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Creative Use of PNG Transparency in Web Design
May 29, 2007
Jeff Croft has written a great article that outlines various practical uses for transparent PNG images as well as why PNG images may be a better choice than GIFs.
The inaugural A List Apart Web Design Survey
April 24, 2007
“People who make websites have been at it for more than a dozen years, yet almost nothing is known, statistically, about our profession. Who are we? Where do we live? What are our titles, our skills, our educational backgrounds? Where and with whom do we work? What do we earn? What do we value?” A List Apart wants to know.
Coda: One-Window Web Development for OS X
April 24, 2007
Think Transmit combined with Terminal, a web browser, and a great text editor. Add in a CSS editor, reference books and a slick interface, and you’ve got Panic’s latest application, Coda. I’ve played with it a little bit and it’s impressive – definitely worth a good look.
19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website
April 3, 2007
A list of 19 “commandments” for web developers. Add sarcasm to taste.
I love Google Maps
March 30, 2007
Wanna get from Ontario, Canada to London, England? Google suggests swimming in step 26! Not what I thought would’ve been the best option, but if Google says it, it must be true!
LogoMaid - Imitation or Theft?
March 28, 2007
LogoMaid is a company that specializes in offering unique logo designs to companies looking for an identity. The only problem though is with that word “unique.”
Are you feeling the chilly breeze?
March 19, 2007
CSS Naked Day is just around the corner! Get involved if you can.
The Panhandler User Experience
March 2, 2007
Food for thought: are you making even the mundane memorable?
Google Apps
February 22, 2007
Google finally goes where everyone thought they eventually would: online spreadsheets, word processing and more.
Gravatar 2.0 launch: February 15, 2007
February 10, 2007
Gravatar is a great service (which I use on this site) and the highly anticipated 2.0 version will be launching next week.
Favre will return to the Packers in ‘07!
February 2, 2007
Brett Favre will be back for a 17th season in Green Bay in 2007.
Molly joins the Internet Explorer team!
January 30, 2007
Big news! Well-known ‘standards evangelist’ Molly Holzschlag has joined the IE team to work on standards and interoperability issues.
Mint 2.0
January 30, 2007
Mint 2.0 has been released! Mint is a great Javascript-based analytics program developed by Shaun Inman.
Microsoft takes email design back 5 years
January 12, 2007
Just when you thought life couldn’t get any better… Microsoft has decided to cripple standards-based HTML email design.
No Lyin’! Vote Ryan!
December 30, 2006
Why Packers punter, Canadian Jon Ryan, should be considered for the NFL’s MVP award.
Pachelbel Rant
December 29, 2006
Comedian/musician Rob Paravonian on how much he hates Pachelbel’s Canon in D.
Photographic Palettes
December 22, 2006
Dave Shea (mezzoblue.com) shows how to create visually pleasing colour palettes from photographs.
10 Years of CSS
December 20, 2006
CSS turns 10! Here’s a brief history of the technology from the W3C.
A List Apart: Issue 229
December 19, 2006
Issue 229 of A List Apart: Making compact forms more accessible & creating scalable designs for multiple screen resolutions.
Why You Don’t Need Vista Now
December 13, 2006
Some things you should be aware of if you’re planning on upgrading to Windows Vista next month.
Newly Supported CSS Selectors in IE7
November 21, 2006
Here’s an overview of the CSS selectors that IE7 supports.
A Tale of Two Web Browsers
October 26, 2006
Michael Calore of Wired offers a brief review and comparison of IE 7 and Firefox 2, the newest editions of the popular web browsers.
Fixed-Width Designs and Usability
October 13, 2006
Mike Rundle (Business Logs) discusses the usability issues of fixed and variable-width site designs.
Apple Buys U2 for $1.8B
October 13, 2006
Brian Bailey breaks the news everyone’s been waiting to hear.
The Web 2.0 Validator
October 12, 2006
Beta version ~2.7183. Now we can finally find out which sites truly are Web 2.0.
Less Pain, More Gain
October 5, 2006
Here’s an interesting look at some of the new technologies being employed by the NFL. My personal favourites are the air conditioned shoulder pads and the thermometer-in-a-pill.
Push my button
September 30, 2006
I’ll be honest, up until reading this article I had never heard of the button element, but this is definitely going to save me some headaches.
Why standards still matter
September 20, 2006
Roger Johansson (456 Berea Street) on why we should still be talking about web standards.
Everything you wanted to know about designers
September 8, 2006
Adaptive Path’s Dan Saffer on what developers need to know about their creative counterparts!
100 things to expect this NFL season
September 7, 2006
Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com offers up 100 things to expect for the 2006/2007 NFL season.
Pageviews are Obsolete
August 31, 2006
This is a great article about which numbers are really important when it comes to web analytics. Well worth a read.
Rick Mercer’s Talking to Americans
August 17, 2006
On YouTube in 5 parts, this may be one of the most famous TV specials in Canadian history… but it’s probably only funny if you’re Canadian.
Web 2.Oh No!
July 27, 2006
What if traditional company logos were Web 2.0ized? My personal favourites are for Hummer and CNN.
Reminder to Self: Slow Down on the Caffeine
June 28, 2006
I think anyone who’s ever worked in the web industry can relate…
Rockies using video iPods to study swings, hitters
June 16, 2006
In what is an excellent use of current technology, the Colorado Rockies baseball team has been using video iPods to help them study film.
Tony Dungy, Amazing Grace
June 16, 2006
In an interview with ESPN, Tony Dungy explains how his faith in God helps him get through the tough times in life, particularly in dealing with the recent suicide death of his eldest son James.
HTML Emails - Taming the Beast
June 7, 2006
David Greiner from Campaign Monitor gives a very thorough overview of what to do (and how to do it) when your clients ask for ‘those pretty HTML emails.’
Bypassing the ActiveX Activation Issue in IE
June 7, 2006
Karina Steffens explains how to bypass the upcoming activation issue of ActiveX objects (including Flash movies) in Internet Explorer.
Making Popular Layout Decisions
June 2, 2006
This is a great article by Eric Meyer about the decision making process as it relates to designing websites.
Apple Store, Fifth Avenue
May 19, 2006
This is the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It opens today at 6:00 PM EST and will be open 24/7. Make sure to take a look at the Flickr photoset for some incredible views of the store. Wow.
Creating OS X style desktop backgrounds
May 15, 2006
Veerle shows us how to use Photoshop CS2 to come up with some nice background images similar to the Mac OS X backgrounds.
The Beanbag Chair gets updated
May 15, 2006
An interesting new spin on beanbag chairs. Livingstones.
Get a Mac - Apple’s New TV Ads
May 2, 2006
These are probably some of the funniest ads I’ve seen from Apple in a long time. Well worth a look even if you’re a die hard PC user.
Why I Love Playoff Hockey - part Deux…
April 26, 2006
Rhett Warrener lays a great hit on Anaheim’s Todd Fedoruk. Fedoruk left the game and did not return.
Why I Love Playoff Hockey…
April 24, 2006
Brian Campbell lays down ‘the hit’ on rookie RJ Umberger. Keep your head up kid.
Boot Camp
April 5, 2006
Apple’s next version of OS X will include support for dual partitions and booting Windows XP. This is going to be a great selling feature for the more casual users who are anxious about switching.
Microsoft Admits Internet Explorer Mistakes
March 21, 2006
Microsoft is continuing to impress me by their openness as of late.
55 reasons to design in XHTML/CSS
March 6, 2006
Here are 55 reasons to design using XHTML and CSS. Sure, the list could be a little more concise, but it points out some of the great advantages of using standards compliant XHTML and CSS for web design.
If Microsoft designed the iPod…
February 27, 2006
What would happen if the iPod was a Microsoft product? What would the packaging look like? This may be a little overkill, but it’s probably not far from the truth.
Re-Introducing the Real Windows Vista
February 24, 2006
This is a hilarious look at the new features of Windows Vista and where exactly the inspiration for those features came from. Warning: may add more fuel to your ‘I hate Microsoft’ fire.
Behind the scenes of NBC’s Olympic broadcast.
February 17, 2006
A look behind the scenes of NBC’s broadcast at the International Broadcast Center in Torino.
Internet Explorer’s New Look
February 2, 2006
A lot of significant changes have gone into IE 7’s user interface. Check it out.
Home Page Goals
January 31, 2006
A great read on the purpose of a site’s home page and what you should be trying to accomplish with it.
In Search of the Holy Grail
January 31, 2006
Matthew Levine goes through the basics of creating ‘the Holy Grail’ of site layouts. Care of A List Apart.
PDF Generation Using Only PHP
January 28, 2006
Found this over on Jonathan Snook’s site (snook.ca). It’s a great tutorial if you’re looking to generate PDFs on the fly. Apache/PDFLib not required.
First impressions count for web
January 17, 2006
A study on how fast users make up their minds on the quality of a web site. Very interesting.
Removing Dotted Links
January 13, 2006
Nathan Smith shows how to remove the default dotted outlines around hyperlinks.
1 In 10 Now Use Mozilla’s Firefox
January 5, 2006
Some new research shows that 1 in 10 internet users are now using Mozilla Firefox.
Top Ten Most Significant Apple Moments
January 4, 2006
A good read about several key moments in Apple’s history.
Mountaintop Corners
January 4, 2006
A great tutorial by Dan Cederholm (SimpleBits) on how to create rounded corners in CSS. Sure, it’s an older article, but I just stumbled upon it earlier this week. It’s a great article, and well worth a read.
The Anatomy of Web Fonts
December 13, 2005
A great article over at SitePoint about typography and its use for the web.
Reinvent | Advent
December 10, 2005
For random festive fun, visit the Barking Dog Studios advent calendar. Merry Christmas!
Firefox 1.5 Released
November 29, 2005
Mozilla has just released their newest version of Firefox, 1.5. Complete with a new website, Mozilla.com.
The Beer Hunter
November 15, 2005
This may be the most ‘useful’ use of Google Maps to date. At the time of this posting, there are 40 places in Toronto that I could get booze RIGHT NOW!
TSN to air Monday Night Football
November 12, 2005
Starting next year, TSN will be airing both Sunday night and Monday night NFL games, making them the exclusive Canadian broadcaster for these games.
You Know What? Just Shut Up
October 28, 2005
A funny read about the annoyances of modern technology.
Web Essentials 2005 Podcast
October 4, 2005
Wish I could’ve been at WE05 in Sydney, but I guess this is the next best thing. All of the sessions have been uploaded for Podcast.
Gillette’s Five Blade Folly
September 15, 2005
Has Gillette gone too far with their new 5 blade razor? Mike Davidson (and others) think so.
New Microsoft Office interface
September 14, 2005
A preview of Microsoft’s new interfaces for the forthcoming Office suite. Not sure what I think about it yet.
Web Development Trends for 2006
September 9, 2005
Anil Dash on what he thinks the trendy development standards for 2006 will be.
Apple’s new iPod Nano
September 7, 2005
Apple has scratched the iPod mini from existance and has replaced it with a new ‘iPod Nano.’
How to size text using ems
September 7, 2005
A well written article on how to size text using em’s in CSS.
Foiling Cross-Site Attacks
August 30, 2005
A good read on Web Application security and XSS. Written by Chris Shiflett.
IE7 <base> behaviour
August 29, 2005
IE7 is going to change the way it handles the <base> tag. If you’ve been using it properly from the beginning, there’s nothing to worry about. If not, I’d suggest updating your pages before IE7 is released so that it doesn’t cause any problems
GM to introduce a self-driving car
August 27, 2005
2008, not that far off for GM’s planned release of a self-driving car.
A Really, Really, Really Good Introduction to XML
August 24, 2005
For anyone wanting to get a start using XML, here is ‘A Really, Really, Really Good Introduction.’
The IE Blog
August 22, 2005
Microsoft has a Blog on their site with all the latest news and developments for IE and the upcoming IE 7.
Dynamic RSS Feeds using PHP, MySQL and Apache
August 21, 2005
A good tutorial on how to create dynamic RSS feeds by configuring Apache to parse XML files as PHP files.
CSS Reference Sheet
August 20, 2005
Microsoft has put together this CSS reference sheet that has alot of useful information, tips and tricks on it.
AJAX: Usable Interactivity with Remote Scripting
August 20, 2005
This is a great article about Remote Scripting.