In 2009 you’d think (and hope) that we could completely forget the problems with Internet Explorer 6. One of the issues that has caused me a lot of hassle is IE6s inability to render transparent PNG files correctly.

There are various ways to deal with IE5.5/IE6s PNG problem. I have tried several different ways of handling this situation – from using TwinHelix method, right through to serving alternative image content for IE5.5/IE6 via conditional comments and alternative stylesheets. (more…)

If you’ve noticed the fancy sliding/fading/dragging effects on websites and wanted to try them, it’s easier than ever with a JavaScript framework.

There are numerous JavaScript frameworks out there; some are aimed at those who are comfortable with JavaScript and others have the designer in mind, with easy to use solutions for web effects and Ajax implementation. (more…)

I previously wrote an article on using mod_deflate to compress elements of your web page on the fly when based on an Apache server. However, there are additional ways to reduce the size of your web pages, such as using CSS shorthand tricks (article coming soon) and if you use Javascript this too can be compressed in several ways. In this article I will look at some of the best ways to reduce the size of your Javascript files.

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