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Detecting Chrome Frame

Submitted 2 years and 596 days ago (more from tamurajones.net)

Chrome Frame is an Internet Explorer plug-in, but not just any plug-in; it includes the WebKit rendering engine and takes over from Trident when a page includes the Chrome meta-tag. The need may arise to detect whether it is already installed or not. For example, you only want to prompt for installation of Chrome Frame if it is not installed yet.

A Guide to the Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools

Submitted 2 years and 597 days ago (more from blogs.msdn.com)

Information about using the developer tools included with Internet Explorer 8. Want to see the tools in action? I have a screencast on Internet Explorer 8 from a dev perspective on Channel 9. I also cover new features and compatibility, but skip to 24:30 for just the developer tools.

15+ amazing anti IE resources

Submitted 2 years and 600 days ago (more from catswhocode.com)

I hate Internet Explorer, and I’m pretty 99% of you do too. In this article, I have compiled a complete list of 15+ Anti Internet Explorer resources: Information, graphics, code snippets and way much more!

Why front-end developers are so important to the future of businesses on the web

Submitted 2 years and 605 days ago (more from paulcarvill.com)

The web developer (sometimes also called a client-side developer, front-end developer, or front-end engineer) has a huge skill set and a job description to match. They are often expected and required to excel in many disciplines, and have good working knowledge of many others. They exist at the point where art, design, interaction, programming and behavioural and performance analysis intersect.

PrintWhatYouLike - save paper & ink print only what you want from a website

Submitted 2 years and 605 days ago (more from printwhatyoulike.com)

Tired of printing web pages only to find your printout is full of ads, empty space and other junk you don't want? PrintWhatYouLike is a free online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds!

Vyew - FREE Anytime Collaboration and Live Web Conferencing

Submitted 2 years and 611 days ago (more from vyew.com)

A service which allows users to do online conferencing and allows the visual communication without the need of downloading any software or client because it is completely browser-based. It allows users to share the desktop, files, documents, presentations and provides the tools for annotation, whiteboarding, slideshows etc.

10 Easy To Implement Flash Based Mp3 Players For Your Website

Submitted 2 years and 619 days ago (more from webdesignbooth.com)

Flash Mp3 players let web developers and bloggers embed music players and build a customized JukeBox on their website. With these online music players, you can add a list of songs easily and embed the given Javascript code to your website. Here are 10 flash Mp3 players that you can easily implement to your website.

Inline Validation in Web Forms

Submitted 2 years and 624 days ago (more from alistapart.com)

You can blame most forms’ poor etiquette on the way they’re built. Web forms that use a basic submit-and-refresh model of interactivity don’t respond until you hit the “submit” button—but it doesn’t have to be this way. Real-time inline validation can help people complete web forms more quickly and with less effort, fewer errors, and (surprise!) more satisfaction.

Professional Team Management Tips For Creative Folks

Submitted 2 years and 625 days ago (more from smashingmagazine.com)

Management is a vast subject, with several sub-categories, such as product, team management and project management. While all are interesting topics, this article focuses mainly on team management and offers some useful tips and ideas to promote discussion and help improve the performance and happiness of your teams.

10 Tools For Finding, Registering And Managing Domain Names

Submitted 2 years and 631 days ago (more from smashingmagazine.com)

Many of the traditional sites that offer domain names are poorly organised, hard to navigate and covered in spammy ads. In this article we will have a look at a number of smart and user-centric domain tools which help you to find, register and manage domain names, other than the usual domain registrars or webhosting companies.