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bgcolor outputting wrong colour in ie and outlook
I created an email campaign using a table based layout. I used the bgcolor attribute but this didn't show the correct colour in outlook and ie.


Making HTML text read from right to left
I recently had to create a multilingual website, where a languages text had to read from right to left. The answer was to use the direction RTL.


Where to Find Free Fonts for CSS @font-face
Over the last few years I have used custom CSS fonts which gives more freedom when designing websites. Here are some websites which offer free fonts.


How to use CSS @font-face for all browsers
I have always thought that using custom fonts via @font-face was only a CSS3, but actually it works in internet explorer 6 as well.


CSS3 border-radius fix for IE6 upwards
This post is a little helper to get around the infamous CSS3 Internet Explorer issue (of which there are many) that covers the CSS3 border-radius.


Convert videos to ogv format with Apple Mac
The problem I had using a Mac was for a long time there wasn't any easy way to create ogv videos... until now. Update there is now a FREE open-source app.


IE6 should it no longer be supported?
Anybody who has to work with websites whether developer, designer, Windows or Mac dreads the statement 'It has to be Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) compatible!'


What does !important mean in CSS?
Just a nice little work around for ie6 and CSS integration and helps get around CSS validation. I have a button in png format but a gif for ie6.


HTML Special Characters and CSS content code
Here is a list of the more commonly used HTML Special Characters that are needed for content to be universally readable in all browsers. But there are many.


Nice websites for icons
If you are creating a website and are in need of some nice icons (rss, twitter etc) or even some inspiration. Then try these.


Spaces appearing between Div tags in IE6
You will have a template with a simple content, header, menu and footer div tags. In IE 6 you will be seeing some strange gaps between the div tags.


CSS the Basics
Thought I would put a few basics of CSS on the blog for beginners. Like CSS Positioning. and the like.