daily web development tuts

CSS is a well-known, widely used language to style websites. With version three in the works, many time-saving features will be implemented. Although only the most modern browsers currently support these effects, it’s still fun to see what’s around the corner! In this tutorial I’ll show you five techniques.

Cost: Free

Found Via: http://pxtoem.com/

Do you hate having to pull out the calculator every time you want to convert pixels to ems? Sometimes, it’s quicker to simply use pixels because we simply don’t have the time to figure out the correct value. Luckily, an online service called pxtoem.com makes it laughably simple, and more importantly quick, to convert pixels to ems. All that you need to know is your base font size.

Cost: Free, links back
Found Via: www.jankoatwarpspeed.com

I just today came across this icon set, via Twitter. It might be my favorite set yet! It has that indie “Napoleon Dynamite/Juno” feel - which is so popular at the moment. The icons are available in four sizes and come free of charge! But, you might subscribe to their RSS feed as a way of saying thank you!

We’ve all felt that haze that forms around your eyes when you’re trying to study lines and lines of code from a written tutorial. After an hour or so, you’re eyes simply become too weakened to continue reading. That’s why I’m such a huge fan of video tutorials. You can sit back and learn at your own pace. I’ve compiled a list of over thirty screencasts that are guaranteed to help you.

I continue to be amazed by how well Collis’s “Build a Sleek Portfolio Site From Scratch” tutorial continues to perform. It’s been months, yet it still posts strong numbers every week. Considering that fact, I decided to create a screencast that shows you exactly how to convert a PSD into perfect XHTML/CSS.

So your client emails you and says, “Can you put one of those flashy maps on my contact page so that users can actually see our building from a satellite’s view?”. You’ve used Google maps many times, but there is only one problem: you have no idea how to use the API. Well get out your spoon and dig in!

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