Mission

Target: The National Radio Astronomy Observatory enables forefront research into the Universe at radio wavelengths... promote astronomy to foster a more scientifically literate society.

Agent: Taylor Johnson

Codename: Q

Rank: Sr. Web Designer

CSS

  • Rounded Corners
    • Currently use (but low support):
      -moz-border-radius:20px;
      -khtml-border-radius:20px;
    • CSS3 will support:
      border-radius:20px;
    • Recommend:
      Four nested divs with anchored backgrounds
  • Drop Shadows
  • Opacity
  • CSS Sprites
  • Use the "float" property to place items side-by-side

JavaScript

  • Browser Detection
  • Follow Mouse (bug: can't drag items after "Stop Crosshairs")

RSS

Firefox Add-ons

  • Adblock Plus 0.7.5.3
  • Bookmark This Page Plus 0.2
  • DOM Inspector 1.8.1.7
  • Firebug 1.05
  • Unites States English Dictionary 2.0.0.6
  • Web Developer 1.1.4
  • Wizz RSS News Reader 2.1.9.7
  • YSlow 0.8.0

Training

  • Adobe Bridge has tutorials

Dreamweaver

  • Source format attribute="value" by going to File > Convert > HTML 4.01 Transitional

Photoshop

  • Create a seamless background for tiling: Filter > Other > Offset and then use the clone tool
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