TechKnack

Recently, I’ve reached the point, like probably many bloggers have, where I’ve outgrown Blogger.
Don’t get me wrong, Blogger was great to use as I began my blogging journey. A freely-hosted blog is probably the best way to test the waters, so you don’t spend $10 on a domain and who knows how much on [...]

I came across a page recently that uses ordered lists for the entire layout — not just the menu. The entire layout is in two parts: one ordered list for the header/body/footer, and another ordered list for the three columns inside the body.
I find this to be an interesting approach to multi-column layouts. [...]

Do we really need the lowly <br/> element? Apparently the W3C thinks so, with HTML5 containing the element. I mean, seriously, what does it do that a span styled with display:block; can’t?
The last two times I’ve seen it used were in articles about creating a tableless photo gallery and making a CSS block [...]

CSS Naked is a standards-awareness initiative led/organized by Dustin Diaz. On the specified date, April 9th, all participating websites will strip their sites of their CSS, allowing the world to see the underlying clean-code usability:
The idea behind this event is to promote Web Standards. Plain and simple. This includes proper use of (x)html, semantic [...]

Think you got what it takes to slice up a PSD file into a valid and usable (X)HTML template? Then check out CSS Off, a contest that gives you the opportunity to do just that. At one minute past midnight CST on April 5, a PSD file will be uploaded for contestants to [...]