The Man in Blue > footerStickAlt: A more robust method of positioning a footer

I'm always looking for ways to use CSS to enable layouts that weren't possible using other coding methods. Often I'll create the design first in Photoshop and then challenge myself to come up with a technical solution. This is how I came up with Emulating Position: Fixed; when working on Jade Lee's website. But sometimes it's nice to find a pure CSS solution to a common layout challenge that somebody else has come up with, and add that layout to the list of possible layouts next time you're designing in Photoshop.

As someone who steadfastly charges hourly for freelance work I try to avoid creating unnecessary code challenges for myself while in the design phase because when it comes time to code I'll either have to compromise the design or decide to put in extra un-billed hours because I want to solve the problem for personal reasons, but that would be bad business if I were doing freelance sites for a living rather than as a hobby to work on my design skills.