For a long time, I’ve been resigned to the idea that I would just have to continue using images to create drop shadows, gradients, and rounded corners in our websites. Yes, CSS3 is out there, and fabulous, but what good is it if IE8 (and older) doesn’t support it?

Yesterday, I made a discovery that changed all that. I found CSS3Pie – a script that enables all the fab features of CSS3 in older versions of Internet Explorer. That means flexible, dynamic options for rounded corners, gradients, drop shadows and more with one extra line in your CSS style rule! I know I’m a huge Internet nerd, but that is just exciting stuff. Faster development! Less futzing around with finicky IE.

I’m in love.

To accompany all this extra fun, I also found a great CSS3 generator, for those of us that like shortcuts.

Happy developing!