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  • Magento: Adding a Static Block to a CMS Page

    Aug182011
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    Unlike many of the features in Magento, this is actually a pain free task and it just involves two simple steps… 1) Create a static block Login to your Magento control panel and go to CMS > Static Blocks > Add New Block Give the block a title, identifier, switch it to enabled and add [...]

    CSS3: Border Radius

    Feb222011
    CSS3-border-radius

    Border Radius has been one, if not the most highly anticipated CSS3 properties. No longer will designers have to resort to using complicated absolute positioning and images to create elements with rounded corners. As with most CSS3 properties there are three variations of the selector: border-radius (CSS3 Opera Browser) -moz-border-radius (Mozilla Browser – Firefox) -webkit-border-radius [...]

    CCS3: Border Image

    Feb112011
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    The border-image property allows you to create more eye-catching and attractive borders. As an overview, the new property enables you to assign images to line the edges of an element. How to use the border-image property Before starting it’s a good idea to create a fallback border for less modern browsers that do not yet [...]

    CSS3: Browser Support

    Feb082011
    css3-browsersupport

    Over the next couple of months we will be posting a number of articles explaining how you can start implementing some of the latest CSS3 properties into your website. At SJL we have started taking advantage of all that CSS3 and HTML5 offers. However, a number of designers/developers have expressed concerns over whether they should [...]

    Microsoft commits to H.264 video in IE9

    Feb032011
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    With the H.264 vs WebM fight raging between Apple and Google, Microsoft have charged in battle supporting the fruitier option. In a blog post titled “HTML5 and Web Video: Questions for the Industry from the Community” Microsoft have promised to place H.264 video at the core of its web experiences in IE9. This comes weeks [...]

    Create a VAT Class in Magento

    Dec212010
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    Tax settings in Magento may seem confusing and with a lack of documentation it can take a couple of trial and error attempts to get it right. In this article we will explain how to set up a VAT rate of 20% (new rate from 04/01/2011) Create the VAT Tax Class Open up Sales > [...]