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A 2 level horizontal menu is not that difficult to create using CSS. If you keep it all text-based it should be doable once you know the basics. But how about the creation of such menu using images only for the purpose of having the extra graphical freedom?

Today will go down in history as Mac OS X’s official 4th birthday. Let’s take a drive down memory lane. It was 1996 and Apple was rotten to the core. I even remember that I explored switching to Windows because of the thought that Apple really could disappear. At that time it was also clear that Copland was vapor ware and Apple was really desperate for a new operating system. Everybody thought it would be BeOS but in a surprise move the CEO at that Gill Amelio announced that Apple had bought NEXT.

Ever wondered how the inside of creative power house looks like? Well here is your chance in getting a behind the scene’s tour of Pixar Animation studios. Amazing is that the creative team gets a free card into how they design their working environment. It’s pretty hard to imagine such a thing for a firm here in Belgium.

Yes I know, the CEO is Steve Jobs, a kind of different thinker himself but still… If my memory serves me right even at Apple you have much freedom as an employee. For example it is allowed to bring your favorite pet to work. The philosophy is that a happy worker is a creative and productive one. I think there is a lot of truth in that. The guided picture tour is now open for viewing :-)

First let me paint a picture of the thoughts that I had about Canada. I always assumed that Canada was a country that had great respect for its citizens, the environment and its animals. It is one of the countries that I’m planning on visiting in this lifetime just because of the beautiful surroundings.

Many times I’ve been asked how I created my calendar, or asked me if they could use the code etc. That’s why I thought it might be interesting to write an article on how to create such calendar.