CSS object-fit is background-size - cover; for video!

CSS object-fit is background-size - cover; for video!

Have you ever wished you could use background-size:cover; on regular elements? Well, it turns out you can with a CSS property called...

Command Line Power User

Command Line Power User

Today I'm excited to announce my latest project - CommandLinePowerUser.com. It's a free 11 video series for web developers on learning a...

Speed Learning β€” How I consume and comprehend media at 2x

Speed Learning β€” How I consume and comprehend media at 2x

I was joking with some friends the other day that I rarely read books. While this is technically true, I do consume a ton of audiobooks,...

Sublime Text Clipboard Copy/Paste History

Sublime Text Clipboard Copy/Paste History

This is a little known secret of Sublime Text - the ability to have multiple items in your clipboard history and access them with the...

Easy JavaScript text-to-speech with google translate

Easy JavaScript text-to-speech with google translate

Hey everyone - a little trick here today with the HTML5 audio element and the Google translate API.

cobalt2 -  a theme for Sublime Text

cobalt2 - a theme for Sublime Text

Update: November 2014 - these theme has received a major UI upgrade for new Sublime Features and editor tweaks.

Sublime Text Power User Book – now available!

Sublime Text Power User Book – now available!

After over a year of writing, I've launched my book and video series on Sublime Text!

Live edit Sass with Takana and instantly view changes (really)

Live edit Sass with Takana and instantly view changes (really)

A few days ago there was a buzz about a new Sublime Text package called Takana which claimed to do live editing of Sass. As someone who...

Let’s talk about phone numbers on mobile sites

Let’s talk about phone numbers on mobile sites

We need to have a talk about phone numbers on our mobile sites. This is such a small change, but when left out, it causes a major...

use Γ— HTML entity for close buttons rather than the letter X for a perfectly angled Γ—

use Γ— HTML entity for close buttons rather than the letter X for a perfectly angled Γ—

I posted this simple tip to twitter and it was instantly popular with developers from all around the world. It's a small improvement that...