March 2008
Okay, the Data Web (from the man himself – Tim Berners-Lee) is coming. Linked data will rule the day and if you don’t act quick your website will be left behind. Or more likely your site... Read More
With the current web industry focus on PHP and Ruby, you may think it odd to see a Perl article on sitepoint.com. Perl recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and, as the de-facto CGI language of... Read More
When Microsoft’s best and brightest took the stage at MIX08 last week, we all knew we’d be hearing about Internet Explorer 8. If we were lucky, we might even get to see Internet Explorer... Read More
Without doubt the biggest news this week has been the announcement by New Atlanta that they are open-sourcing the J2EE edition of BlueDragon, one of their CFML server products. Other editions will... Read More
I have been using Twine now for about a day and I am already in love with one feature (among many I am just starting to appreciate). Email posting. Email posting to your private account or a twine... Read More
The SitePoint CSS Reference went off with a bang last month, and I’m very proud to announce that, in rapid succession, The SitePoint HTML Reference is also now available. Our esteemed author,... Read More
5. Choose a Great Domain Name As you build the mobile version of your site, you’ll need to decide upon the domain by which users will access it, and work out how to advertise the fact that it... Read More
a) The Casual Surfer These customers act in a similar way to customers of traditional websites. Casual surfers are not really interested in any one thing, but have a few spare minutes between tasks... Read More
The mobile web is here to stay—but is your site optimized for users that are on the run? In this article, Brian reveals seven fundamental tips to make sure your website is a joy to use for all... Read More
I’m excited (and more than a little bit jealous) to announce that the winner of our SitePoint Reader Survey competition is… Ivan Soria Ivan is a designer, student and entrepreneur from... Read More
Now there are lots of good reasons to be more “green”, saving the planet, moral obligation, yadda, yadda, yadda. But, let’s get a bit selfish here — what’s in it for me... Read More
On the really off chance that you missed it, MIX08 has come and gone. I posted some reflections here and here. Definitely make sure to check out the webcasts [NB: install Silverlight 2 first] if you... Read More
The Web Standards Project’s new Street Team are running a guerrilla marketing campaign to warn retail customers about books that are outdated or teach techniques that are not considered best... Read More
Last year you might remember me running through what I thought were the under-appreciated qualities of an image file format that seems to slip under the radar — the PNG8. Namely: Small files... Read More
