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Five APIs that developers should know about

Dec
2010
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Developers have arguably never had it better. A big reason for that: there are virtually countless APIs that enable developers to build really cool applications on top of foundations that someone else invested in laying down. When it comes to APIs, however, a lot of attention is focused on popular services that have created platforms [...]

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Google gives us the inside track for 2011

Dec
2010
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The Google Manchester event last month was a great day all in all: super speakers, interesting insights and excellent food.  Here are some interesting stats and an overview of the day. The day started with coffee, pastries and networking before we took our seats in the main room for the first presentation from Mark Howe, [...]

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Data URI’s

Nov
2010
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Data URIs Did you know that you don’t have to link to an external image file when using an <img> element in HTML, or declaring a background-image in CSS? You can embed the image data directly into the document with data URIs. With CSS, it looks like this: li { background: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAMQAAORHHOVSKudfOulrSOp3WOyDZu6QdvCchPGolfO0o/XBs/fNwfjZ0frl3/zy7////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAABAALAAAAAAQABAAAAVVICSOZGlCQAosJ6mu7fiyZeKqNKToQGDsM8hBADgUXoGAiqhSvp5QAnQKGIgUhwFUYLCVDFCrKUE1lBavAViFIDlTImbKC5Gm2hB0SlBCBMQiB0UjIQA7) no-repeat left center; padding: [...]

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At What Point Do We Just Stop Caring About IE6 Visitors?

Nov
2010
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As I’ve been working more with CSS3 and HTML5 (and starting to write about it), a common theme I’ve found in CSS books, websites and other material is this: “… and then you have to do this to make it look right in Internet Explorer 6…” … and then you do this for IE6… and [...]

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Tim Berners-Lee says Facebook could fragment the web

Nov
2010
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Founder of world wide web says some of the most successful social networking sites ‘have begun to chip away at its principles’. Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites represent “one of several threats” to the future of the world wide web, its founder, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned. Some of the web’s “most successful [...]

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Spoon Browser Sandbox

Nov
2010
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A useful tip – Spoon Browser Sandbox lets you run popular web browsers directly from the web with no installs. Visit Site

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Thinking Digital: How has the Internet Revolutionised Business?

Oct
2010
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Thinking Digital: How has the Internet Revolutionised Business? Last week, Econsultancy published a new report in association with digital consultancy Blue Latitude, The Impact of Digital Beyond Sales and Marketing: how Digital is Transforming Organisations.  The report examines the impact of digital across the business and, consequently, how companies are managing organisational change as  aresult [...]

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Deviant Art changes their drawing tool from Flash to HTML5.

Sep
2010
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Powerful and easy to use, this is another example of why Flash is dying. Visit site

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Children’s Websites: Usability Issues in Designing for Kids

Sep
2010
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New research with users aged 3–12 shows that older kids have gained substantial Web proficiency since our last studies, while younger kids still face many problems. Designing for children requires distinct usability approaches, including targeting content narrowly for different ages of kids. Millions of children use the Internet, and millions more are coming online each [...]

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H&M e-commerce launch disappoints #sitereview

Sep
2010
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H&M, one of the last big brands to sell online, launched its UK e-commerce site last week. The launch follows that of Gap and Zara, two other fashion brands late into e-commerce in the UK. So how does the new site shape up? Homepage If you arrive having searched for H&M in Google, you will not [...]

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