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Create Icon-Size Images. Export .ICO Format.

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Intended Audience:

O/S: Microsoft Windows™
Experience: No special experience required.
Software: Examples use freeware. Other software is indicated.

Note: Experience, though indicated above to describe a recommended audience, must not be misunderstood to imply an exclusive purpose for the resource. The classification is provided to express the author’s expectation regarding what the article has [...]

Choosing a DOCTYPE: XHTML vs. HTML

Aww, man! Not another lame blog entry… on the issue of HTML vs XHTML <!DOCTYPE>! Not only are there ten billion articles the same, it's a really annoying topic, isn’t it? Ha! Well, I must admit, this most recent time I’ve come across another myself, I decided to read it, and I did gain a [...]

I, Author:
Reflection on Responsibility in the Public Forum

…be mindful to maintain some balance of content to focus on a variety of sub-topics: consistent enough to fit under the umbrella description of the greater text, yet not to stray so far from the readers’ expectations as to be regarded as a collection of disjointed and gratuitous ramblings…
Hello. Welcome. I’d like to take this [...]

Superior .GIF Alpha Transparent Support :
Paint.NET Freeware

What??Who says that Graphic Design Artists, Web Designers, and Web Application Developers, must not use the PNG image format if it contains transparent, alpha channel elements?!?
The sad news is, the statement is true for anyone concerned about maintaining a consistent design appearance, cross browser. If a .png image appears in the page using the [...]

Technique:
Find the Perfect Font for Text as Image

“…so the text and colors can be tested against a more realistic representation of their possible use in the actual web site…”
If you’ve ever used a Word Processor, then chances are you have at least once labored with the potentially time-consuming, often tedious indecision which accompanies the selection of the Perfect Font for your text [...]

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