Oct 31 2007 at 1:10pm
When I checked the site stats last month on my (old) work site I found a big surprise. That’s right, 1280×800 had overtaken 1024×768 as the most common resolution. And not just overtaken it, but surpassed it by over 6%.
Note: All screenshots were taken on October 23, 2007.
Aug 24 2007 at 11:17am
Laura wrote me and asked why the three sites I have discussed so far in my Great Websites series use tables for layout. Good question! I did notice this about them when I first wrote up my crtiques, but it didn’t affect my decision to include them in the series (although I hadn’t put 2+2 together and figured out that all three were table based). Why? Because I was already drawn in to the site. That’s what really matters – the user experience. Who cares if the site is using tables for layout when the experience is that good? Read more…
Apr 19 2007 at 10:40pm
The wordpress theme I developed for tomorrow’s “Orange and Maroon Effect” webmaster challenge is now available for download. Here is a screenshot:
Here is the zip file and the tar.gz file.
I hope some of you have the chance to actually use it! And let me know if you have any problems. This is the first theme I have attempted to distribute. Also, I am really not sure about the copyright on the photo. Please let me know if you decide to use the theme so I can contact you if there are any problems regarding the photo.
With the exception of the photo, this theme is released under a Creative Commons Lisence
Apr 18 2007 at 11:36am
I just heard about a web challenge that is going on this Friday to show support for Virginia Tech:
For one day, show your support for the victims of this tragedy by changing your website colors to incorporate some version of the “Orange And Maroon Effect”.
I am going to do my best to make at least one of the sites I control orange and maroon this friday. Please consider making a change to your site and spread the word if you can.
Apr 17 2007 at 1:04pm
After all my troubles and rants about print stylesheets the other day I finally thought of a better way to make web pages printable: soure editing editing in Opera! This is a really simple and easy way to make a web page look the way you want it to for one-time viewing and printing.
Apr 13 2007 at 2:10pm
Since I’m in the mood to complian about other sites, let’s talk about print stylesheets! I can’t believe how many sites just don’t have them. It’s not exactly difficult to do. Start a new CSS file, hide a few things, make some small adjustments, hook it up using @media rules and you’re golden. Right? I guess not because an unbelievable number of sites just don’t have them, even sites that should know better.
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