The greybox effect that we use for our images in the project that I was working on had a small flaw. Unfortunately, in IE6 (go figure), drop-down menus were showing through whenever a user had expanded the image on the screen. This was obviously not desirable. I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Geekery
Finally – Firebug and Tab Mix Plus for Firefox Beta
As many of you probably know by now… Firefox 3 is great. However, it is still in Beta. For those of us web developers, one of the woes of the beta was the loss of our beloved Firebug. This add-on makes designing and customizing web pages a snap. Chances are, that if you are an… Read more »
PHP and Regex – Replacing Repeating Characters with Single Characters in a String
[Update] – a comment left by TLP gives a much better solution to the problem that seems to be better in benchmarks as well. I’m changing the post to reflect the best and fastest method for the situation described. In a previous post, I described a situation where we needed to remove a repeating dot… Read more »
Professional Technologist
My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.
Appreciator of the outdoors. Enjoyer of good humans, cooking, aromatic coffee, and plants. Actor for many years. Very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. Likes to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo. Fan of PBS, Apple, and The NY Times. Constantly learning and loves to teach.
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