Though never truly deprecated, the <b> and <i> tags have been given a rather bad name. With XHTML and rise of semantic HTML / standards, many felt as if they were deprecated, replacing them with <strong> and <em> as fast … Continue reading
HP Slate: A NOT-so-Subtle Swipe at Apple’s iPad
A new Wired article about the upcoming HP Slate is going to try to give Apple‘s iPad a run for their money. It looks like a great device, but I find the heavy Flash-push a little annoying… Maybe they should … Continue reading
One Scary-Ass Look into the Future: External Rewards and Jesse Schell’s Amazing Lecture
For a scary look into our future, spend 28 minutes watching (or at least listening to) this video from the DICE 2010 Summit. Are we really predestined to be tracked, every move we make, every step we take? And is … Continue reading
Google Page Speed: It’s Their World, We Just Live In It
I briefly mentioned Google Page Speed in a recent post, but I’m just now making the time to dig deeper into this Firefox add-on (truthfully, it is a Firebug add-on, so you’ll need that installed first). And, as one might … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
I recently tripped across the Firefox Tips & Tricks page. There probably isn’t a lot here that most developers don’t already know, but being someone that is always on the look-out for new keyboard shortcuts, I found these, a couple … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Our man Jeremy Keith and his Mad Lib-style registration page for Huffduffer got some nice kudos from Luke W. In fact, Luke liked the Mad Lib approach so much, he convinced a client to try some A/B Testing on their … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
With Unicode practically owning the web, A List Apart brings up a good question: What happens when you have a dynamic search (you know, ), and people search for words like “López” or “Lørgensen”? Well, Carlos Bueno has a really, … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
A number of improvements come our way from the World of Google, including a clipboard and new save buttons for Google docs, user-feedback upgrades to Google buzz, and continued expansion on what Google Scripts can do. The jQuery world is … Continue reading
One of the Best Bands I Have Seen in a While
Last night had I the opportunity to see The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (TSOOL) at Irving Plaza. Holy. Crap. They are bad ass. If you ever have a chance to see them live, GO! And in that vein, here are … Continue reading
“Microformats: Finally Coming of Age?” Presentation
A presentation I recently gave about the bold new steps the world of Microformats has taken recently, most notably enhanced search results in Google! Widget courtesy of Google Web Elements Enjoy, Atg Top⇪