Steven Vachon

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Inside-Only CSS Table border-spacing

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When working with a <table> or display:table layout, getting some nice space between each cell can be a real pain. Resorting to hacks like padding or a transparent border sometimes work, but not if you need a visible border or box-shadow. Read more

Decluttered Elevating Desk

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Apparently, I have a computer job.

Sitting at the desk all day takes its toll on your shoulders and eventually your health, so I decided to purchase an elevating, or “height-adjustable” desk. Exercise aside, I am now healthier, always comfortable and get more work done in less time as I require fewer body breaks.

There was a downside to this, however: the cables! Read more

Folder Names with a Colon in Mac OS X

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When it comes to organizing a folder collection of any sort, the folder’s name plays a key role in finding your data in the future. One thing that’s always bothered me about folders with Windows and Mac was that they restricted me from using the colon character. Call me anal, but when you’re dealing with subtitle within subtitle, dashes take slightly longer to read. Read more

_global Across Remote ActionScript Timelines

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Like many Flash developers, I like writing classes and optimizing bandwidth with remote libraries. ActionScript 1 uses prototypes to extend methods to a function object, and to be able to access that class globally, one would use _global. Unfortunately, global do not work as well as they’re explained to. This bug is resident in all minor versions of Flash Player 6, and still exists in Flash Player 7. Read more