Lynda writes about the web-safe color dilemma. Is it time to move forward?
Here’s a quick story about red eye. We flew to Vegas on a late night flight and I committed a malaprop in saying, “We caught the shut eye out of Vegas.” I guess that can be true, too, since we all want shut eye instead of flying the red eye. I’ve been taking bad photos lately. [...]
The Web Standards Org has been talking about standards for mobile devices and Holly Marie and Anitra have provided good resources for those interested in the topic: Little Springs - mobile web design resources including a sample mobile style guide Openwave Studio Style Guides WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Forum (consolidated into the Open Mobile Alliance) Wireless Developer page from [...]
Ben sent me an email linking to a Making Light entry. Never thought about the dmmit vs. dmnit issue as I’ve always used d*mmit. This all started with a blog that’s all about copyediting. I get emails from folks who catch a grammar blip on my Web site because of my gotchas. I’ve admitted it [...]
Time to shell out more bucks if you’re one of those who keeps up with every upgrade of Macromedia’s Flash. Oh, and Macromedia Flash Player 7 is also coming in September.
Yesterday, Crystal and Nick Finck were united in marriage. Heartiest congratulations to the lovely couple. I wish them a long and happy marriage.
I started off my Friday with this and it put a smile on my face. Experience Mr. Otto’s Olympics, a mini-Flash cartoon.
From an email: “In New York City, the blackout had a significant effect on the public library. None of the Internet terminals or other computers in the New York Library system were functioning, but the novels and non-fiction books somehow remained operational, according to patrons on the scene. Older reference librarians were able to switch to print [...]
webgraphics is back and with a brand new face. I wish I had Nate’s talent for creating such a nice and clean interface. That’s why I write about Web design instead of do it.
BBC has made its BBC News Styleguide - Online course details” href=”http://www.bbctraining.co.uk/onlineCourse.asp?tID=5487&cat=3″>BBC News Styleguide available for downloading (PDF file). It’s for BBC’s journalists, but it’s a great resource for anyone who wants to write well. Having a style guide especially in a large organization is a lifesaver in ensuring the organization is consistent in [...]