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10 ways to reference Excel workbooks and sheets using VBA

August 25, 2009 9:08am PDT

Excel offers myriad options for referring to workbooks and sheets in your VBA code. See which methods make sense in which situations.

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JavaScript interview questions and answers

December 14, 2012 1:07pm PST

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample JavaScript proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.

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Preloading and the JavaScript Image() object

May 27, 2004 7:05am PDT

Lots of high-res images can really spruce up a Web site. But they can also slow it down-- images are files, files use bandwidth, and bandwidth is directly related to wait times. It's time you get...

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10 easy steps to customizing an Outlook 2010 form

August 3, 2011 11:41am PDT

Outlook forms can streamline your email chores -- especially when they're designed with your needs in mind. This walk-through shows how easy it is to set up your own custom forms.

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10 skills for developers to focus on in 2013

December 16, 2012 6:21am PST

Development trends that began to emerge in 2012 are picking up steam. Here's a look at the must-know technologies for the year ahead.

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Get IT Done: Change the product key on Windows XP

May 14, 2003 7:00am PDT

Change the Windows XP product key by editing the registry or using a Microsoft WMI script

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Streamline CSS development with LESS

May 16, 2013 9:07am PDT

LESS is a dynamic stylesheet language that extends standard CSS. The result is leaner code that is easier to maintain.

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Two PowerShell scripts for retrieving user info from Active Directory

May 19, 2010 12:00am PDT

Obtaining user object information via Active Directory Users And Computers is fine for the one-time use, but it falls short for batch tasks. These two scripts make it easy to pull user information...

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jQuery: How to get objects by ID, Class, Tag, and Attribute

April 3, 2012 1:24pm PDT

Ryan Boudreaux continues his tutorial on getting acquainted with jQuery by showing you how to get objects by ID and Class selectors and by Tag and Attribute.

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Try the lightweight CSS Slideshow System for your next presentation

April 23, 2013 11:43am PDT

The CSS Slideshow System, or CSSS, is a simple, lightweight presentation program featuring keyboard navigation. Take a look under the hood and learn how you can use it.

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10 fundamental concepts for PowerShell scripting

January 21, 2011 7:16am PST

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks -- but to use it effectively, you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in PowerShell basics to get you started.

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Convert the local time to another time zone with this JavaScript

January 3, 2006 7:32pm PST

To display the time of day of a different time zone from the local time zone on a Web page it is necessary to perform various temporal calculations and convert local time to destination time.

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Creating common web design icons with CSS: The NavIcon

April 24, 2013 12:44pm PDT

The NavIcon, an instantly recognizable menu icon in web design, is one of many. You can create this one and others with pure CSS.

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Expand your utility belt with Underscore.js

April 24, 2013 11:07am PDT

The JavaScript library Underscore.js streamlines tasks and allows you to do more with fewer lines of code. Get a sense of what you can do with some of its 60+ functions.

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Put vector graphics in your Web pages with Pygal

April 25, 2013 11:45am PDT

Pygal is an open source program that allows you to create vector graphics for your website. Here is how to install it.

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Customize horizontal rules to add some flair

July 5, 2012 11:11am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux shares some styling tips that will help rescue your boring horizontal rules.

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CSS interview questions and answers

January 10, 2013 12:12pm PST

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample CSS proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.

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Five tips for handling errors in VBA

October 9, 2010 8:15am PDT

Effective error handling can mean the difference between a seamless, user-friendly experience and a problem-plagued application. These best practices will help ensure your apps run as intended,...

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Improve web page load time with yepnope.js

May 10, 2013 11:03am PDT

The yepnope.js library offers a simple approach to asynchronously and conditionally loading web page resources. Here's a basic usage guide for yepnope.js.

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CSS3 filter effects: Grayscale, invert, sepia, and more

October 25, 2012 9:00am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates some applications of various CSS3 filter effects, including grayscale, sepia, saturation, and combined effects.

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