Static: This is default, and need not be set generally
Relative: This positioning method refers to the items position relative to the positioning characteristics of the container it rests in. If it is plopped right in the body, than its the same as static
Absolute: this bugger has a strong hand, swiping away all the opposing forces and declaring "THIS IS WHERE I AM, AND NOBODY CAN TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
Floating: Floating is a nifty little thing, it is what brings us above the lowly old-world programmers that rely on tables instead of DIVs, and likely have 24k dial up modems. Floating is especially handy in creating columns, for instance if you wanted a three column layout you could create 1 main container, and 2 containers within it, the first of these two would contain your left and center columns, and than the third right column would float outside of this inner container directly within the main (see diagramn)
