January 2005
As we all know, one of the constant joys of web design is the ongoing wrestle with the ever-changing browser landscape into which our creations are released. Camino? Opera 6 or 7? Safari 0.6? What is... Read More
CSS leaves your layout open to interpretation by browsers... or does it? In this hands-on trouble-shooter, Trenton explains why and how different browser-specific CSS hacks work -- and provides code... Read More
This Google blog post was passed along to me today. Google is implementing a tag that penalizes blog comment spammers. They have garnered the support of other search engines including MSN and Yahoo... Read More
I was inspired by Rui at the Tao of Mac and his open source watch list to think about some of the open source utilities I cannot live without. Some are considered old school, some are new and some... Read More
Wherever possible, use data to create pain. It works. For instance, I heard an account exec at a security company make a great pitch the other day. Sites with security breaches can be fined something... Read More
James Gosling, “the father of Java” is coming to Australia, and will be conducting developer Q&A sessions at free half-day seminars in Sydney and Melbourne on February 2nd and 3rd,... Read More
Isn't usability testing a simple matter of getting pals or colleagues to look over a site in exchange for free pizza? No, it's not! Liz explains how easy it is to gather suitable, site-relevant test... Read More
Here’s one from the ‘you could, though you probably wouldn’t, but it’s nice to know you can‘ department. Tom was playing around with FireFox yesterday and came to the... Read More
Isn’t it great when someone not only comes up with an nice solution to a problem (rollovers in this case), but then takes the extra effort to make it easy for you to understand and implement... Read More
Pervasive Software became the latest to join what is fast becoming a burgeoning field of database vendors looking to capitalize on open source by way of commercial solutions. They join Sybase, MySQL... Read More
January is turning out to be a pretty light month for Java news. Oh well, more time to continue my grand tour of Java Web development! Still following along? Last time, I showed you how to convert a... Read More
Chargebacks cause confusion and frustration to countless etailers. Understand and respond to chargeback requests quickly and efficiently with John's detailed primer, which defines different... Read More
Catching up on old questions/posts. One good one had to do with how to handle friends who become clients to make sure friendship stays solid and yet have the client relationship remain businesslike.... Read More
After reading OOP and Performance, Christopher Thompson rightly called my bluff (see the comments), triggering further discussion and forcing me to think harder. In “OOP and Performance”... Read More
