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Using HTML 5 to create magic!

Brian Treese — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:38:00 GMT

As many of you know by now the band Arcade Fire has released their new album "The Suburbs." After seeing them on Saturday Night Live last weekend I thought I'd go check out their website and when I did I found one of the most creative uses...(read more)

It's true, you can use CSS3 Today!!!

Brian Treese — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:21:00 GMT

Even though the CSS3 specification is no where near complete this does not mean that we can't begin to take advantage of some of its features right here and now. There are some really nice properties available to us Web Designers in the new CSS3 spec...(read more)

Organize and Structure That Darn CSS!

Brian Treese — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:18:00 GMT

As Web designers we tend to believe that we work best in a chaotic format. We speed through the design process placing objects where we think they need to be placed and then rapidly modify and tweak their appearance until we are pleased with the outcome...(read more)

Microsoft .NET Framework Unhandled Exception

Brian Treese — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:15:00 GMT

A couple of months ago I started getting a Microsoft .NET Framework Unhandled Exception error every time that I would boot my laptop. I looked at the details and then began copying bits and pieces of the error message and performing google searches on...(read more)

Spam! Spam! Spam! Lovely Spam! Lovely Spam!

Brian Treese — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:01:00 GMT

In this case I'd have to strongly disagree with the lyrics from Monty Python's 1972 "Spam Song". Spam is in no way lovely. I launched this site on Telligent's Community Server 2008.5 Express Edition only a mere 1 1/2 months ago....(read more)

Flash... Who Needs It Now That We Have jQuery?

Brian Treese — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:14:00 GMT

More and more as I develop, design and attempt to build rich user interfaces I feel the need for Adobe Flash slip further and further away. And as I continue to learn more about jQuery I find that it is possible to accomplish nearly anything that I once...(read more)

Graffiti = Content Made Open Source?

Brian Treese — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Telligent , the company that brought us Community Server (now known as Telligent Community) have also been offering an Asp.NET content management system named Graffiti CMS since 2007. In this case the "CMS" does not stand for "content management...(read more)

CSS Simplified... I'm your Huckleberry

Brian Treese — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:10:00 GMT

So, as I mentioned in a previous blog post I am taking a class on jQuery started by my boss, Justin Couto of Couto Solutions . Well, it just so happens that he wants me to take the reins in the first meeting since jQuery relies on bits and pieces of css...(read more)

Uncle Bacon Lives!!!

Brian Treese — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:39:00 GMT

It's been quite some time since it was conjured up, but after many solid hours spent designing, planning, coding, testing, re-designing, re-planning, re-testing, re-re-testing, re-re-re-testing and a little help from Couto Solution's Telligent...(read more)

A Class with Couto

Brian Treese — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:54:00 GMT

Yep, it's that time, time for another "Class with Couto." This go around the topic is jQuery and I'm pumped. I've been very interested in jQuery for some time now and I lunged at the opportunity to to dive into the inner workings...(read more)