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In this step-by-step tutorial, I’m going to show you exactly how to code an HTML email; be it an HTML Email Signature or HTML Email Newsletter. 1. Changing the background color <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#333333"> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table> 2. Setting a fixed width and background color for the content area <table [...]

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iPad was released a month ago, and is made available in Australia a few days ago, but already, I am seeing a lot of big name companies and brands trying to optimise thier websites for iPad. While I have yet to optimise a website for iPad, I have put together some notes about designing and [...]

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I needed a script that copies a text (in my case, coupon code) onto clipboard and then open the web address associated with the coupon in a new window for my Coupons for Webmasters page. For the clipboard copying, I’m using ZeroClipboard script written by Joseph Huckaby. ZeroClipboard is a free and open source library [...]

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Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to customise WordPress Login page for your website/blog. This tutorial will show you how to change the WordPress logo and link on the Login page without hacking the core code nor installing a plugin. 1. Copy and paste the following code into functions.php file of your current theme. [...]

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This is one of the most commonly used piece of code for jQuery. Often times, we need to check if a div/element exists in the page before processing a block of script (eg: replacing the content of the div). if ( $(“#message”).length ) { $(‘#message’).text(“Hello!”); }

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I’ve been using Dreamhost hosting for a few years now and yesterday, I received an email from Dreamhost regarding invitations for new users. Apparently, I’m one of the select few customers to be offered special “DreamHost Invitations”. The invitation codes are: 509040443692 578861737835 756474799478 777509516447 786655457415 You can sign up for dreamhost at https://signup.dreamhost.com/ and [...]

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