Author archive: Andreas Viklund
CSS3 PIE – Bringing CSS3 effects to Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
One common dilemma with using CSS3 decorations such as border-radius and box-shadow has been the lack of support for those decorations in the Internet Explorer web browser. But there is a rather simple way of getting some of the most popular CSS3 features to work with IE: CSS3 PIE – where PIE means “Progessive Internet…
How to create an easy-to-remember and strong password
As the web looks today, most people have a number of user accounts on various services. With that comes the need to use passwords, which should be as secure as possible. Preferably by being long, containing letters in mixed cases as well as numbers and special symbols. Passwords should also never be re-used, but unique…
Learning to use the semantic elements of HTML5
One question which I have got in several e-mails is: “Why should I use HTML5 tags rather than regular (X)HTML?”. In an effort to answer that question, I recommend that anyone interested in learning and understanding the new elements of HTML5 should read the article Learning to use HTML5 semantic elements by Steven Bradley. It…
From the forum: Free html5 template
Forum user stonerocket posted a thread in the showroom about the release of a new free html5/css3 template. It is a basic layout with a horizontal multi-level dropdown menu. The template validates as html5, but the code does not contain any html5-specific tags so it is easy to edit for anyone familiar with XHTML. Download…
Asokay WordPress theme updates
The Asokay theme for WordPress is currently in the review queue for the official WordPress theme directory. In order to match the requirements for the directory, the theme has got some minor updates. And more updates are planned for future versions, once the theme is approved. By publishing the theme in the theme directory, users…