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Is it really that !important?

Earlier I took a look at the cascade in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). There was mention of the !important setting in style sheets, but let’s take a closer look it what it does. Using !important basically tells the user agent to... (Continue reading)

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What is so Cascading about Style Sheets?

What is so Cascading about Style Sheets?

There were times when I wondered why style sheets were referred to as CSS. Why Cascading? Style sheets may have three different origins: The author: These style sheets are defined by the person who writes the document. For instance, in HTML, the... (Continue reading)

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Using tables in web design

Using tables in web design

Years back, when the different browsers had different understanding of styles, the best way for web designers to create a website that would look the same in all browsers, was to use tables. By doing this, the design was hard... (Continue reading)

A few good notes in a few perfect words

A few good notes in a few perfect words

“So… what’s A few good notes all about?” There I am in an elevator, with about 30 seconds before the person asking the question gets off on his floor. What’s the short, but perfect description of A few good notes? What’s... (Continue reading)

How to avoid losing your data

How to avoid losing your data

With most operating systems, people have the tendency to install the OS on the same drive or partition where their data will be stored. The problem with this approach is that, if something happens with the operating system and the... (Continue reading)

Revisited: From Windows to Ubuntu: Alternative software

Revisited: From Windows to Ubuntu: Alternative software

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The team pages

Ammarson and Malcolm are in the process of learning the basics of web design and development. I have made an arrangements to place their few good notes here. Don’t expect it to be all nice in the beginning, because this is... (Continue reading)

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Hello world!

Hello world!

Yes, hello there! A few good notes was my very first blog. I had no clue what to write about, so it ended up containing a mixture of subjects. After that I started with Rehuel punt kom, where I wrote web... (Continue reading)

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