I came across another article on CSS Sprites today and it got me thinking of a better way to generate CSS sprites. CSS sprites to me have always been difficult and un-yielding. As a developer I love flexibility; and bundling all of my images into one, then mapping pixel boxes to different CSS backgrounds doesn’t sound flexible at all. I can see it being very useful after I’ve had the site up for a while,…
"CSS Sprite Generator and Rmagick"Author: Hashim
Version control is one of the most important tools for developers and programmers to track changes in their code and collaborate with others. In this post I will explain briefly two of the most used version control systems on the computer and the cloud. Git & GitHub. Understanding Version Control Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.-…
"Version Control: Understanding Git & GitHub"
Many of us – those who graduated and got a job – started losing the enthusiasm and energy we once had in college. Looking back at the days where we dreamed of the graduation day to be FREE and do what we want, suddenly we found ourselves stuck in a 9 to 5 job, spending hours in traffic, going home doing nothing or at best sitting in cafes smoking Shisha and playing cards. I can’t…
"Finding Time for Side Projects: How to Get The Enthusiasm Back"
So What is Microsoft’s Yammer all about and is it any good? Here today I would like to help define how yammer works by my experiences with it. My first encounter with Yammer was when our FlatLabs mentor told us to create an account on it to have our own private discussions area, I followed her advice and created an account for Elam team and started inviting them. We never used it again after. I didn’t…
"Is Yammer Any Good? – Why I Don’t Use It."
Is your business a chaotic amusement ride? Being your own boss has so many incredible advantages but it also has some true pain in the neck aspects as well. If you’re like me I can take a guess that one of the biggest reasons you started your own business was to have the freedom to do what you needed when you need it. I’m also guessing that as sure as hell you didn’t plan for…
"Your office isn’t a Tilt-a-Whirl! – Managing Chaos in Your Business Workplace"