http://www.mattsaul.com/blog web development in sentence fragments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:22:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Trying to get Pop Menu Magic 1.06 drop down to work with IE6 and IE8.   Don't know if this code will help.  I was having trouble getting multi word headings to stay on one line so I used the <nobr> tag within the multiline items (ie. <li><nobr>Menu Heading</nobr></li>).  Here is ... http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=48 In these tough economic times it would be wise to hang on to computers as long as you possibly can.  Unfortunately the CMOS battery (which keeps your system's clock running) can go bad and it's something that can be a pain to replace.  Back in the days before computers being ... http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=42 Just did a little more work on notation flashcards.  I'm just learning ActionScript. http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=36 Here is a MySQL (with PHP) query to search a city in a particular state that orders things so the most populous cities show up first. [sourcecode language='sql'] // // select count(zip_code) as C_Star, city, state_prefix, zip_code from zip_code where UPPER(city) LIKE ".security_quotes(strtoupper("%".$_GET['q']."%"))." and state_prefix = ".security_quotes(strtoupper($_GET['state']))." GROUP BY city ORDER BY C_Star ... http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=23 You may notice that the crop tool in Fireworks (at least MX 2004) doesn't allow you to select a perfect square area (by holding shift down while drawing the square.  A way to get around this is use the Square Select tool (the dotted square) and hold shift down to ... http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=21 Learning regular expressions can be a daunting task but the resources below can help: Regular Expression Introduction and Tutorial - A good starting point The Regex Coach - A Windows application that lets you test and debug your regular expressions in realtime Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet - A good printable resource to complement ... http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=19 If you run Windows XP and have upgraded to Internet Explorer 7, there is a handy tool called MultipleIE which allows you to run Internet Explorer 6 and older versions side by side with your current version.  A great companion for all that nasty CSS debugging. http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=10 ...and I begin my adventure of serious professional blogging. I tried this once before but didn't build up enough of an audience to continue. Hopefully this time I will create more compelling content. The title of this blog isn't that great but I couldn't find anything better. Basically ... http://www.mattsaul.com/blog/?p=5