Today, I got the following error: This request has been blocked because sensitive information could be disclosed to third party web sites when this is used in a GET request. To allow GET requests, set JsonRequestBehavior to AllowGet. When I looked...

I learned today that Internet Explorer has an API for detecting whether the user has set your website as his or her homepage. More details are available here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ms531418%28v=vs.85%29.aspx http://samples.msdn...

Suppose we set the height of the body of a page to be 100%. Then what happens is that the body's height takes up 100% of the viewable area. If the content is taller than 100% of the screen (i.e., a scrollbar is needed), then body tag will not extend to...

When you have two columns on a page, there is a pretty simple (though non-obvious) way to make the second column fill up the remaining width of the parent. First, you must float the first column to the left and set its width. Then, instead of floating...

A common problem that web developers have is trying to make an element span 100% of its parent container's height. Most solutions to this problem involve JavaScript that is bound to resize events, load events, etc. I am writing this blog post to tell...

Compressing images can save a lot of valuable bandwidth. One tool I really like for compressing images is PNGGauntlet . Give it a try!

As you may have noticed, Internet Explorer's Developer Tools window (press F12 to get there) cannot be opened for modal windows. Here's a quick workaround: Open Internet Explorer Click the "Tools" gear (Alt+X) Select "Internet options" ...