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I have previously discussed browser compatibility on this blog, however I recently stumbled across a great automatic way of testing multiple browsers. Browsershots enables you to get screenshots of your webpages on a variety of different browsers and operating systems. The advantage of Browsershots is how simple it is to use! Read the rest of this entry »
If you are involved in web design you will no doubt be aware of the increase in CSS usage in the last few years. This trend is set to continue with the latest browsers incorporating support for CSS 3. Gone are the days when web designer sets out their fresh new design using tables. Although CSS was designed to be an easy way of controlling your page layout, with the differences between browsers this can at times be an awkward journey of hacks and adjustments to get things looking sharp in as many different browsers as possible. Read the rest of this entry »
A simple look at using mod_rewrite on Apache servers
Is your website accessible by typing www.yourdomain.com as well as yourdomain.com, well using mod_rewrite on Apache servers you will be able to control how your URL structure is displayed whichever way the user types in your address. Controlling the URL structure is in fact more important than some people realise.
Personal Example
I have used mod_rewrite on this website so that if the user types www.brightscape.net, brightscape.net, or blog.brightscape.net (the old blog URL), they see a single uniform URL structure. I chose not to display ‘www.’ for my domain. This is personal preference, however I feel the shorter the URL the better. Unnecessary clutter can make your domain name less memorable. Read the rest of this entry »