Lacquer Head

Originally posted on the Steel Dolphin Forum a long long time ago.

Many of you know how to use Server Side Includes, and PHP/ASP. I am going to go over a few uses of these that make your life easier. You do not need to already know how to use these though.

The first rule to making your life easier as a web designer is changing as few files as possible when you need to make a change. That is why we use a separate CSS and JavaScript file, right? This all can be applied along with one of the philosophies behind XML, keep style separate from content.

This is very easy to do with Server Side Includes. How? Here’s the steps. (Your web server must support Server Side Includes)

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The structure of your HTML is just as important as the visual structure. Properly implementing HTML structure will also make it easier to manage visual structure. Implementing HTML structure is easy to do whether you are hand coding or using WYSIWYG. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t have a lot to post about right now, my brains a bit fizzled from programming all day, so perhaps I’ll start by reposting some old stuff I’ve posted to other sites. In the meantime you can take a look at bald me. Read the rest of this entry »

Playground for Molly

I’ve never come here before,
Alone without the pomp and circumstance.
I thought there was no need for solitude,
but I should have made the chance.

From here it looks like so much fun,
children spinning in laughter and song.
Their mute and icy eyes tell a story ,
of a cold winter that lasts too long.

A pile of weathered and sopping toys,
amid thorns and flowers wilting away.
This small and crowded playground,
Is not a fun place to play.

If I could just take your tiny hand again,
We’d go off to play and laugh and run.
You might tumble but I’d kiss it better,
And the tears would always turn back to fun.