“Background images make pages look good, but also make them slower. Each background image is an extra HTTP request. There’s a fix: combine background images into a CSS sprite. But creating sprites is hard, requiring arcane knowledge and lots of trial and error. SpriteMe removes the hassles with the click of a button.”
Posts from September 2009
Browserscope
“Browserscope is a community-driven project for profiling web browsers. The goals are to foster innovation by tracking browser functionality and to be a resource for web developers.”
With #WordCampLA under my belt, I leave for #WordCampPH late tonight. Bulking my presentation up a bit with some feedback from LA!
RT @buddypressdev: BuddyPress 1.1 Beta – http://bit.ly/2hifc
Random Password Generator
Hit this page to get a series of phonetically-friendly random passwords.
Thanks @shaynesanderson, @SohTanaka, @grooveva, @daynah, @davebonds, @dancameron and everyone else for the #WordCampLA shout-outs.
I like the direct @TripIt are going with their UI — it's becoming much clearer and more pleasant to use.
Got my Google Summer of Code shirt — sweet! http://twitpic.com/hqe7v
RT @w3edge: RT @GuyKawasaki: What to ask before you join a startup: http://bit.ly/2uPty9
There's always something soothing and reassuring about a late night taxi ride back into SF from SFO.