Jess Eldredge
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  • Border-radius: 50% vs 100%

    7 September 2014

    Lately, I’ve been trying to reexamine some of the CSS rules I’ve taken for granted in my career. I’ve written a lot of code without really understanding the reason why; I’ve simply accepted certain ways of doing things as common practice.

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  • Submitting My First Talk Proposal

    17 April 2014

    I decided that in 2014, I’d push all excuses aside and give public speaking a shot. To my excitement (and if I’m being perfectly honest, a bit of apprehension too), my first talk proposal has been accepted to two conferences year! I wanted to share my experience crafting and submitting a proposal.

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  • Custom Playlist Art on Rdio

    17 February 2014

    A really nice feature of the music subscription service Rdio is the ability to create custom artwork for playlists. It's a fun opportunity for people to personalize their music sharing experience.

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  • Create Headings with Lines in CSS

    26 January 2014

    A popular web design pattern is to include horizontal lines on either side of a line of text, often in a heading. There are many different ways to accomplish this via CSS.

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  • Animated Gif Retrieval with Alfred

    22 January 2014

    An essential part of my daily workflow is quick and easy access to animated GIFs, so I can be ready with a timely and hilarious reaction to any communication with my colleagues. Alfred and Dropbox make this a breeze.

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