But like you, I'm always looking at ways to improve my efficiency, and keep a watch for anyone who offers intriguing information. I may have found something...

As a subscriber to www.sitepoint.com I was recently introduced to a new book by Rachel Andrew called The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks and luckily you can download the first three chapters for free.

I found this more as a good primer to CSS, and as I quickly scrolled through the free chapters, I was saying to myself... "Yeah, I know this, and this.... and this..." — but it would be a great guide to anyone starting out trying to learn enough CSS to build a site with it.

Then I ran across HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS by Dan Shafer. In the section, about Dan it says:

He cut his teeth as the first Webmaster and Director of Technology a Salon.com, then spent almost five years as the Master Builder at CNET’s Builder.com division.

Anyone who is used to visiting the Builder.com website knows Dan is truly an expert... there isn't any doubt about that. I was quite excited about downloading the first three chapters of his book for free.

It is apparently a large book... 700 pages or so... and it would seem a lot of the stuff at the first of the book is filler — depending on your proficiency with CSS. But when he actually starts getting into the meat of the book, you can find some really useful information. I found myself learning something useful.

His method for creating multiple columns is so simple that I was amazed that I hadn't thought of the technique before. His information is creative and innovative and I was thoroughly enough impressed to order the book today. It is a hard copy book, so it might take a week or so to get here.

Seven-hundred pages? Gosh, that's a little scary. I'll post a review of it here if I ever get all the way through it.