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The Fancy Web – 07/08/2010

[Trend] Wave Goodbye To Google Wave http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/wave-goodbye-to-google-wave/ [Web Development] Guidelines for URI Design http://css-tricks.com/guidelines-for-uri-design/ [Web Development] 7 Scaling Strategies Facebook Used to Grow to 500 Million Users http://highscalability.com/blog/2010/8/2/7-scaling-strategies-facebook-used-to-grow-to-500-million-us.html [Web Design] Fix Inserted HTML5 Content with HTML5 innerShiv http://css-tricks.com/html5-innershiv/ [Web Development] OOP with PHP: Finishing Touches http://thinkvitamin.com/dev/oop-with-php-finishing-touches/

The Fancy Web – 24/07/2010

[Web Design] CSS3D: Stereoscopic 3D Effect with CSS3 http://simurai.com/post/802968365/css3d-css3-3d-text [Software Development] More Money for Bugs? http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001990.html [Web Development] Top 10 Performance Problems taken from Zappos, Monster, Thomson and Co http://blog.dynatrace.com/2010/06/15/top-10-performance-problems-taken-from-zappos-monster-and-co/ [Web Development] Uploading a File (Or Files) With ASP.NET MVC http://haacked.com/archive/2010/07/16/uploading-files-with-aspnetmvc.aspx

The Fancy Web – 10/07/2010

[Web] IE’s big leap forward; CSS3 selectors fully supported http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/06/ies_big_leap_fo.html [Development] Measuring Web Page Performance http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/06/28/measuring-web-page-performance.aspx [Development] Taking Advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 with Modernizr http://www.alistapart.com/articles/taking-advantage-of-html5-and-css3-with-modernizr/ [CSS] Media Queries & Using Available Space http://css-tricks.com/css-media-queries/ [Web Design] Design Tips for Programmers http://arandomurl.com/2010/07/07/design-tips-for-programmers.html

The Fancy Web – 26/06/2010

[Web Development] Start Using CSS3 Today: Techniques and Tutorials http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/17/start-using-css3-today-techniques-and-tutorials/ [Web Development] IE’s Compatibility Features for Site Developers http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/06/16/ie-s-compatibility-features-for-site-developers.aspx [Web Design] How do you manage your fonts? http://www.idsgn.org/posts/idsgn-asks-how-do-you-manage-your-fonts/ [CSS] Feature Table Design http://css-tricks.com/feature-table-design/ [Trend] HTML5, Native: Third IE9 Platform Preview Available for Developers http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/06/23/html5-native-third-ie9-platform-preview-available-for-developers.aspx

The Fancy Web – 12/06/2010

[Web Development] HTML5 Apps: Positioning with Geolocation http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html5/html5-apps-positioning-with-geolocation/ [News] New Google search index: Caffeine http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/06/our-new-search-index-caffeine.html [CSS] CSS Sprites without Using Background Images http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/css-sprites-wout-background-images/ [Trend] Web Fonts at the Crossing http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fonts-at-the-crossing/ [Trend] HTML5 “Why You Should Care” Cheatsheet http://cameronmoll.tumblr.com/post/684676626/html5-why-you-should-care-cheatsheet [Web Design] Transparency in Web Design http://css-tricks.com/transparency-in-web-design/

The Fancy Web – 29/05/2010

[Development] New Programming Jargon http://www.globalnerdy.com/2010/05/09/new-programming-jargon/ [Trend] Google launches open WebM web video format based on VP8 http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/19/google-launches-open-webm-web-video-format-based-on-vp8/ [Trend] Typekit and Google Announce Open Source Collaboration http://blog.typekit.com/2010/05/19/typekit-and-google/ [CSS] Our Solar Sys­tem in CSS3 http://neography.com/journal/our-solar-system-in-css3/ [CSS] Responsive Web Design http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ [JavaScript] 7 Things I Wish I Had Known About jQuery http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/7-things-i-wish-i-had-known-about-jquery/ [Development] Exploring Selenium 2: Introduction &  Continue Reading »

The Fancy Web – 15/05/2010

[Software] Which email clients support CSS3? http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/post/3107/css3-support-in-email-clients/ [News] Google’s new look http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/spring-metamorphosis-googles-new-look.html [Web Standard] A Brief History of Markup http://www.alistapart.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-markup/ [Web 2.0] The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/ [News] Adobe’s Response: The truth about Flash http://www.adobe.com/choice/flash.html [Development] Automating Merges w/ TortoiseSVN http://devlicio.us/blogs/derik_whittaker/archive/2010/05/13/automating-merges-w-tortoisesvn.aspx [Freelance] Elements of a Successful Online Portfolio http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/05/13/elements-of-a-successful-online-portfolio/ [News] Introducing Scribd in  Continue Reading »

The Fancy Web – 30/04/2010

[jQuery] Usability Do’s And Don’ts For Interactive Design http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/04/27/usability-dos-and-donts-for-interactive-design/ [Web Standard] Meet WOFF, The Standard Web Font Format http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/04/23/meet-woff-the-standard-web-font-format.aspx [Optimisation] http://www.alistapart.com/articles/better-javascript-minification/ http://www.alistapart.com/articles/better-javascript-minification/ [CSS] Different Stylesheets for Differently Sized Browser Windows http://css-tricks.com/resolution-specific-stylesheets/ [SEO] To slash or not to slash http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/to-slash-or-not-to-slash.html [PHP] The Ultimate WordPress Security Guide http://stylizedweb.com/2010/04/19/the-ultimate-wordpress-security-guide/ [News] Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

The Fancy Web – 17/04/2010

[CSS] CSS generated content techniques http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/css-generated-content-techniques/ [Design] Website Redesign Criteria http://www.3point7designs.com/blog/2010/04/website-redesign-criteria/ [Trend] iPhone OS 4.0 wrap-up http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-os-4-0-wrap-up-0880971/ [SEO] Using site speed in web search ranking http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2010/04/using-site-speed-in-web-search-ranking.html [Software] Extreme Programming (XP) at a Glance http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2010/04/06/extreme-programming-xp-at-a-glance.aspx [Trend] Full Details On Twitter’s Long-Awaited Ad Platform: Promoted Tweets http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/12/full-details-on-twitters-long-awaited-ad-platform/ [Software] Visual Studio 2010 Released http://www.hanselman.com/blog/VisualStudio2010Released.aspx

The Fancy Web – 03/04/2010

[HTML] Don’t Put Hints Inside Text Boxes in Web Forms http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/03/dont-put-hints-inside-text-boxes-in-web-forms.php [CSS] CSS Sprites: Useful Technique, or Potential Nuisance? http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/26/css-sprites-useful-technique-or-potential-nuisance/ [HTML] Embed image with Data URIs http://css-tricks.com/data-uris/ [CSS] Middle Box Links http://css-tricks.com/middle-box-links/ [Trend] Are You Ready To Share Your Location Yet? http://blog.go2web20.net/2010/03/are-you-ready-to-share-your-location.html [Dev] Mapping GitHub – a network of collaborative coders http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/31/mapping-the-github-community/ [Trend] The iPad  Continue Reading »