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Technivorm Moccamaster Taste Test

by John August 01, 2010 1

What's in a coffee maker? Well, to a lot of people, not much, if it can brew up some caffeinated Folgers, then they're happy. But to someone with a bigger passion for coffee, getting a perfect cup at home is important, it's much more than just a morning caffeine fix.

As I've been getting more and more interested in coffee over the past handful of years, I find myself in the market for a new home coffee maker. After a bunch of research, the Technivorm Moccamaster keeps rising to the top as the "gold standard" for home brewing. As I kept seeing it, reading about it, and comparing it to other brewers, it seemed like the only way to go.

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The Client Space launched!

by John June 04, 2010 0

Our latest project, theclientspace.com, focuses on establishing a good looking, professional, and usable web space for your clients. Upload rough cuts of video for your client to preview, put together a photo slideshow, receive client generated flow charts, get instant feedback on designs, all from your Client Space!

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I need to get home!

by John April 15, 2010 0

Is there a standard way to get back to the home page of any website, from any page within that site? To most Web developers, designers, power users, etc. that answer might be easy. They'd say "just click on the logo". And yep, sure enough, 99% of the time (not scientific) it'll take you back to the home page.

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Mix 'n match units in CSS?

by John February 26, 2010 0

Is there any value to using relative units in your CSS? I used to think there was a ton of value, using ems for text, percentages for layout, and mixing and matching. However, I'm starting to lean away from relative units. Most of our projects lately have had fixed-width layouts, which makes it pretty convenient to stick with pixel units.

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Peek-a-boo search!

by John February 21, 2010 0

So, as a result of a design oversight, the peek-a-boo search is born, well, at least born in my world.  During development of a recent site, we noticed that the design didn't have a submit button on the global search.  Hmm... After a few minutes of brainstorming, the idea to show and hide the submit button won out.  Here's how it works:

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