Using @font-face and Font Squirrel to Enhance Your Site with Fonts

I’ve been dying to check out @font-face and so I popped over to Font Squirrel to see what they offered. Originally, I thought it was going to be a paid service but the cool thing is that they offer 100%… Continue Reading

Start Using CSS3 Pseudo-Classes in Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 using the Selectivizr JavaScript Library

Now that everyone is all giddy about CSS3 and all of the coolness it offers, lets get back down to earth. We still have older browsers to support so while using some of the new nifty features is definitely cool,… Continue Reading

How to Easily Inject jQuery into any Web Page

I use jQuery…a lot. It just makes JavaScript development much easier for me. Every so often, I may come across a site where I want to poke around and see what’s going on under the hood. In many cases, jQuery… Continue Reading

One year ago today, my dad passed away

I can’t believe it’s been a year. A whole year since my dad lost his fight with cancer. The pain has definitely subsided over that time, especially knowing that he isn’t suffering anymore. No more shitty chemo. No more convulsions.… Continue Reading

Choose 3 Developers You’d Spend a Day With

Here’s a question. Given 3 days and allotted 1 day per developer, which 3 developers would you spend it with? Here’s the caveat, the developers MUST BE in the web development community. Here are my choices in no specific order:… Continue Reading

The Case for jQuery’s .delegate() Method for Dynamic Event Binding

Binding events is one of the most common tasks a JavaScript developer has to do. It’s integral to the way our applications handle user interaction and response. Since it’s inception, jQuery has had event handling via various helper methods that… Continue Reading

Random Thought: When Was the Last Time You Took a Step Back and Appreciated the Internet?

As I was tweeting back and forth with my online buddies, I kind of had a moment where I just looked at the screen in utter amazement of the fact that I’m able to communicate so easily with so many… Continue Reading

Book Review: A Book Apart’s HTML5 for Web Designers by Jeremy Keith

I just finished A Book Apart’s first book titled HTML5 for Web Designers. The book, written by well-known developer Jeremy Keith, and provides an overview of HTML5. I was pretty hyped up to receive this book and pre-ordered it based… Continue Reading

Tell Me the Development Problems that Script Junkie Can Try to Solve via Solutions-based Content

My biggest focus at Microsoft is the Script Junkie website. We use it to publish really great cross-browser, solutions-based content to help developers improve their JavaScript, HTML, & CSS development efforts. The Script Junkie team is working on our content… Continue Reading

The Essential List of JavaScript, jQuery, HTML & CSS Books to Make You a Better Web Developer

Over the years, I’ve read or been recommended a number of books which are essential reading for professional web developers. I’ve compiled the list of books below to help the community find a comprehensive list of good books that can… Continue Reading