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There have been online CSS galleries running for a decade or longer. These websites are more like curated directories which contain the best examples of website design. I will often use these resources for ideas on new layouts and interface features. CSS galleries are very common and there are so many to choose from – [...]

Building websites on Mac OS X provides a completely different landscape in comparison to Windows or Linux. The applications are designed much differently and built from a different standard of programmers. Not to mention the enormous Mac App Store which offers immediate downloads for software you can purchase right away. In this collection I am [...]

The minimalist flat design trends have been pouring out onto the Internet in recent months. I have witnessed a large number of new UI kits and website designs full of colorful flat buttons, links, navigation items, and input forms. These are not exclusive UI elements but just a few examples to show how quickly the [...]

I have run into a number of simple effects to generate image magnification. You can sometimes find this on e-commerce websites for product images when you hover onto the thumbnail and a bigger zoom effect will display. This is a great technique no matter what type of website you have. But I was running into [...]

Many users by now have already heard about the ongoing security attacks against WordPress CMS websites. To simplify the issue, a large number of IP addresses have been recorded with multiple login attempts for wp-login.php. This is usually the work of brute force bots attempting to crack into WordPress sites using weak passwords and common [...]

Technology and Internet startups are providing a quick method for new businesses to scale. There are so many great ideas out there with founders who are passionate about the cause. Even more developers are getting interested in the startup scene and looking to create their own unique website service. But what are some typical methods [...]