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I really like these two examples of designing web UI elements that blend right into the browser’s chrome.
First we’ve got Google’s Firefox start page, which has probably been my default page for the last n years or so. The simplicity of this trick is great, basically just color matching with a little gradient, but it [...]

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I’m not sure why, I just sort of seem to have this knack for fixing computers when stuff goes wrong. To the person I’m helping it always seems like magic, but not really having a penchant for wearing robes, I try to assure people it’s just experience that’s built up for the last 12 years [...]

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I had an interesting experience this weekend. It served to remind me that even generally smart people can be complete idiots sometimes. And I’m talking about me and my family here, not the normal idiots I’m usually ranting about. So, KL and I go up to visit my sister and her husband, LC & DC [...]

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Don’t use an UPDATE or DELETE statement on a live, critical database from a query browser. Inevitably, you will forget to highlight the WHERE clause. The more time passes that you haven’t screwed this up, the more likely and damaging it will be when you do.
Don’t use email addresses in test data that resolve to [...]

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