Google Code Blog: Introducing Google Browser Size

Introducing Google Browser Size

A project to help visualize effective screen visibility

Ravelry

Ravelry:

very interesting read. Short interview with the founder of this huge highly focused site which evidently has wide appeal. Going to send a link to this site around to some interested parties I know.

"Possibly you’ve never heard of it. But if you know anyone who knits or crochets, ask him or (more likely) her about

Ravelry and chances are you’re talkingt o an active member. It’s big. This is an interview with Casey Forbes, who constitutes the whole engineering staff."

Why Standards Fail – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report

Why Standards Fail – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report

Back in 2000, CSS co-creator Bert Bos set out to explain the W3C’s design principles—“to make explicit what the developers in the various W3C working groups mean when they invoke words like efficiency, maintainability, accessibility, extensibility, learnability, simplicity, [and] longevity..."

How to detect if a font is installed (only using JavaScript)

How to detect if a font is installed (only using JavaScript)

Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more: one year of internet explorer usage share

Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more: one year of internet explorer usage share

Internet Explorer 6 continues its long downward trend, dropping about 10 points in the last year and IE 8 has been cannibalizing IE 7 users at a strong pace for the last 3 months.

I expect that the next month will see IE 6 finally fall under 15% (and hopefully trending to fall under 10% by the end of this year.) That's good news for everyone.

We should also see IE 8 meeting IE 7 and crossing at about 25% each in the next couple of months.