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April 2009

what does the % operator do

It divides two numbers and returns the remainder.

headspace boag

You’re probably looking for http://www.headscape.co.uk/.

Frequently googled questions

An introduction to a new series of posts which I will be running relatively frequently answering some of the more obscure google search terms which cause people to land on slightlymore. The posts won’t appear in the normal blog section, they’ll just appear in the fgq section.

Flash z-index

Try searching for ‘flash wmode’ instead.

Progressive Enhancement: What It Is, And How To Use It?

Progressive enhancement. Another of those web buzz words. One that I’m guilty of using. But what does it actually mean? More importantly, how do you do it? What is it for? Why should you use it? Is it difficult? All very good questions, all answered in this new post on Smashing Magazine.

[jQuery] SlideDown Animation Jump Revisited

Have you ever used jQuery animations to make your site beautiful, only to notice that the sexy animation ends with a massive jump? This post on jquery for designers explains the problem, what causes it and how to fix it. Simply reading this article might help to keep just a few more strands hair on your head.

The art of CSS positioning

As any new web developer (or a developer dabbling with CSS for the first time) will know, positioning elements with CSS can really make your head hurt. Should it be relative, absolute, fixed? And where are the coordinated relative to? This post by Rob MacKay explains each positioning method in detail, and definitely worth reading. Even if you’re a CSS guru, I reckon that you’ll pick up or remember something that you’d forgotten about or didn’t know.

Feedburner Subscriber Count Problems

A few months ago when the switch was made from the Feedburner to Google servers and algorithms, many sites noticed that their subscriber count was lower, or worse, zero. It’s happened again. Even me, on this small time developer blog, have noticed a drop in numbers of around 30%. Jeff Star of Perishable press has posted a great write up on the recent subscriber drops, well worth a read.

CSS Naked Day

What a bloomin’ marvellous idea. On CSS naked day (9th April this year), you might notice a lot of websites loose thier styling. It’s the brain child of Dustin Diaz, and it’s aim is to help us all to write more semantic (X)HTML. By considering the design with no CSS, it forces us to write better and better structured markup. Will you be joining in this year?

RefreshYourCache.com

Isn’t it annoying when you make an update to a site, but your client is absolutely convinced that you haven’t done anything because their browser simply refuses to reload that image/javascript/css file? Then of course there’s the trying to get them to tell you which browser they’re using so that you can advise them on how to clear the cache. RefreshYourCache.com will save you a lot of frustration and ripping your hair out. It even detects the browser and shows an easy to follow step-by-step guide. Now THAT’S what I’m talking about.

Me on the intertubes

It wouldn't be right to have a web site, be a nerd, and not take this opportunity for a bit of shameless pluggery.

If you like all these weird and magic internet page things, you should try Coaster Nerd, Oxford Bloggers or, if you'd really like some unexplainable sourcery, is it the weekend yet.

Also you should follow me on Twitter ;)

Where to find me

I can be found fairly regularly at Oxford Geek Nights, OxTuttle and other general nerding out activities in and around Oxford.

I am also often found in my natural habitat which is anywhere that you can find an adreneline machine. I frequent English theme parks more often than is healthy, and take trips abroad to sample foreign rides.

From the aviary

Was having a decidedly crap day of development. Just got much better. It's nice when things go your way. #win 1 day ago

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Comedy disclaimer

These posts were written at the time of writing and may not still be accurate or reflect my opinions any more. In fact, they may not even be correct or representative at the time of writing. You see, when I write, I just write. I don't do that thing which they always told you to do at school and plan what you want to write first. Because of this, there will almost certainly be a load of typos, grammar errors and incorrect facts and references. If this makes you feel queasy, I apologise that you had to get to the bottom of the page to read this, and hope that some day, you'll learn to forgive me.

What's this site?

Slightlymore started off all too formally for my liking. In the depths of the archives, you'll find tutorials. However if you read the more recent posts, you'll find them a lot more playful and about fun and interesting stuff.

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