Thursday, February 13, 2014

23 excellent CSS Button Styling Tutorials

23 excellent CSS Button Styling Tutorials


Button is an esential part on web design, especialy if we have a deal with form. Styling the button is important stuff for better user experience. In this post, i will share with you 23 excellent CSS Button Styling Tutorials with demo page on each tutorials.
The button is one of the most common elements in the world of the web. In modern web design buttons are used not only on forms, but also as visual aids that draw attention to important elements of the page. Let’s take a look at building a simple button using CSS image sprites, starting right at the beginning in Photoshop and finishing with the complete coded example.
How to make sexy buttons with CSSThis tutorial will teach you how to create pretty looking textual buttons (with alternate pressed state) using CSS.
CSS Oval buttonsThese buttons use the sliding doors technique of CSS, plus two sliced background images with “on” and “off” states, to create flexible oval shaped CSS buttons, similar to CSS Square Buttons.
Pure CSS ButtonsThis is simple and effective way to have buttons that scale (width-wise) without any weird browser-specific CSS (apart from IE6/7) or JavaScript implementations. Just using pure CSS goodness.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to code the navigation bar using only 1 image.
Make fancy buttons using CSS sliding doors techniquThis article will show you how to create fancy buttons using CSS sliding doors technique. It is much better to use this technique than to use image buttons because you can apply the style to any link and at the same time you don’t have to create an image for each button.
CSS trick – submit button should look same everywhereWhen some one works on a website design, it is important that the look will remain same in all browsers. But creating a consistent interface for users is a constant struggle for every application designer.
Recreating the buttonUntil some future version of HTML gives us new native controls to use in a browser, at Google, we’ve been playing and experimenting with controls we call “custom buttons” in our apps (among other custom controls). These buttons just launched in Gmail yesterday, and they’ve been in Google Reader for two months now. The buttons are designed to look very similar to basic HTML input buttons.
Do you like simple and clean design? Take a look at this collection of buttons for your website.
Tutorial – CSS Overlapping Arrow ButtonsI was recently asked to create arrow buttons for a step-through type of navigation. At first, from a CSS standpoint, it seemed like trying to fit a triangle peg in a square hole. But with a little creative maneuvering I was able to work it out. I’m sure there are many ways… but here’s my approach.
CSS Tutorial – Roll Over Buttonn this XHTML CSS tutorial you’ll learn how to create a button for a web page using Photoshop, XHTML and CSS. More specifically, you’ll learn how to create a button who’s hover state image is preloaded.
Simple Image Submit Button Rollovers with jQuerywithout having to resort to a complicated mess of javascript form submission and cross browser compatibility issues? With jQuery it’s really easy. All you need to do is include a standard image form submission tag, like so.
Sexy CSS Hover ButtonI needed to make a big button which gave the illusion of being pressed in when a user hovered the mouse over it for a client. As always, I reached for my copy of Photoshop and started to play. 3 hours, 2 cigarettes and 1 mixed fruit smoothie later I came up with an image that worked, and the code to go with it.
Rediscovering the Button Element Creating a consistent interface for your users is a constant struggle for every application designer. Building consistency on the web is especially tough because the visual rendering differences across browsers and operating systems are wildly different and almost arbitrary in what can and cannot be done.
Style your Form Buttons with Only CSS and Zero Javascripthey welcome to my blog I’m happy you are here to check my CSS techniques today i will show you how to style submit button without any JavaScript and how to make rollover effect! can you believe it ZERO JavaScript and tested on all browsers.
Liquid & Color Adjustable CSS ButtonsWhen working on a large site with multiple buttons, it can be quite tedious to make all the buttons in Photoshop. Making future adjustments on the verbiage and colors can be also be time consuming.
Update: Styling the Button Element with CSS Sliding Doors – now with Image Sprites and IE 8 SupportWe dusted off our original sliding doors button to give it a much needed update. The button now works with image sprites thanks to the CSS contributions of Louis Walch, and also works with a single block of CSS
Fast Rollovers Without PreloadWhen using CSS image rollovers, two, three, or more images must be loaded (and often be preloaded for best results). We’ve got one image for each state (normal, hover, active, visited etc). Putting all states into one image makes dynamic changes faster and requires no preload.
Image Rollovers with CSSWithout the hassle of annoying javascripts, we will create an image rollover for a button. This button uses something called the “Slide door Technique”.
Create a Button with Hover and Active States using CSS SpritesToo many designers neglect the click state (active: property in CSS) in web design, either because they’re unaware of it, underestimate the importance of it or are plain lazy. It’s a simple effect that improves usability by giving the user some feedback as to what they’ve clicked on but can also add depth to a design.
Yes, I’m still working on the music sharing site. I’m finally in Code Land vs. Photoshop, which always comes as a perfectly-timed change of pace.
This tutorial will come in a series of steps, since the player control panel is a combination of a few different controls.
By using an element’s border-style CSS attribute to outset, you can easily create a 3D looking button.

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10 reasons to purchase new hardware during a recession

10 reasons to purchase new hardware during a recession
It’s no secret. Many organizations curtail all possible spending in a recession. Budgets are cut, staffs are reduced, and new hardware purchases are often eliminated. During difficult economic periods, cost-cutting measures are prudent, even necessary for companies struggling to survive. But suspending hardware investments can prove shortsighted. Eliminating system replacements and PC upgrades may well worsen an organization’s predicament. Here are 10 reasons new hardware purchases shouldn’t be delayed — even during a recession.
Note: This article is also available as a PDF download.

#1: Equipment still wears out

As bad as an economic recession becomes, one fact doesn’t change. Power supplies, hard disks, motherboards, displays, and other components still fail. The laws of physics don’t rest just because the economy is in turmoil. Electrical surges still occur, mechanical failures continue, and planned obsolescence keeps marching along. Simply put, PCs, servers, network components, and other business-critical items will fail, even in a recession. This equipment must be replaced.

#2: Productivity becomes paramount

When PCs, displays, or network switches fail, it may be tempting to visit an old parts closet to dig out replacements. Old, entry-level Celeron- or Pentium-powered PCs with 256MB of RAM and rattling power supplies won’t help managers (now often responsible for production tasks, too, due to departmental layoffs) efficiently complete expanded task lists. Nor will such machines enable overworked colleagues to run QuickBooks, CRM applications, or proprietary programs smoothly. Nor will a 15″ CRT enable productivity gains when replacing a 22″ widescreen monitor used to display customer information alongside order entry software.
The same is true for network equipment. Outdated hubs and routers were decommissioned for a reason. They were either too slow, failed to operate properly, or didn’t meet the organization’s needs. They certainly won’t improve productivity now, when staff sizes are smaller, remaining employees must absorb the workload of laid-off staff, and stress levels climb ever higher. The subsequent delays and inefficiencies translate to lost opportunities, poor customer experiences, and less revenue.

#3: Downtime is expensive

Older equipment fails more often. Outages and downtime are even more acutely felt during tough economic downturns, when fewer staff are available to diagnose the failure, identify appropriate fixes, obtain replacement parts, replace the failed component, and then test the repair.
Meanwhile, other employees facing more burdensome task lists are dead in the water. Their productivity drops to zero. Depending upon the situation, a single failure can prevent employees from accessing CRM systems, entering sales, billing clients, printing invoices, answering customer inquiries, processing claims, dispatching service personnel, and otherwise fulfilling critical operations. Sales plunge, revenue is lost, and an organization’s financial standing declines.

#4: Competition suffers, too

When respected economic experts, including Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, reveal that they believe growth opportunities exist in a tough recession, your first reaction may understandably be disbelief. Fortunately, though, there are arguments to be made that recessions provide a foundation from which well-managed and well-positioned companies can prosper.
Your competitors are suffering, too. If your organization can leverage their weaknesses during turbulent economic periods, it can capture rivals’ market share. Exploiting weaknesses and maximizing opportunities in tough financial environments often isn’t possible, however, without the proper systems. And hardware investments are usually required to power such systems that enable taking advantage of unique opportunities.

#5: Manufacturers offer discounts

Just like everyone else, computer manufacturers are facing hard times. Fourth quarter U.S. sales were off 3.5 percent. A January 2009 Time magazine article questioned whether the PC market will ever completely recover.
Manufacturers are scrambling to develop intriguing new product lines (witness netbooks) and improved, more cost-efficient distribution (including via layoffs and new strategic partnerships). In the interim, deals are available for the taking. Organizations shouldn’t feel obligated to pay a posted online price (even if already discounted) for a new PC or pay the first price presented for a new bank of rack servers. Due to current economic conditions, sales representatives are more likely than ever to rework pricing for corporations needing new equipment.

#6: Consultants are more willing to negotiate

Many IT consultants are also now willing to negotiate project pricing (including passing along to clients hardware discounts they’ve negotiated as resellers). Project estimates prepared and delivered even six months ago may well possess more attractive pricing today.
While many IT consultants become even busier during recessions (since many organizations choose to lay off in-house staff and outsource technology services), that’s not universally true. Many consultancies may have lost clients (who have closed shop, merged with other organizations, or cancelled or reduced service contracts). Still others may be seeking to diversify their client base or avoid layoffs of their own.

#7: Running older hardware longer costs more

Trying to squeeze a few extra years out of PCs or servers actually ends up costing organizations more in the long run than does replacing old equipment. According to Info-Tech Research Group lead analyst Darin Stahl, “When you look at costs — particularly around a four- to six-year life cycle — it may seem like you are saving money, but really it’s costing you, because you are going to increase your support costs.”
Yankee Group Research Inc. research fellow Laura DiDio concurs. “One of the classic mistakes is [being] penny-wise and pound foolish. Some companies are not prescient enough to say, ‘I’d better keep good records and do regular inventories and asset management to see which servers, of which groups of power users, might need to be upgraded or refreshed sooner than others.’ ”
In a January 2008 Channel Pro magazine article, in which organizations are encouraged to replace 25 percent of their systems every year, author Carolyn Heinze added, “In the long run, these older systems wind up costing more in lost efficiencies, compatibility issues, service and maintenance, and downtime.”

#8: Interrupting purchase cycles is expensive

By replacing a quarter of an organization’s PCs every year, for example, companies ensure critical employees receive new, faster, more reliable equipment annually. Then, the critical employees’ systems can be handed down to the next tier of operations staff. In short, using this method, every employee receives a hardware “upgrade” every year, and no system is ever more than four years old.
Interrupting such purchase cycles is expensive, and not only due to the lost efficiencies, compatibility issues, and downtime costs. If an organization waits longer to replace the majority of its users’ systems, out-of-pockets costs spike (instead of remaining steady). Pay now or pay more later. That’s the moral of this entry.

#9: New applications require greater resources

Many new technologies — everything from new versions of accounting and bookkeeping software to CRM tools and new server platforms, such as Windows Small Business Server 2008 — have greater hardware requirements than the older platforms they replace. Windows Small Business Server 2008 won’t even run on 32-bit servers; the popular small business server OS now requires 64-bit hardware.
Organizations are being forced to upgrade system hardware, as programs become increasingly sophisticated and as Microsoft’s desktop operating systems demand more computing power. Windows XP, for example, required only a Pentium 233-MHz CPU, 64MB of RAM, and 1.5GB of hard disk space, whereas Windows Vista Business’ hardware requirements call for a 1-GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 128MB video RAM, along with 15GB of free disk space. Companies that choose to suspend hardware investments subsequently automatically forfeit the time-saving, cost-reducing advantages many new software applications deliver.

#10: Employee retention remains a consideration

Good employees are as valuable as ever. Even though the pool of potential replacement hires grows with the unemployment rate, the cost of locating and training new staff remains significant.
When a good employee leaves an organization, his or her department often experiences a slowdown while a suitable replacement is recruited and trained. Worse, vast institutional knowledge can be lost when the veteran employee leaves, never to be replaced.
Fortunately, hardware investments are among the elements that can improve job satisfaction. Rewarding valuable employees with new (faster, more reliable, more modern, sleeker) equipment can go far in reducing frustration, while also confirming an employee’s value and contributions. Awarding new PCs to key workers critical to ongoing operations is a simple step. Best of all, productivity gains usually result, as well.

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13 Things a Web Application Attacker Won't Tell You

13 Things a Web Application Attacker Won't Tell You
By Dan Cornell

I saw a great blog post the other day titled “13 Things a Burglar Won’t Tell You” and it got me thinking.  Here at Denim Group we train a lot of folks in secure development techniques and we still run into a lot of persistent misconceptions that just won’t go away because of developers’ assumptions about what attackers can and will do. Some of these may seem basic, but we still see them over and over.
So here they are – 13 things a web application attacker won’t tell you.
1.    Just because you moved something from being a GET parameter to a POST parameter so I couldn’t see it in the URL bar doesn’t mean that I don’t know it is there.  And it also doesn’t mean I can’t change it.  (Download WebScarab if you disagree)
2.    Just because you put something in a hidden FORM parameter doesn’t mean I can’t find it.  Or change it.  See #1.
3.    Ditto for cookies.  See #1.
4.    Validating things on the client side with JavaScript doesn’t prevent me from submitting whatever the heck I want.
5.    I love it when you say “That would never happen in production.”
6.    I really love it when you say “An attacker would never do that.”
7.    I really hate strong server side input validation.
8.    That page with the detailed error message – my job would be way harder without it.
9.    Most of those “Guaranteed Secure!” banners you put on your site only serve to tell me you don’t understand the first thing about security.
10.  That web application scanner you ran – it didn’t find everything.  Not even close.
11.  That network scanner you ran – it didn’t even start testing the security of your application.
12.  I understand AJAX (or fancy, new technology “XYZ”) better than you do.
13.  The more clever you think you are – the better I feel.

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