Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
Spam, Spammers, and Unsolicited and Unwanted Email
Recent polls show that about 85% of all email users believe spam should be banned. Efforts by the United States government and other countries to put a halt to spam email have been weak and ineffective, putting the responsibility in the hands of the user and not the spammer. Until spammers can be adequately caught […]
Popups, Spammers, Spyware, Gator, GAIN, and Adware
Determined to fight back against those who abuse the benefits of the Internet and the Web? As nature photographers and writers living in a computer world, we are constantly fighting the battles of online trash and litter. We have some techniques to help you fight off the popups, spammers, spyware, Gator, GAIN, viruses, trojans, worms, […]
Viruses, Trojans, Worms, and Other Email Miseries
In 2003, experts are saying that the ratio of virus-infected messages to other e-mail traffic increased by nearly 85 percent. If this doesn’t scare you into purchasing an anti-virus software program and keeping your operating system up-to-date, I don’t know what will. If you haven’t protected your computer against the people with too much time […]
Website Tools and Software
Screen Resolution FYI – To change the Screen Resolution on a Windows operating system, RIGHT CLICK anywhere on your desktop away from icons and select from the menu PROPERTIES. Then choose SETTINGS and play around with your monitor resolution to be the highest quality while still being readable. Your screen will jump around and maybe […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments with CSS Designs
99 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD DO WITH CSS * *And How To Do Them Well! We decided to offer up some of our own experiments for you to learn more about CSS and for us to have a little fun, too. The following designs were completely created without tables, using only Cascading Style […]
CSS Unleashed – Variations on a Theme
We’ve been looking at a variety of CSS experimental examples, and now I’d like to take you through a design journey. These ideas come from magazines and advertising material, but they also come from a simple idea that is then played with to create different effects. Play with these effects and you have variations on […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments with Quotations, Pull-quotes and Blockquotes
CSS containers and boxes can be used to create a wide range of blockquotes, pull-quotes and quotes in general, highlighting a bit of content to attract attention. These can also be used as boxes to highlight tips, advice, or sidebar information with the help of a few bullets in a list. We want to push […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments Playing With CSS Blocks
CSS Experiments CSS Unleashed – Experiments with CSS Designs CSS Book Recommendations CSS Experiments Playing With CSS Blocks CSS Experiments with CSS Logo Designs CSS Experiments with Background Images and Backgrounds CSS Experiments with Lists, Menus, Tables of Content, and More CSS Experiments – Web Fonts and Embedded Fonts CSS Unleashed – Experiments with Quotations, […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments with CSS Logo Designs
CSS Experiments CSS Unleashed – Experiments with CSS Designs CSS Book Recommendations CSS Experiments Playing With CSS Blocks CSS Experiments with CSS Logo Designs CSS Experiments with Background Images and Backgrounds CSS Experiments with Lists, Menus, Tables of Content, and More CSS Experiments – Web Fonts and Embedded Fonts CSS Unleashed – Experiments with Quotations, […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments Showcasing Your Photography
As nature and travel photographers, we are always looking for interesting ways to showcase and display our photographs and images, whether on their own in a photo gallery display online or within our articles. These are some examples of the CSS experiments with CSS design that we’ve been working on to showcase and display our […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments with Background Images and Backgrounds
The background element in CSS offers a wide range of possibilities including embedded background images, content over backgrounds, and backgrounds as art. As you play with your CSS experiments with backgrounds and background images, it’s important to understand how they work, where they work, and how to control their appearance. Let’s start with a few […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments with Lists, Menus, Tables of Content, and More
There are many ways of arranging content. Articles often feature tip boxes, pull-quotes, blockquotes, lists, tables of contents, and menu items helping people get the information they need within and without of the scope of the article. These can also include step-by-step instructions pulled from the article to help take people through the process. We […]
CSS Tips and Tricks – CSS Links and Rollovers
There are a lot of things you can do with links, including creating link menus with different types of “hovers” or rollover effects. We take you step-by-step through a variety of link techniques and CSS experiments to expand the possibilities by changing background and hover styles. Then we explore even more advanced techniques of using […]
CSS Unleashed – Experiments Putting It All Together
NOTE: This article was originally written in 2003 and includes links to articles going back to the early days of HTML and CSS web development. While we’ve done our best to keep some of the information updated, these documents also serve as historical references on the history of web design and web development. Please check […]