CSS3 Transform in 2D and 3D, WordPress tips, new Chrome features, polymorphism, Sinatra and much more

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Hey, everyone. CSS3 is undoubtedly changing the web, and we have some great aspects for you to actively explore this week. But then there's also  WordPress, Chrome, IaaS, CTAs, an HTML5 document editor, polymorphism in Java and an interview with Sarah Hawk: plenty to keep you interested every which way. Ricky Onsman / Managing Editor Advanced CSS3 2D and 3D Transform Techniques The potential for CSS Transform as a means of animating web graphics is only just being realized. Let Syed Fazle Rahman show you how to flip some cards and roll some dice. I know I enjoyed doing this. More » The New CSS3 Relative Font Sizing Units Craig Buckler writes with some relief about how font sizing is all relative these days, allowing sizing in proportion to the root element and  viewport sizes, with obvious implications for responsive design. More » CSS Techniques for Retina Displays High pixel density screens are also changing the face of the web, and it's up to us to keep up. Fazle looks at some CSS techniques that get the most out of double density screens such as Retina displays. More » Try New Relic Today and Get this Awesome Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS based Application performance monitoring software that gives you full stack analytics. Monitor your browser, app and servers with just a few lines of code. Best of all, when you try our product you get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! Try it today. More » Sponsored The Easiest WordPress Security Tip Ever! Not afraid of the big call, our Craig. Still, he's on pretty safe ground here with "easiest ever". Moving wp-config.php, eh? Must admit I hadn't heard of that before, but it makes sense. Good comments, too. More » Upgrading to the New WordPress Color Picker Still on WordPress, Joanathan Goldford had the smart idea of providing a screencast to illustrate his post on getting the best out of the color picker that's replaced Farbtastic. Good tips, well presented. More » What’s New in Chrome 24 As Craig notes, Google's Chrome folk are not becoming complacent, consistently improving the browser in several ways. Support for MathML is great to see, and I'm curious about Custom Filters. You? More » What Singlehop Hosting Offers You Industry leading service level agreement (Customer Bill of Rights); 24 x 7 x 365 team dedicated support (never outsourced, no call centers); 100% uptime guarantee (100% uptime 2010, 2011 & 2012). More » Sponsored What’s a “Call-to-Action” and Why Do I Need One? Whether face-to-face, over the phone, online or in print, a call to action, or CTA, tells your prospect what you want him or her to do next. What that “next step” is depends. Let John Tabita explain. More » Who can beat Amazon at IaaS? Joe Masters Emison takes a look at the burgeoning infrastructure-as-a-service scene. AWS currently leads the way, but who's actually number two - and how long will that particular balance last? More » Creating an HTML5 Based Document Editor If you rely on a collaborative online document editing tool, what do you do to make everything HTML5 compatible? You invent your own editor, of course. Well, that's what Alexander Mitnikov's company did. More » HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript: Free Exam Ready to prove your Win 8 Web and/or Windows store apps dev skills? Take a free 2-day online Jump Start course and get a voucher for your exam: 70-480. Great training! Start earning your MCSD. More » Sponsored Quick Guide to Polymorphism in Java Java is a complex enough language at the best of times, but it doesn't help when different terms are used to mean the same thing. Sandeep Panda clears up how polymorphism in Java is described and used. More » Talk with the Experts – Sarah Hawk This week's Learnable JumpCast video gives our fearless Forums leader the opportunity to explain just what her job entails, such as managing a series of online communities with 650,000+ members. More » Talk Sinatra with the Experts One of Sarah's jobs is to host our Talk with the Experts series on SitePoint Forums. On January 23, join an online conversation with Darren Jones (author of our forthcoming Jump Start Sinatra book) on this exceptional web application framework written in Ruby. Be there. More » Like JavaScript? jQuery? Node.js? JSPro is the place for you. Follow SitePoint The SitePoint Network RubySource BuildMobile SitePoint PHPMaster JSPro DesignFestival Learnable Unsubscribe | Manage Newsletter Subscriptions | Share with a friend