Archive for 2009

The Browser Wars Continue

Computerworld shared a story today about Web metrics company Net Applications browser statistics for the month of August. The article describes how Internet Explorer is losing ground to Firefox and how Google’s Chrome is rapidly gaining on Apple’s Safari browser. It’s important to see what browsers people are viewing your sites on! Read more of the article here: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137358/IE_tumbles_Firefox_regains_market_share_mojo  [read more]

Video demos of Google Chrome Browser

Google has some nice and short demos of what Chrome browser can do (Windows only for now). Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.  [read more]

Google SEO Guidelines

For those who don’t already have it, here’s guidelines that will help Google find, index, and rank your site. Google Webmaster Guidelines  [read more]

Firefox 3.5 and your own fonts…

Among support for a number of HTML 5 specifications and updates to improve the tab experience, Fireox 3.5 now supports CSS Web Fonts.  From Datamation: One of the most visible changes that Firefox 3.5 will enable for Web developers comes by way of support for CSS Web Fonts. “When you think about it, Web designers have had to play with the same ten fonts that they could reliably ensure were on everyone’s computer,” Beltzner said. Beltzner explained that the way fonts have worked in the past is that a Web developer specified a particular font that needed to be resident on a user’s... [read more]

Video posted: Web Apps with Jared Spool

The video from our last WebPub meeting is now online at TechTV and iTunes. Due to some technical difficulties the recording starts a few seconds in to Jared’s presentation, however I’m sure you’ll find the content extremely enjoyable! Many thanks to the MIT HyperStudio and IS&T for sponsoring the podcast. Here’s the summary of the topic covered: Web Apps: The Collision of Design and Business with Jared Spool Who has the best practices for web app design and what do they do to make world-class applications? Jared will share the latest research in the techniques and methodologies... [read more]