4 Ways to Create Awesome CSS-Only Accordions
Content accordions make a useful design pattern. You can use them for many different things: for menus, lists, images, article excerpts, text snippets, and even videos. Most accordions out there rely on JavaScript, mainly on jQuery, but since the use of advanced CSS3 techniques became widespread, we can also find nice examples that only use HTML and CSS, that make them accessible i...
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4 Ways to Create Awesome CSS-Only AccordionsContent accordions make a useful design pattern. You can use them for many different things: for menus, lists, images, article excerpts, text snippets, and even videos. Most accordions out there rely on JavaScript, mainly on jQuery, but since the use of advanced CSS3 techniques became widespread, we can also find nice examples that only use HTML and CSS, that make them accessible i...DesignNovember 1, 2015, 3:27:384 Ways to Create Awesome CSS-Only Accordionssource: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css-only-accordion/ | November 1, 2015, 3:27:38
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30 Web Design Portfolios That Impress Clients
The time of traditional print-based portfolios are gone. These days various technologies allows you to implement the craziest, most creative and outstanding of ideas on your design portfolio, online. From dabbling with bold color schemes and interactive effects, to utilizing unusual fonts or full-screen videos, many designers put a lot of thought and care into creating a portfolio ...
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30 Web Design Portfolios That Impress ClientsThe time of traditional print-based portfolios are gone. These days various technologies allows you to implement the craziest, most creative and outstanding of ideas on your design portfolio, online. From dabbling with bold color schemes and interactive effects, to utilizing unusual fonts or full-screen videos, many designers put a lot of thought and care into creating a portfolio ...DesignNovember 1, 2015, 3:26:4530 Web Design Portfolios That Impress Clientssource: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/beautiful-designer-portfolios/ | November 1, 2015, 3:26:45
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50 Sites That Pay You to Write or Blog
If you love to write and have always had a dream to see your work published, but don’t want to start or manage a blog to feature all your writings, why not write for a blog or publication and get paid for it?...
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50 Sites That Pay You to Write or BlogIf you love to write and have always had a dream to see your work published, but don’t want to start or manage a blog to feature all your writings, why not write for a blog or publication and get paid for it?...MarketingNovember 1, 2015, 3:26:450 Sites That Pay You to Write or Blogsource: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/sites-pay-writing-blogging/ | November 1, 2015, 3:26:4
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It’s Time for the GOP Candidates to Finally Debate Tech
THE TECH SECTOR is an ever-growing force in politics. No longer just a bunch of scrappy startups struggling for their place at the bargaining table, Silicon Valley’s top companies—Google, Facebook, Apple, and others—now spend millions of dollars a year lobbying for their industry’s interests....
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It’s Time for the GOP Candidates to Finally Debate TechTHE TECH SECTOR is an ever-growing force in politics. No longer just a bunch of scrappy startups struggling for their place at the bargaining table, Silicon Valley’s top companies—Google, Facebook, Apple, and others—now spend millions of dollars a year lobbying for their industry’s interests....TechnologyOctober 28, 2015, 20:48:11It’s Time for the GOP Candidates to Finally Debate Techsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/its-time-for-the-gop-candidates-to-finally-debate-tech/ | October 28, 2015, 20:48:11
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IBM Is About to Become the Best Weather Forecaster Ever
IBM confirmed today that it will acquire the digital assets of the Weather Company, the corporate parent of the Weather Channel and Weather.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the deal includes essentially all of the Weather Company’s assets other than the Weather Channel television station, including Weather.com, the Weather Channel mobile apps, the Weather Und...
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IBM Is About to Become the Best Weather Forecaster EverIBM confirmed today that it will acquire the digital assets of the Weather Company, the corporate parent of the Weather Channel and Weather.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the deal includes essentially all of the Weather Company’s assets other than the Weather Channel television station, including Weather.com, the Weather Channel mobile apps, the Weather Und...TechnologyOctober 28, 2015, 20:47:50IBM Is About to Become the Best Weather Forecaster Eversource: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/ibm-is-about-to-become-the-best-weather-forecaster-of-all-time/ | October 28, 2015, 20:47:50
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Samsung’s New Tablet Is Huge, But We’ve Seen Bigger
WAY BACK IN 2010, when the iPad first came out, there was a strain of criticism that now feels a bit ridiculous. (Besides the one about it being just a big iPod.) “The iPad is too heavy!” they cried. And too big! 9.7 inches is basically a billboard! How am I supposed to carry around a billboard!?...
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Samsung’s New Tablet Is Huge, But We’ve Seen BiggerWAY BACK IN 2010, when the iPad first came out, there was a strain of criticism that now feels a bit ridiculous. (Besides the one about it being just a big iPod.) “The iPad is too heavy!” they cried. And too big! 9.7 inches is basically a billboard! How am I supposed to carry around a billboard!?...HardwareOctober 28, 2015, 20:46:47Samsung’s New Tablet Is Huge, But We’ve Seen Biggersource: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/samsungs-new-tablet-is-huge-but-weve-seen-bigger/ | October 28, 2015, 20:46:47
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Everyone’s Trying to Kill the iPhone by Copying It
WHEN CATHERINE KIM, the lead designer for HTC’s new One A9, introduced a small group of journalists to her new creation, she began with a slide. It featured two headlines, both published a few days earlier after photos of the A9 leaked to the Internet, and both said almost the same thing in the same words: Wow, HTC’s phone looks a lot like the iPhone....
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Everyone’s Trying to Kill the iPhone by Copying ItWHEN CATHERINE KIM, the lead designer for HTC’s new One A9, introduced a small group of journalists to her new creation, she began with a slide. It featured two headlines, both published a few days earlier after photos of the A9 leaked to the Internet, and both said almost the same thing in the same words: Wow, HTC’s phone looks a lot like the iPhone....HardwareOctober 28, 2015, 20:45:35Everyone’s Trying to Kill the iPhone by Copying Itsource: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/everyones-trying-to-kill-the-iphone-by-copying-it/ | October 28, 2015, 20:45:35
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SXSW’s GamerGate Debacle Shows It’s Clueless on Diversity
ALTHOUGH SOUTH BY Southwest has long been one of digital culture’s foremost summits, recent events suggest it’s time to re-assess that. SXSW’s organizers have publicly foundered over some of the event’s programming on online harassment—undoubtedly one of the most important and complex topics facing digital culture today. And that they’ve messed this up so monumentally e...
Gaming
SXSW’s GamerGate Debacle Shows It’s Clueless on DiversityALTHOUGH SOUTH BY Southwest has long been one of digital culture’s foremost summits, recent events suggest it’s time to re-assess that. SXSW’s organizers have publicly foundered over some of the event’s programming on online harassment—undoubtedly one of the most important and complex topics facing digital culture today. And that they’ve messed this up so monumentally e...GamingOctober 28, 2015, 20:19:36SXSW’s GamerGate Debacle Shows It’s Clueless on Diversitysource: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/sxsw-diversity-gamergate/ | October 28, 2015, 20:19:36
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Wikipedia's Hostility to Women
She got into the habit of Googling her username, just in case. That’s how, earlier this year, a Wikipedia editor who goes by the username Lightbreather discovered that someone was posting images on a pornographic website and falsely claiming they were her. (The images were linked to her username; Lightbreather has been careful to make sure that no one on Wikipedia knows her real ...
Platforms
Wikipedia's Hostility to WomenShe got into the habit of Googling her username, just in case. That’s how, earlier this year, a Wikipedia editor who goes by the username Lightbreather discovered that someone was posting images on a pornographic website and falsely claiming they were her. (The images were linked to her username; Lightbreather has been careful to make sure that no one on Wikipedia knows her real ...PlatformsOctober 25, 2015, 4:8:4Wikipedia's Hostility to Womensource: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/how-wikipedia-is-hostile-to-women/411619/ | October 25, 2015, 4:8:4
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The Most Destructive Wave in Earth’s (Known) History
Rising from the Atlantic ocean, hundreds of miles off the coast of West Africa, there’s a volcano with a 73,000-year-old scar swiped across its face. This is the mark of an ancient catastrophe, etched into the rock when a huge chunk of the volcano’s eastern flank rushed all at once into the sea....
Science
The Most Destructive Wave in Earth’s (Known) HistoryRising from the Atlantic ocean, hundreds of miles off the coast of West Africa, there’s a volcano with a 73,000-year-old scar swiped across its face. This is the mark of an ancient catastrophe, etched into the rock when a huge chunk of the volcano’s eastern flank rushed all at once into the sea....ScienceOctober 25, 2015, 4:7:40The Most Destructive Wave in Earth’s (Known) Historysource: http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/traces-of-an-ancient-mega-tsunami/411970/ | October 25, 2015, 4:7:40
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72 Hours With Facebook Instant Articles
On Tuesday, Facebook debuted its long-awaited Instant Articles feature to all users of its iPhone app. Now, when someone taps a story in their News Feed from a select group of publications—including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, and The Atlantic—they access a version stored directly on Facebook’s servers, not on the publication’s own. The company has st...
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72 Hours With Facebook Instant ArticlesOn Tuesday, Facebook debuted its long-awaited Instant Articles feature to all users of its iPhone app. Now, when someone taps a story in their News Feed from a select group of publications—including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, and The Atlantic—they access a version stored directly on Facebook’s servers, not on the publication’s own. The company has st...PlatformsOctober 25, 2015, 4:7:1872 Hours With Facebook Instant Articlessource: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/72-hours-with-facebook-instant-articles/412171/ | October 25, 2015, 4:7:18
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The history of Microsoft's Surface
Microsoft started working on the hybrid devices that now make up the Surface family back in 2009. The group has made some missteps along the way, but the lineup of new Windows 10 devices is genuinely impressive. Here's how the brand has evolved....
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The history of Microsoft's SurfaceMicrosoft started working on the hybrid devices that now make up the Surface family back in 2009. The group has made some missteps along the way, but the lineup of new Windows 10 devices is genuinely impressive. Here's how the brand has evolved....HardwareOctober 25, 2015, 4:5:24The history of Microsoft's Surfacesource: http://www.zdnet.com/pictures/the-history-of-microsofts-surface/ | October 25, 2015, 4:5:24
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Game of drones: How airborne delivery tests are starting to take off
With Amazon cleared to test drone deliveries, and DHL in Germany and Swiss Post also running trials, Finland is the latest country to conduct a pilotless airborne mail pilot....
Technology
Game of drones: How airborne delivery tests are starting to take offWith Amazon cleared to test drone deliveries, and DHL in Germany and Swiss Post also running trials, Finland is the latest country to conduct a pilotless airborne mail pilot....TechnologyOctober 25, 2015, 4:4:57Game of drones: How airborne delivery tests are starting to take offsource: http://www.zdnet.com/article/game-of-drones-how-airborne-delivery-tests-are-starting-to-take-off/ | October 25, 2015, 4:4:57
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Five ways to get your IT project signed off
"IT people love nothing more than a good project to add excitement to their life and enhance their career," says David Allison, head of business systems at Aggregate Industries. That passion, however, can lead to challenges for the business - and IT leaders can sometimes be willing supporters of project requests, even when the business case is ill-defined and the re...
Design
Five ways to get your IT project signed off"IT people love nothing more than a good project to add excitement to their life and enhance their career," says David Allison, head of business systems at Aggregate Industries. That passion, however, can lead to challenges for the business - and IT leaders can sometimes be willing supporters of project requests, even when the business case is ill-defined and the re...DesignOctober 25, 2015, 4:4:31Five ways to get your IT project signed offsource: http://www.zdnet.com/article/five-ways-to-help-get-your-it-project-signed-off/ | October 25, 2015, 4:4:31
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The CISO, the CIO, the CEO, or you: Who is really responsible for cybersecurity?
The security threat continues to grow and IT leaders struggle to deal with an ever-increasing danger. Yet the cyber threat, however significant, only forms one element of corporate security. So who should be responsible for security and how can businesses adopt a more proactive stance to the threats they face? Five IT experts give their views....
Security
The CISO, the CIO, the CEO, or you: Who is really responsible for cybersecurity?The security threat continues to grow and IT leaders struggle to deal with an ever-increasing danger. Yet the cyber threat, however significant, only forms one element of corporate security. So who should be responsible for security and how can businesses adopt a more proactive stance to the threats they face? Five IT experts give their views....SecurityOctober 25, 2015, 4:3:54The CISO, the CIO, the CEO, or you: Who is really responsible for cybersecurity?source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/who-is-really-responsible-for-cybersecuritythe-ciso-the-cio-the-ceo-or-you-who-is-really-responsible/ | October 25, 2015, 4:3:54
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BlackBerry Priv pre-orders officially begin: $699 in U.S.
The perceived premium price may be worth it for those that prefer Android thanks to the hardware keyboard and BlackBerry's rich security-minded heritage....
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BlackBerry Priv pre-orders officially begin: $699 in U.S.The perceived premium price may be worth it for those that prefer Android thanks to the hardware keyboard and BlackBerry's rich security-minded heritage....BlackberryOctober 25, 2015, 4:3:31BlackBerry Priv pre-orders officially begin: $699 in U.S.source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/blackberry-priv-pre-orders-officially-begin-699-in-u-s/ | October 25, 2015, 4:3:31
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