Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

I never really worry about having multiple versions of Internet Explorer on one computer, I have a computer lab with 38 machines at work. At home I have an XP box with IE 6, an XP laptop with IE 7, and a Vista laptop with IE8. Unfortunately, my XP box with IE 6 is suffering some hardware issues and I’m [...]

A common question in class is “how do I overlap images and still see the background?” The answer, you use some type of transparent image. Traditionally we used a transparent GIF, but the quality isn’t so great. PNG has really become the preferred image format for transparency. PNG 8 gives you a transparent image, but you may see some white [...]

SitePoint is offering a deal on PDF versions of The Principles of Beautiful Web Design and Sexy Web Design. Both PDF design books can be yours for just $14.95for the next 12 hours. These books are both required reading for the Web Design and Development curriculum, so if you haven’t gotten them yet now is a great time! From SitePoint [...]

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