Many casual users of FreeHand MX ask how to turn a bitmap or photograph into vector art. Naturally, the hope is that there¹s a button to click and the job is done. There's not, but it's close. Each image will be different in terms of both its content and the look you have in mind for t...
The great thing about being a 'Freak' and working with a 'Geek' is not having to concern yourself with the nitty-gritty details of coding a dynamic site. The bad thing is that you will get involved with the nitty gritty details whether you like it or not.
In many programs, if you keep the mouse over an area of the screen (for example, a button) for a short amount of time, a small text message pops up to describe what the area of the interface does. This is knows as a 'tooltip.' Tooltips have become a widely accepted way of making user i...