Last week, in the first of our CSS In Depth post, we discussed the difference between paddings and margins, and what the box model is. This week we'll be discussing positions and floats as well as what the differences are and when it's best to use them. Both floats and positions deal with the relationship of elements between each other. Without these, padding and margins would be ineffectual.

An effective portfolio site is one of the most valuable assets a designer or agency can have. The most effective portfolio sites will display the best work of the designer(s) and encourage inquiries from potential clients while providing an attractive site and a positive user experience. In the past we have published several collections of portfolio sites for your design inspiration, and today we will continue with 35 fresh portfolios. A variety of design styles are represented in this collection, so you should certainly be able to find something that you like. Three60

Today, as part of MIX 2010, some exciting updates were released on the progress of Internet Explorer 9. The IE team is implementing some incredible features, such as HTML5, CSS3, SVG, and addEventListener support! Further, they’re currently scoring a 55 on the Acid3 test – a figure that’s surely to increase substantially before the official [...]

Day 3 involved walking around the exhibition hall. Lots of great apps, amazing companies and awesome freebies.Notes Some of the companies I was chatting to:Lytics – analytics tool Client Show – tool for showing clients stuff Sysomos – social media management for businesses iStock Photo – the world’s premier stock photography website Shutter Stock – also a very good royalty [...]

WordPress 3.0 is scheduled to be released within the next 30-60 days. There are some great new features coming, including custom post types, a new default theme, and a menu manager. Read on to find out what to expect in version three! 1. Choose your Username and Password You’ll encounter new features as soon as you start! [...]

Some of the best artists deal with disabilities in their everyday lives that the rest of us can’t even imagine living with, and use art to communicate with the world. The results are often stunning. We’ve collected biographies and sample pieces from outstanding disabled artists, both famous and lesser-known. The artists below paint [...]

One of my favorite things about working on WordPress.com is that improvements get made and pushed out as soon as they’re tested and ready. Just a day after I wrote about manually changing your blog’s timezone to account for Daylight Saving Time, Ryan updated WordPress.com so you can now set your timezone by choosing a [...]

According to Wikipedia, the popular adage “An image is worth a thousand words” refers to the idea that complex stories can be described with just a single still image, or that an image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text. This is true, and as a blogger you have to work a [...]

There are hundreds and hundreds of social media icon-sets that you can choose to download. Most of the icon-sets are pretty basic and designed to be universally used on an average blog – but what if your blog is different, and in need of some social icons that are not only creative, unique and original [...]

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It's 2010 and everyone loves usability, right? It may may look that way from our comfortable perches atop the blogosphere, but if you've tried to sell usability services to small businesses, you know that it can be a frustrating and time-consuming experience.

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Regular readers of Think Vitamin may know that Carsonified, the company behind the blog, also run a number of web related events in Europe and the USA. We thought you might like to know that we recently launched our free to join event affiliate program. Here’s how we describe it on the web site: The Carsonified [...]

Back in the summer of last year, I did a little roundup I called The “Light” CMS Trend. Ironically enough, one that wasn’t included was LightCMS. I’ve been checking it out (yes, this is a sponsored review) and it definitely fits the category, with some features that set it apart.LightCMS is a Light CMS Really easy [...]

  By Neil Skirrow As web technologies constantly advance, the skills a developer is expected to have are constantly increasing. Web users are beginning to expect Ajax interfaces, charts and graphs and a whole host of other tricks and features. [...]