Feature Story: 8 Definitive Web Font Stacks

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 your users a richer typographic experience today! Read more…

News & Trends

Are All Web App Platforms Doomed by Fatigue?

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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 it the ultimate fate of all app platforms? Read more…

Apple's iWork.com Disappoints - Not a Google Docs Competitor

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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 + services approach. Read more…

VixML: A Platform for the iPhone Platform

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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 development platforms that we like more. Read more…

IE's Decline Makes 'Cross Browser' More Relevant

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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 developing for multiple browsers is extremely important. Read more…

Poll: What Makes a Computer a Computer?

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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 really computers? Read more…

Web Applications Reset the Playing Field

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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 for new competitors. Read more…

It Was a Good Idea for the AFP to Turn Off RSS

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How many of the top 100 American newspapers use RSS? If you guessed "all of them," you'd be right. So why, then, would the AFP, one of the largest news agencies in the world, turn off public RSS feeds on its web site? Read more…

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Design

Feature Story: 11 Expert Tips For Enhancing The User Login Process

It seems simple, but a lot can go wrong when you ask your users to log in to your site! In this post, Gary lists eleven tips that he's compiled over the years for ensuring that the users of your web app enjoy a seamless experience. Read more…

Tech

Feature Story: A Little-known Way to Replace Some Scripts with CSS Counters

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 style sheet than ever before, reducing the need for additional scripting on your web page. Read more…

Business

Feature Story: Twitter - Trying to Understand the Value

This a question I had from Brendon Sinclair's recent blog post -- I'm trying to get my head wrapped around the value of Twitter. It still isn't clear to me why there is so much fanfare associated with the tool. Any feedback would be appreciated! Read more…