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As i want to extend our snippet section we are working right now on an upcoming beta version of a small extension, that will allow users the posting of snippets directly to sourcebench.

Various pages such as Snipplr, Text Snippets, Big Bold or ProgrammingIsHard.com offer such services already but we are going to extend the feature set a bit once the public beta is sucessfully established.

Stay tuned - we keep you updated once the feature goes live.

There are a lot of web services these days. Practically the internet is overwhelmed with service providers for almost everything a man can think of, but the so called "slicing to code" service is relatively new and very interesting.

What is it all about? Basically, a person makes a design of a web page - design that may involve html, xhtml, css and such - then others receive the original image file - psd most of the cases - and guess what? Absolutely right, they "slice" it to multiple pieces and code it so that it becomes a fully functioning web site with that design.

As we all know, the web is a ever growing community and when there is one kind of service - familiar or the same kind of services start to pop out of the blue with accelerated speed. What I am trying to say is that if you use the most simple method of finding or learning more about this is google it. That way you will stumble upon many companies or communities - even freelancers - that provide you with the request you have in mind. Whether you need some time off and decide to spend some bucks on something you are too busy, lazy or not good enough for - the slicing services will gladly put your cash in good use and will make it for you with considerably good speed.

As I mentioned above, there are many such service providers and so the price of that same service is not as low as many of you might think, but very reasonable whatsoever. Also, the time needed to be done is from few hours to maximum 3 days. Having all this in mind, we have decided to provide you with some of the best slicing - coding services the net can offer you.

The price winner!

XHTML it - http://www.xhtmlit.com

preview of XHTML it

This guys are by far the best option you might have. They are really good and experienced in what they do and can offer you more options than you may think of. Not only that, but they have acceptable prices for their services with which you can expect something done with passion and grace. For the 119$ a page you can have a single paged website with the absolutely 100% design you have made, sliced and diced the way you want it to be. The really nice thing about these guys is that they will code everything in 8 hours or less!

By far the best choice you got!

Continuing with the other really fast service providers.

PSD to HTML - http://www.psd2html.com

preview of psdtohtml

Paying 153$-211$ for this service may be steep, but the thing will be done professionally within 24 hours, which on the other hand is something that deserves not only your attention, but also your opinion on the matter. After all, the slice and code it for you and the next morning you have your website ready and waiting to be uploaded on the internet and start doing the thing it is made for.

Fast and cheap! Can that be real?

PSD XHTML - http://www.psdxhtml.com

preview of psd2html

Well these guys claim that it is reality. What I have learned so far from their website is that they can manage to code your design for less than 18 hours and the price they charge starts from 89$. By far this is the cheapest service I and many more have encountered on the internet and maybe will be the cheapest for a long time. If some of you have any experience with these guys, we will appreciate it if you could post your opinion on the subject. Thank you.

The Choppr - http://thechoppr.com

preview of the choppr

Another not-as-cheap-as-the-above ,but still relatively cheap slicing service provider that can charge with no less than 149$. You might think, "What is so cheap about these guys? By far, they are the most expensive from the rest!" and you will be absolutely right. The thing is that the other websites that are bellow charge more or at least take more time to complete the task you can throw at them, but still this is not why we decided to place The Choppr in the top 4. The Choppr provides its clients with a chance for them to see what they are doing. The first time I checked the web site I was fascinated by how much comments they got by their clients thanking them for their outstanding work, so they must really be good at what they do. Not only that, but they present finished projects and samples of what and how they do their job.

A very good slicing service that is presenting some serious competition with the rest.

We have said that there are much more than just 4 slicing - coding services on the web. And there are, so we decided to post some of the best we stumbled upon.

Here they are:

This little piece of css makes it possible to use transparent png images also with Internet Explorer <div style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='YourPngFile.png'); width: WIDTHpx; height: HEIGHTpx;"> <img src="YourPngFile.png" width="WIDTH" height="HEIGHT" style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=0)" alt="transparent png" title="transparent png" /> </div>
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