AzeemAzeez.com http://azeemazeez.com/ Online Portfolio of Azeem Azeez, Web Designer and Developer en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:59:53 -0500 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:59:53 -0500 Ibn Battuta Ceiling – Revisted [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/ibn-battuta-ceiling-revisted battuta-ceiling-2009]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:11:36 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/ibn-battuta-ceiling-revisted Lamp on a Grid [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/lamp-on-a-grid lamp-on-grid]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:26:32 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/lamp-on-a-grid Floating Bear [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/floating-bear floating-bear]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:28:33 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/floating-bear Ten Grand [Blogs] http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/ten-grand Microsoft is using a ridiculous marketing tactic to get people to download and use their latest trainwreck web browser, Internet Explorer 8. They’ve created this campaign where you use Internet Explorer 8 and follow a twitter user to get clues to where this ten grand could be.

We’ve buried $10,000 somewhere on the Internet
and if you’re the first one to find it, you get to keep it.
But you’ll never find it using old Firefox.
(So get rid of it, or get lost)

Suuuuure, Firefox is old alright. And apparently IE 8 is a lot better than we all thought.

What’s even better? Someone who works for Firefox, created a website called TenGrandIsBuriedThere.com which is basically a Google map with a crop circle of the Firefox logo that you’ll see if you zoom in enough. Some nice marketing for Firefox.



Keep on reading: Ten Grand]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:34:07 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/ten-grand Frozen Water [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/frozen-water Frozen Water]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:37:23 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/frozen-water Ice Cream Men [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/ice-cream-men Ice Cream Men]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:02:36 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/ice-cream-men CSS and Javascript articles roundup [Blogs] http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/css-and-javascript-articles-roundup Here’s a quick roundup of interesting CSS and Javascript related articles I’ve come across this week:

Everything You Need to Know About the !important CSS Declaration
If you’ve ever worked on a sizable web project you know how hard it can be to figure out which HTML element is using which CSS selector. And since CSS uses cascading, it can be harder to figure out if a CSS selector is overriding another CSS selector. One way to hack and fix this is to use the !important declaration. Of course, that has its downfalls too. This article does a fine job of telling you how !important works and when it doesn’t.

All About Floats
If you’re new to designing with CSS of if you’ve ever been confused about how Floats work in CSS, this article is just perfect. I’ve always had to decide if I wanted to use floats, or position elements absolutely and relatively before creating a template for a project. The author lists how Floats work, why they could break and most importantly, techniques you could use to fix them.

7 JavaScript Differences Between Firefox & IE
Every web browser does things differently (IE6 is a perfect example). But did you know that there a lot of significant differences in the way you use javascript in different browsers? This article lists 7 interesting examples where you have to use different javascript syntax’s to do the same thing. Of course you could always use jQuery (or another javascript library) and just forget all this, but its good to know how javascript works on the bare-bones level.

TinyBox JavaScript Popup Box
After looking around for a small script that does very basic modal pop-ups, I finally found one that does exactly what its supposed to in less than 4kb. Easy to use and no-nonsense



Keep on reading: CSS and Javascript articles roundup]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:47:23 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/css-and-javascript-articles-roundup Tigerlily [Music] http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/music/tigerlily
By Natalie Merchant - Rating: 4.5/5
Natalie Merchant has a voice that can touch your inner core. A strong voice with the right lyrics explains this album perfectly.

Keep on reading: Tigerlily]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:10:06 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/music/tigerlily Sky and Water [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/sky-and-water sky-and-water]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:31:46 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/sky-and-water Driving in Dubai [Blogs] http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/driving-in-dubai I mounted my camera on a tripod and strapped it in the passengers seat and programmed the camera to take a photo every 3 seconds for 35 minutes while driving around Dubai. You can see the Mall of the Emirates (at 00:25) and the Burj Dubai on the right (at around 00:34).

Driving in Dubai from Azeem Azeez on Vimeo.



Keep on reading: Driving in Dubai]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 13:38:41 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/driving-in-dubai Photoblogs from boston.com and wsj.com [Blogs] http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/photoblogs-from-bostoncom-and-wsjcom Boston.com and The Wall Street Journal both keep really impressive photo-blogs that document current world events. There are several other websites that do this, but of these sites do a wholesome job of giving you a better idea on how things look like up-close.

boston-photoblog WSJ
A boy and a girl stand next to a makeshift tent at a camp for Internally Displaced People, on the outskirts of Mogadishu on May 21, 2009. The lives of more than 50,000 severely malnourished children are at risk after Islamist militants looted medical and relief stocks in a town in central Somalia, UNICEF said this week.(from Boston.com) Girls covered their faces to avoid being photographed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday. U.S.-led coalition forces killed 35 militants and wounded 13 others during a clash in southern Afghanistan, where insurgents killed eight truck drivers ferrying supplies for foreign troops, officials said Friday. (from wsj.com)


Keep on reading: Photoblogs from boston.com and wsj.com]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 10:00:25 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/photoblogs-from-bostoncom-and-wsjcom After the Rain [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/after-the-rain after-the-rain]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:27 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/after-the-rain The Gate [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/the-gate The Gate]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:26:08 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/the-gate Game Theory [Music] http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/music/game-theory
By The Roots - Rating: 4/5
Strong beats and these guys are not too shy to talk about what’s on their mind. “In the Music” is one of the best hip-hop tracks I’ve heard in a long while.

Keep on reading: Game Theory]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:23:38 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/blogs/music/game-theory Parking Garage [Photos] http://azeemazeez.com/photos/parking-garage Parking Garage]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:10:27 -0500 http://azeemazeez.com/photos/parking-garage