- The latest auto update to Interent Explorer increases the limit on the number of cookies per domain from 20 to 50. The total size limitation of 4KB of cookie data per domain remains unchanged.
- The COLOURlovers site has a fascinating article showing off color combinations that traditionally don’t work, but in specific cases actually do.
- Google has a developer preview of Google Gears 0.2 Beta, its browser extension for building offline-capable apps for Firefox and IE6. The new release offers a cross-origin API and improvements to WorkerPool, including XMLHttpRequest and Timer support.
- A list of common mistakes with e-commerce shopping cart design were identified in a 2002 usability study. This article revisits that list and reviews how 500 of the top Internet retail sites of today implemented their shopping cart design.
- A classic example of a functional programming pattern in JavaScript. Many developers are familiar with object oriented programming in JavaScript, but functional programming can often provide cleaner, more efficient solutions.
- The patent dispute between Microsoft and Eolas over interactive plug-ins is over. The original 2003 ruling in Eolas’s favor was overturned in 2005. But now the companies have settled under undisclosed terms. Which browser will Eolas target next?
- The apparent lull in the growth in popularity of tagging is not necessarily a bad sign. Rather, as with most new technologies, tagging may simply be undergoing a process of “punctuated equilibrium.”
- A preview of what to expect in the first public alpha of Opera 9.5 (codenamed Kestrel), due out today.
- An online tool for applying consistent (and efficient) formatting to your CSS code.
- Built on the Zend Framework, Magento is a powerful, open source eCommerce platform in early beta release. It’s probably a bit early to use this in production, but it’s a very promising project!
- Ex-SitePoint blogger Simon Willison provides a complete overview of jQuery, and why it’s worthwhile for experienced JavaScript developers to learn.
- A Firefox extension that lets you record actions online as a script and then share that script. Other CoScripter users can then load and run the script you created one step at a time, or all at once to achieve the same result. (thanks paul.annesley)
- A thorough review of the newly-released Opera Mini 4 Beta 2. The major new features are a landscape viewing mode, and quick access to a custom list of favorite search engines.
- As promised, Opera 9.5 (Kestrel) alpha is now available for download.
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