24 ways: Designing For The Switch
For a long time on the web, we’ve been typographically spoilt. Yes, you heard me correctly. Think about it: our computers come with web fonts already installed; fonts that have been designed specifically to work well online and at small size; and fonts that we can be sure other people have too.
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Remove resource fork files from a FAT volume on MacOS
Be careful!
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I play mp3 files on my car stereo that are stored on a SD-C...
Good real world example for form models / presenters in Rails
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Video transcoding: Web and native playback overview (April 2020)
Intro
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How to build the perfect number of blank records for a nested form
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Guide to localizing a Rails application
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Variable fonts for web developers
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What is a variable font?
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Some tips for upgrading Bootstrap from 3 to 4
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