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Web Hosting Search Dilemma
How does one find a reliable web host? Over the past 10+ years I think I’ve went through over a dozen. I have yet to read a single article that hasn’t been biased-steered towards choosing one over the other. The problem for me has always been either a lack of consistent customer support such as upgrading my current package with one that’s currently being offered or the lack of dependability.
Cross-Browser Compatibility for Designers
I’ve already written an article on my own frustration with Internet Explorer 6 as a designer / developer and posted a simple browser-sniffer script that redirects IE 6 users to a separate page on your site. This article focuses on testing your designs on other browsers, running on different operating systems. Besides testing your web layouts for discrepencies in your margins, paddings, font variations, other things to look for are transparency issues especially when working with transparent PNG files.
IE 6, Microsoft’s Weapon of Mass Destruction
Designing and developing websites with valid W3C markup and having them even remotely function properly in Internet Explorer 6 is almost as frustrating as working with a client who’s idea of a beautiful button is using the default bevel options within layer styles in Adobe Photoshop. Instead of sacrificing usability and trying to fit a Ferrari engine into a 1958 Ford Edsel, I propose using a JavaScript sniffer and redirecting the visitor to either a separate page or directory on your site. That page can either contain IE 6 friendly version of your site or simply display some text copy explaining that IE 6 is not supported on your website.
Interface Controlled by Weather & Time
I’ve designed Tisha Creative’s header by stacking 2 Images on top of one another. The top layer composed of a transparent PNG file sits on top of a bottom layer containing the backdrop image. The effect of resizing the browser window and seeing the skyline slide along the backdrop is achieved through Using 2 separate background styles for each of the DIV tags containing the images.
