Tabbed Navigation Using CSS

This tutorial will teach you how to create low-bandwidth tab navigation on a web page using CSS. As an extra bonus you'll also learn how to switch tabs without loading the page more than once.



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Supreme Court ruling makes "obvious" patents harder to defend

A new ruling from the Supreme Court says that patents cannot be granted if they fail a test of obviousness. Although it may disappoint some companies with hefty patent portfolios, it's good news for a patent system in dire need of reform.



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Windows Vista: more than just a pretty face

The first time you see Windows Vista in action, it's readily apparent how much different it looks compared with Windows XP. But the differences are more than skin deep. Ars takes a look under the hood to explain.



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42 Design blogs and sites designers and webmasters need to know

A list of designing blogs and sites that all you designers and webmasters need to read. WOW!



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How many users does a web 2.0 site need to take off?

More than you might think. To generate $50 million in ad revenues, you need to serve about four billion pages a month.



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25 Killer Code Snippets Every Good Web Designer Should See

Round up 25 of the Best CSS, scripts, html and widgets that you can use on on your website or blog..



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The Web's Best Interface Design

"The amount of new web applications, features, and companies sprouting up is just astounding, and while some like to characterize "Web 2.0" design as involving lots of cliché diagonal lines and shadows it still takes a lot of skill to execute an attractive user interface." Author has list of Top 10 site designs and screenshots.



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HUGE Windows Vista Tweaking Guide!

"The guide is designed for novice and advanced users alike, containing 250 pages of objective descriptions, recommendations and tweaks for every aspect of Windows Vista. It is all laid out in plain English, and while it may take you a few days to work through, I promise you that at the end of it you will not only have a better system..."



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How To Make An Impression w/ Your Resume in 30 Seconds

A software engineering manager's ideas regarding resumes. "The terrifying reality regarding your resume is that for all the many hours you put into fine-tuning, you've got 30 seconds to make an impression on me. Maybe less."



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Dell open source computer costs $53 more than identical Vista machine

Dell's D42N Duo, a 1.06Ghz dual core laptop is selling for $53 more without an operating system than with Vista. Aside from a "resource CD" that comes with the open source version, there's no readily identifiable difference between the two.



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MS Tech Support Tell Customer to Use Activation Crack

"The Customer Service Manager told me that I could either borrow an XP Home disk from a friend (isn't that software piracy ??) or look online for one of the many Vista Activation cracks to bypass Vista Activation completely, and specifically mentioned "TimerLock" (um... hey, HE told me to do it !!). Well, I followed his instructions."



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Can Contactless Credit Cards Be Hacked? 5 Tips to Stay Secure

Millions of contactless credit cards have been issued over the past year, and banks aren't even required to tell cardholders that the new cards are RFID-enabled. Many of them have security weaknesses and leave cardholders vulnerable to identity theft. Here are five tips to protect both your contactless card and identity.



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How To: Add a Mesh Wire Antenna to Increase Router Signal Strength

This hack will give you a very noticeable improvement in signal strength. The wire amplifies the wireless signal doing the same job as expensive add-on antennas. Featured in Squenix Episode 3.

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