Apple has published an article on writing Web pages for iPhone. It’s interesting to see that iPhone supports CSS3 media queries such as media="only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)". Also, JavaScript execution on iPhone is limited to 5 seconds per entry point, and Apple recommends auditing Web sites for unnecessary JavaScript (Google Analytics, anyone?) to improve site performance.
Eric Jordan, the co-founder and president of the Web design firm, 2Advanced Studios, recently received a four page spread in the LA Times.
Whether you love or loathe Jordan and what he has achieved since the year 2000 when he launched his first Flash Web site, this lengthy article makes for a fantastic read. Read the Article
Since I started developing Web sites six years ago, I have frequented many online forums. I started right here at the HTMLHelp Forums, and I eventually founded the International Web Developers Network with my two business partners.
During those six years, my Web development skills have progressed, and with that progression I have moved from asking the questions to answering the questions on any number of forums.
Often, the best way to answer a question is to give a practical example, so I’ll often find myself opening up Textpad and coding a quick example.
For those of you who use the popular blogging software, WordPress, you will need to upgrade your installation to the latest release (2.2.1).
The latest release is primarily made up of bug fixes for 2.2, but it also includes a fix for several security vulnerabilities, which make it a Continue reading ›
Yes, Safari 3 Beta has been made avaliable for download, and we (the poor Windows users) now get to play with it, because Apple launched a Mac and a Windows version.
It appears to be using the same rendering engine as the Mac version, so in theory we shouldn’t have to talk about how things look in “Safari Mac” and “Safari Windows”. With a little luck, just “Safari” will do. 
There isn’t much more to say, other than download beta 3.
BlogBackupOnline is a new online service provider that intends to give the 70 million or so blog owners out there a little peace of mind by backing up all their content. I heard about it weeks ago, but just got around to trying it this evening because I had assumed it was going to take a little work. Well, that assumption was very, very wrong.
The good news is that the service shows a lot of promise. The bad news is that it doesn’t work on One Man’s Blog or the HTMLHelp Blog.
I wrote a whole article on it over at One Man’s Blog.
Joe Hewitt is a Mozilla developer who has written software dear to the heart of all web developers, including the original Mozilla DOM Inspector.
Joe’s newest Mozilla tool is Firebug, an integral logging and debugging extension for Firefox that sets a new standard for its category. Joe provided a power-user tour while announcing Firebug 1.0’s release on January 25, 2007, at Yahoo!.
Incidently, if you are doing Web development and you don’t yet have Firebug… get it!
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For those of you that are interested in learning to develop with Ruby on Rails, here is site that has compiled a list of 74 quality resources and tutorials. Enjoy.
Rich McIver clued me in to this great article at Aviva Directory:
If someone asked you at what grade level your site’s content was written, could you tell them? What about whether it was fully compatible with every major browser? How many seconds it took to load? Can you confidently state that there are no broken links on your site right now?
Although it may seem unimportant to replace an Rich Text apostrophe with the HTML equivalent or to make sure your WHOIS record is perfect, the reality is that the more accessible and polished your website is, the greater chance you have to secure more readership, and, most importantly, more revenue.
If you’re serious about maintaining a well-rounded, efficient website, the cheapest (and perhaps best) way to make sure you’re on the right track is self-evaluation. To get you started, we’ve put together a list containing 31 of our favorite tools for “grading” your website.
Recently, I took part in a thread at the International Web Developers Network that discussed the use of inline CSS to define the width and height of an image.
In short, you should not be using inline CSS (or external CSS) to define the height and width of an inline image.
Why? Because defining image dimensions is defining the structure of a Web page, and not defining the style. A style sheet should only define style.
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