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Redesigned

It’s been a couple of months already since I made a custom theme for Tech Hive. I have been using my Spartan theme which sucks big time. I knew I’m really not good with creating something that can be used by everyone. Sad, I know :(

Anyway, for some time now, I wanted to stop using plain and clean backgrounds. So I came up with this after obsessing over pownce’s design for sometime. I loved what I did with the background that I hate to see it covered by a solid color so I used PNG! A transparent PNG over a transparent PNG, yes, yes it’s pownce!

I’m pretty sure I just crossed some serious accessibility rules (just look at the colors) but sometimes, I guess it’s OK to break some rules. And I haven’t done something like this before so… Sorry if the colors hurts your eyes, I’m still looking into it.

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  • The Great IE 6 Hack

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  • The Basics of Accessibility

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    What is Accessibility?
    Just look for its root word — access. It doesn’t only [...]

  • Why I Think the Semantic Web Won’t Succeed

    Not yet anyway.
    Earlier, it was said that Sir Tim Berners-Lee, only the inventor of the world wide web, mentioned that Google will be a goner for something that is called the semantic web. Sure, the ideals are nice, but sir, in all fairness, you can’t convert every developers and designers out there just because of [...]

  • First Impressions on WordPress 2.5 RC1

    Just in case you were reading the feeds coming in from your dashboard, Wordpress (WP) 2.5 RC1 was released last Tuesday (that’s last March 18). Just last night, because I have too much time in my hands, I downloaded WP 2.5 RC1 and gave it a spin in my local server and here’s what I [...]

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I am Mae Paulino a 22 years old Front-End Web Developer who is an accessibility, usability and standards enthusiast. I love learning something new and sharing what I know and that's why this blog came into fruition. Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay here.

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Recent Comments

  • MK: is it viewable in IE 6? or do we just scrap that browser...
  • Jeric Peña: Thanks for the tip! I’ll use this on my blog...
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