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Looking for CSS lessons?

Wednesday, 21. October 2009, 07:56:40

I can't help it, but for a few days now people come to my blog with questions about modifying their blog. I can help most of them (in some cases I even write some code for them), but all in all I think I should start a small beginners guide, including the latest features of MyOpera.

I'm no CSS wizard, but I can handle CSS pretty well in most cases, so I'm often not aware of problems you can stumble upon. But I'm willing to write a small "1 CSS lesson per week" here if people are interested. I think we should start with the most basic stuff, then learn about the basic attributes and end up in creating our own themes. If you have any other suggestions... this is your place to go.

See the full post for the list of lessons...

Touch my WACOM!

Friday, 30. October 2009, 17:03:11

Dragon Age, wacom

In preparation of the upcoming Dragon Age Toolset I recently bought a brand new WACOM graphics tablet. It's the biggest one of the new Bamboo Pen & Touch series, so it is capable of replacing my mouse, too. I already tried it and it works really nice, but the best is still the pen.

Even though it's not as precise as the pen I got on my Intuos2 A3 (larger than my 26" LCD screen!), it's good enough to create graphics and texture right from scratch. Perfect for photo editing and drafting... and you even get some pretty cool software on top of it like Corel Painter Essentials 4!

I really can't wait to finally get the Dragon Age Toolset and start creating content for the game!

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The backpacker's guide to CSS - lesson 1: HTML basics

Thursday, 22. October 2009, 09:03:21

CSS, backpacker's guide

The first few lessons will get released quickly after each other so you'll be ready to create your own stylish site in no time. Before we dig deeper into CSS, I'll give you a small insight into the page structure.

CSSing gone wild - a cube full of borders

Friday, 16. October 2009, 15:36:54

CSS

Ever wondered what borders are good for? Well, easy you say: you can put a border around a text or an image. And that's it... IS IT? What about actually creating graphics with borders? Like a cube for example?

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Poll

What is the glass like?

Half-full.
(17%)
Half-empty.
(3%)
Not filled properly.
(12%)
Too big.
(3%)
Only used with 50% efficiency.
(13%)
Can take 100% more content.
(5%)
There is no glas. (The Matrix)
(37%)
I don't mind.
(10%)

Total: 60 votes

Countdowns

9 days until starting with new skin

46 days until the Ultimate Meeting

79 days until PC release of Mass Effect 2

Demoscene parties

the Ultimate Meeting 2009
from the 27th to the 29th of December 2009 in Karlsruhe-Durlach/Germany
Buenzli 18
from the 14th to the 16th of August 2009 in Winterthur/Switzerland
Rewired 2009
from the 26th to the 28nd of June 2009 in Maaseik/Belgium
Breakpoint 2009
from the 10th to the 13th of April 2009 in Bingen/Germany
LCP 2009
an 8-bit demo and copy party from the 17th to the 19th of July in Malmö/Sweden

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