Weeks are just flying by. Time for the second edition of ForTheLose.org’s Saturday Snippet. This week’s snippet I must give credit to Chris Coyier over at CSS-Tricks.com for. I had read a blog post there a week or so ago and learned something new. Apparently, I had been doing something wrong in every single CSS file I was writing. I was actually kinda stunned. I mean, how did I not know this?
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Well, the guys over at WPWebHost.com are up to it again. First off, not only do they offer killer hosting plans for Wordpress blogs, they also just started a brand new competition available to everyone – Best Wordpress Design. You may remember a while back when I entered the WPWebhost Coolest Wordpress Blog competition (like I had a snowball’s chance in hell of winning). Well, ForTheLose.org actually became a semifinalist in that competition. I’m thinking I …

The CSS Parallax Effect is something that is rarely used in web design but is really cool when used properly. This CSS technique utilizes absolute positioning, percentage background positioning, and z-index to create a realistic 3d scrolling background. Before we get started, let me just warn you that this effect is likely to only be effective in every browser except for Internet Explorer 6 (and lower). Since we are relying heavily on transparent .png images and absolute …

Is it already Sunday again? Man, these weeks are just flying by. I’ve been keeping busy on this end, what with managing ForTheLose.org, working on the new Rock Solid theme, and a small side project of my own, I barely have time to squeeze in a game of Warrock (but I do). I’m really proud of myself for the recent success of this darn site here. Before version 5.0 was released, we were scraping by with …

Before I get started with this post, let me just introduce you to this new feature on ForTheLose.org. It’s called “Saturday Snippets” and they will be posted every (or every other) Saturday. They’ll be short and sweet posts, usually a quick tutorial on a nice and simple feature you can implement into your website designs. I figure this would be the best way to teach you guys about all these small code snippets I have stored away …

One problem about being a freelancer is that it’s not like a normal 9-to-5 job. You’re not always guaranteed a paycheck at the end of the week. You have to make it a point to keep busy and to track your clients and your invoices. Luckily, I’ve been able to keep myself consistently busy. Whether it be with a client’s design or one of my own projects, I’ve had about 1 week of *nothing* on my …