Web Designer Dave

CenterMe jQuery Plug-in

David Anastasi — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:03:32 +0000

Just created a little jQuery plug-in I call centerMe, which will centre any element inside any parent container.

Remove Form Element Outlines

David Anastasi — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:15:14 +0000

Remove browser default styling applied to form element outlines — input, textarea, and select. Understand how the outline and outline-offset property works to keep your forms looking beautiful.

Remove Form Element Outlines

Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

David Anastasi — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:18:25 +0000

A simple and effective way to boost productivity is to use the keyboard rather than the mouse. Once your get using these key combinations and they become second nature to you, you'll realise how much more efficient you've become.

Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

LoVe HAte

David Anastasi — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:16:24 +0000

This is a quick tip about anchor element specificity. The order which CSS anchor elements with pseudo classes are written in CSS will determine which rule should be applied. Remember this rule to help avoid buggy CSS.

LoVe HAte

HTTP Server Errors Explained

David Anastasi — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:19:13 +0000

A quick tip explaining what the most common HTTP Response Status Error Codes represent, the cause of the error and how the to resolve it.

HTTP Server Errors Explained

WordPress Caption Width Issue

David Anastasi — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:44:08 +0000

Easily fix the caption width issue in wordpress and stop it breaking your design. How to change the default caption width or set no default.

WordPress Caption Width Issue

Web Designer Dave Redesign V2

David Anastasi — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:25:54 +0000

Comparing The old design with the Redesign of Web Designer Dave. The redesign is built with HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Responsive Design.

Web Designer Dave Redesign V2

Useful Search Engine Tips and Tricks

David Anastasi — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:11:08 +0000

How to manipulate web searches for better control over search results. How to use search engines to collect info and statistics on websites.

Useful Search Engine Tips and Tricks

Useful Gmail Spam Hack

David Anastasi — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:29:22 +0000

A quick and useful Gmail trick to prevent receiving unwanted spam, by using comments within your email address.

Useful Gmail Spam Hack

Inline Vs Block Level Elements

David Anastasi — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:50:09 +0000

A core concept of HTML involves inline and block level elements. Having an understanding of inline and block level elements, can help you when debugging your mark up, and save you time by writing W3C compliant HTML.

Inline Vs Block Level Elements