LINKS

Older Links

These are links to external websites that I collected a long time ago:

Great Art Links

For my first web course when I learnt how to write HTML, we had to come up with a complete website. Mine was a list of art sites I found on the internet. It got 90%! I then developed the site further and kept it going for a while. Many people found it useful, so I wish to preserve it here:

Highly Recommended

Biroco (Journal) - The best writing I've come across on the web.
Boxing Jewels - Simply superb writing.
CSS Play - The finest practical CSS demos I've ever seen.
Dive Into Mark - Back in action! Intelligent and passionate writing about computing.
Molly.com - The personal website of standards guru Molly E. Holzschlag. Great for insightful posts about life, not just web design.

Last updated: 6th March 2010

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Disclaimer

Some links on this website lead to information provided by external services not under my control, therefore I am not responsible for the content or accuracy of the linked information.

All code examples are not guaranteed 100% free from bugs and/or mistakes. Use them at your own risk. I do not take any blame should a problem occur relating to use of code on this site given as an example for your own use. Such code has been tested and found to work for me, but I cannot vouch for other computer systems (existing now, or in the future) which it may be used on, or changes you introduce yourself based on my code.

This website is © Christopher Hester, except where separate authors are named. No part of this website may be reproduced or re-used in any way without my prior permission, except content added from separate authors (who retain the copyright on their material), examples of code, and any other content I explicity state is free to copy and make use of.

What's New

iPad Spectrum Comparison Review · 11th August 2010
I've added a Search form to find old and new posts on the Archives page · 31st May 2010
I have rewritten large chunks of my Flat File Database Demo 5 to improve it. Firstly, you can now search using "AND" for two words that must be together on the same line. I've also taken out some of the repetitive code and put it into PHP functions. Plus I've redone the database to be more realistic. · 24th May 2010
Styling Forms Demo updated to show results from the latest Windows browsers · 5th May 2010

Recent Finds

Tasty colours in the design of the website for The Forbidden Corner:

· 13th July 2010
iD Staffing is the weirdest site I've seen for a while! (Uses Flash, so no iPad or iPhone.)

· 15th June 2010
12 Creative and Cool Uses for the CSS Border Property - "Christopher Hester is a man with fantastic CSS skill, incalculable patience, and presumably no girlfriend..." · 9th June 2010
Discover the "Cool" of CSS: 25 Advanced CSS Techniques - features my CSS Gradients Demo at the top! · 9th June 2010
Algunas curiosidades hechas con CSS (Some curiosities done with CSS) - features 3 of my demos! · 9th June 2010
Geekiest Houses: Would Your Spouse Leave You If You Did This to Your Residence? - features my CSS House! (Screenshot) · 9th June 2010
12 Excellent CSS3 Button and Menu Techniques · 9th June 2010
The Most Common HTML and CSS Mistakes to Avoid · 9th June 2010
Pure CSS 3D Coke Can - has to be seen to be believed · 9th June 2010

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