January 2009
Keeping kids safe on the Internet could turn out to be a multi-trillion dollar industry. At least, that's what the makers of a kids-only web browser, KIDO'Z, are banking on. Phil reviews the browser... Read More
Apple is starting to lose a little bit of their shine, but why? One reason might be their approach to the Internet: so far, they're doing it wrong.Read More
Really? That guy?! It's easy to dismiss Soulja Boy, the 18-year-old rapper who has risen to fame and fortune over the past couple of years. But that would be a mistake -- his blueprint for success... Read More
In the predictions post we ran at the end of December, we said Facebook would have a huge upcoming year, but we didn't really say why. So here are 4 reasons why 2009 will be a good year for the... Read More
How Similar is Similar? Klein has noted that grouping fonts according to their aesthetics (type and angle of stroke, proportions, “looks like Georgia,” “looks like Arial“) may... Read More
A more traditional Garamond-based serif stack: font-family: "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, Palladio, "URW Palladio L", "Book Antiqua", Baskerville, "Bookman Old Style", "Bitstream Charter", "Nimbus... Read More
In this article, Michael introduces the idea of using font stacks to expand the number of typefaces you can use in your web designs. Try out these structured collections of fonts, and give more of... Read More
The flood of applications that inevitably follows the launch of a hot new web app platform leads to what we've termed app fatigue. It happened to Facebook, and now it's happening to the iPhone. Is... Read More
During their annual keynote at the MacWorld conference in San Francisco today, Apple announced a beta of iWork.com, their cloud-based productivity suite that was rumored last week. It's a software +... Read More
VixML is a newly launched platform within a platform that allows developers to create native iPhone applications using just XML. But there are actually a couple of other alternative iPhone... Read More
Replacing executable scripts with style sheets often improves performance and results in a more accessible page. As Meitar explains, recent advances in CSS support mean that more is possible in your... Read More
Four years ago, 9 out of every 10 web users connected with Internet Explorer. Today, though, IE has started to tumble due to better alternatives like Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. That means... Read More
Smartphones can do a whole range of computing tasks these days, from email to web browsing, to managing your calendar, to taking photos. With all those capabilities under the hood, are smartphones... Read More
As software apps move to the cloud, once dominant leaders will be challenged by new upstarts. SaaS resets the playing field and erases established desktop leaders from the conversation, leaving room... Read More
