It's well known that IE has a problem with overflow:hidden and will
often decide to just ignore it and show you the entire content that
should have been cropped by the outer div. Came across this today while
trying to crop an image that was moveable underneath a frame. The image
was position:relative so it could be moved around.
The fix was simple: add another position:relative to the containing div.
Now IE works.
Stackoverflow is a terrific source of information but can also be infuriating.
Building a Xamarin Forms application to control my home automation system
A slightly radical idea to eliminate passwords from many of the websites you use just occasionally
A novel approach to adding history to variables in a programming language
Some observations from a meetup in Seattle on graph databases and Neo4j
At the risk of looking seriously old, here's something found on a paper tape
State machines are useful in many contexts but especially for home automation
What is "quality" in terms of a released software product or website?
Here's how I made a bootable USB memory stick for Windows 7
A tip on using LINQ's Select expression with an index
A rant about developers using the same message for different errors
Fixing this error was fairly simple
Expanding URLs would help users decide whether or not to click a link
Just a link to a site I found useful
A novel UI for menus that combines a breadcrumb and a menu in one visual metaphor
Some benchmark performance for Amazon vs a dedicated server
You cannot tack too often when sailing or you get nowhere. Agile is a bit like that.
When your anti-virus software starts stealing your personal data, it's time to remove it!
How to solve a problem encountered with custom validation in ASP.NET
Using space-filling curves to optimize caching
