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Keep your site graceful and enhanced

August 14, 2009 – 7:24 pm

‘Graceful degradation’ and ‘progressive enhancement’ are terms that have crept into the web design world and I’ll admit that initially I didn’t know what they were or how they would affect the way I approach a design job, but after reading a few articles online and listening to a recent talk from Elliot Jay Stocks it proved [...]

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Isn’t it time IE6 quietly disappeared?

March 13, 2009 – 10:05 pm

In 2001 Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 became the most dominant web browser in the world.  Nine years on new technology and browsers such as Firefox and Google Chrome have left this average piece of software behind.  In 2009 I think it is time that the web helped IE6 finally move on, but will it?

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Is Firefox really better than IE?

November 29, 2008 – 12:27 am

I am a web designer so dealing with multiple browsers is just part of the job.  Making sure that your pages appear correctly in as many browsers as possible is the key to make sure you touch as many users as you can.  With this experience I have seen a certain amount of snobbery when it comes [...]

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Must have free apps for the iphone

August 30, 2008 – 2:06 pm

Since my iphone arrived in July I have been putting it through its paces as well as expanding the catalogue of applications on this excellent little gadget.  From games to apps that help me maintain my website there are some great free downloads from the Apple App store you shouldn’t be without!

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Five of the best open source software alternatives

August 29, 2008 – 10:59 pm

As the array of applications every designer needs increases it is naturally becoming an expensive task to set yourself up ready for business or those home projects.  Fortunately in this day and age you don’t always have to pay, open source alternatives are poping up all over the place.

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