A list of serifed "fonts that perform adequately at text sizes in the harshest rendering mode that is still common: Windows XP with ClearType off"
CSS
Controlling text size in Safari for iOS without disabling user zoom
Cure for the Common Webfont, Part 2: Alternatives to Georgia
Multiple Backgrounds and Borders with CSS 2.1
"Using CSS 2.1 pseudo-elements to provide up to 3 background canvases, 2 fixed-size presentational images, and multiple complex borders for a single HTML element. This method of progressive enhancement works for all browsers that support CSS 2.1 pseudo-elements and their positioning."
Supports all browsers except for IE 6 & 7, which I'm alright with.
Ultimate CSS Gradient Generator
A very handy tool to generate the rather complex CSS required to generate gradients. This is by far the simplest method that I've seen so far.
20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web
“20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web” is a short guide for anyone who’s curious about the basics of browsers and the web." The illustrations are great and the implementation (using the canvas tag) is slick.