Monthly Archives: December 2008

Firefox Input Background Image

Posted on December 24, 2008 by vinhboy

Has anyone noticed this? When you put a background-image into an input field in Firefox Mac/Win, the input borders get distorted (it’s darker…) I don’t have a fix for it, actually, I am not even sure it’s broken. Also, the … Continue reading →

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From freelance to fulltime

Posted on December 18, 2008 by vinhboy

Today I joined the civilized world as the new UI Engineer for Netbooks.com. Although giving up afternoon naps is going to be hard, I am very grateful to be gainfully employed in the mist of this down spiraling economy. To … Continue reading →

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Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs

Posted on December 16, 2008 by vinhboy

Smashing Magazine has this awesome article on UI Designs: 10 Useful Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs. This has to be one of the most informative and well thought out web design article I have ever read. Although I … Continue reading →

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IE z-index anchor link bug

Posted on December 16, 2008 by vinhboy

I was working on a client’s website and I discovered this strange bug in Internet Explorer that I am unable to reproduce ( too lazy to go through all the effort ), but I swear, it’s the strangest bug I … Continue reading →

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Women turning things around

Posted on December 16, 2008 by vinhboy

When arguing with my girlfriend, I often get blasted with “Why are you turning things around on me? This is not about me, it’s about you.” I always thought this was a very strange defense, but I just recently noticed … Continue reading →

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stop calling me

Posted on December 2, 2008 by vinhboy

Gadgetopia has a great article about why emails are better than telephones. I can’t agree more. I am so annoyed when I get phone calls, and even more annoyed when I get voicemail. Email, or even text messages, is a … Continue reading →

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retouching models

Posted on December 2, 2008 by vinhboy

This image has been making the rounds on digg and reddit. It is a stunning example of how Photoshop can alter reality. But as one commenter pointed out, why do we need to use Photoshop? There are plenty of naturally … Continue reading →

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