Shaun Mccran

My digital playground

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Super small JQuery / JavaScript image mouseover script

I've been developing more and more rich content using JQuery / JavaScript and today I spent a little time researching and putting together an image mouseover script.

Sure, there are loads of them already, but I really wanted to see how compact and efficient I could get this simple bit of functionality.

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Creating a baseline HTML 5 document

Browser standards and cutting edge web design are not great bedfellows. I've heard the arguments from creative designers that you have to write specific browser CSS styles to accommodate the multitude of browsers and their own unique way of rendering CSS.

I disagree. I firmly believe that with a good understanding of the structure of CSS elements and how they interact with each other you can develop a completely cross-browser non JavaScript baseline template. This article explains how I have approached creating a HTML 5 layout file, that works across legacy browsers just as well as the more modern interpreters.

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What's with all the kittens? -Discovering the Easter Eggs in www.wdyl.com

Google recently released 'What do you love' .com. It is a site that pulls together a whole raft of services and themes their content based on your search criteria. It performs a book search, video search and a whole load more, you can give it a try here: www.wdyl.com

In typical Google fashion they have not left the site in a merely 'working' state, they have added a whole load of Easter Eggs (hidden features). This article explores some of them and how they work.

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Three simple team-working rules

There are three relatively simple team working rules that I stick to within the office, and if you are in a team with me I expect you to adhere to them too.

These aren't just rules I just get team members to use, I do them myself as well, and I believe they make a massive difference to a team's ability to work well together as a cohesive unit.

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