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Talk: “The Web Browser is a Transitional Technology”

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Karl

Allen Wirfs-Brock, a Mozilla Research Fellow, at YOW 2011, defined what he considers the current era of computing, and some exciting elements of where we are and where we are going in his talk “The Web Browser is a Transitional … Continue reading →

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Steve Klabnik: Nobody Understands REST or HTTP

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Karl

Steve Klabnik outlines some best practices in API design in “Nobody Understands REST or HTTP”, some of which I admit I need to follow more consistently. As he states in the end: Seriously, most of the problems that you’re solving … Continue reading →

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The Web is 20

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Karl

I’d like to say thank you to Tim Berners-Lee and all those who were part of making the Web happen. The original announcement (where? on Usenet of course!) W3C Design Issues for the World Wide Web World Wide Web Foundation … Continue reading →

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Andrew Tait’s latest video – comparing every version of IE

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

YouTube: We are IE – Comparing every version of Internet Explorer: From Andrew Tait.

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Two questioning reports on social networking and culture

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Karl

Jeffrey Rosen in the NYTimes reports on the effects social networking will have on our efforts to redefine ourselves: It’s often said that we live in a permissive era, one with infinite second chances. But the truth is that for … Continue reading →

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Afraid you’ll miss Firebug if you move to Chrome?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Karl

Probably not. Check out the screencasts at Chromium Projects: “Google Chrome Developer Tools”. I haven’t abandoned Firefox yet. But it is important to experiment and keep your toolbox open. Since Chrome has recently gone stable on the OS X, I’m … Continue reading →

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Online heroes – David and Barbara Mikkelson

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Karl

NPR.org profiles the hosts of Snopes.com in “Mom-And-Pop Site Busts The Web’s Biggest Myths”.

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Two obits at NPR: one worthy, one not

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Karl

NPR: In Memoriam: Sweet, Sad Rocker Vic Chesnutt NPR: The Man Is Gone, But Long Live The Blogosphere (via Garret Vreeland). Jeff Jarvis knows blogging as well as anybody, but NPR should have talked to people who knew Brad Graham, … Continue reading →

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Sad News

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Karl

The All Spin Zone is closing shop after 7 years.

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Facebook’s founder says age of privacy is over

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Karl

ReadWriteWeb has the news and some related thoughts.

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