Tag Archives: Computer Tips

CSS 3 Box Shadow Showcases Browser Differences

The CSS 3 box-shadow property allows for drop shadows and other gradient-based effects without the need for images or other hacks. Box shadow works in Firefox 3+, Chrome, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer 9. Older versions of IE will ignore the rule, but in most cases losing the shadows won’t be catastrophic for your design.
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Stop Typekit Fonts From Slowing Down Your Site

That’s a fancy-lookin’ T you got there.

Typekit is one of the easiest ways to get fancy fonts working on your website. Just sign up for an account, pick a font and paste a few lines of code into your pages. TypeKit takes care of the rest, ensuring that your fonts load and there’s no unsightly [...]

Simplify Firefox: Experimental Add-on Hides the URL Bar

Mozilla Labs has released a new experimental Firefox add-on, dubbed LessChrome HD, which hides the URL bar to give webpages a bit more room. The idea is to only show the Firefox user interface when needed, the rest of the time the screen real estate is given over to the actual webpage.
The LessChrome HD experiment [...]