Microsoft's dead maps
Again the logic escapes me; why use a lot of resources to develop a great looking and useful web service, then hinder adaption by adding artificial barriers. Again Opera users are erroneously told by Microsoft their browser can't do things it certainly can, this time they've seemingly also tricked the BBC to help spread their FUD.
- Blog post
- id#202
- posted by evirtus
- on the 28th of August 2008 @ 00:08
- in Code the web : Standards
Let's have a war
From the department for news I didn't think we'd receive this year, comes word from Redmond that not only is Internet Explorer still in development - it passes the Acid2 test! Great news that totally took me by surprise. Kudos and congratulations to developers on the IE team! This is a huge first step towards turning IE into a standards compliant browser.
- Blog post
- id#184
- posted by evirtus
- on the 21st of December 2007 @ 17:19
- in Code the web
json-feed flickr badge
Although flickr provides some great services, their "badge" leaves a lot to be desired. Basically I just want something that validates, provides some basic configuration options and is fully styleable through CSS. Not finding a suitable replacement (coupled with the fact that I needed to find solutions to some of IE's js quirks anyway), I decided this would be a good opportunity to expand on my js abilities.
- Blog post
- id#182
- posted by evirtus
- on the 12th of December 2007 @ 22:04
- in Code the web : Scripting
Leefe Meps, bork bork
There's been some buzz lately about the updated Live Search Maps. Up until now I haven't been able to see it, something I figured was due to internationalization issues. Though after reading the comments to Scoble's recent post, I decided to look into it again; Turns out it's just Microsoft harassing (blocking) Opera users (again).
- Blog post
- id#179
- posted by evirtus
- on the 24th of October 2007 @ 01:46
- in Code the web : Standards
The value of links
While the rest of the world is busy fighting spam, several (more or less) credible sites have given up the battle and instead begun spamming themselves. I would have been perfectly ok with this self-destructive behavior hadn't been for one innocent victim; the hyperlink.
- Blog post
- id#165
- posted by evirtus
- on the 5th of September 2007 @ 09:23
- in Code the web
On reinventing HTML
There's been a lot of talk lately about the future of HTML, what, by who and how any new developments should be implemented. The discussion escalated with the realization that we still need HTML and the WHATWG asking for comments. These are my initial thoughts on the subject...
- Blog post
- id#149
- posted by evirtus
- on the 10th of November 2006 @ 03:43
- in Code the web
The Eolas Wreckage
One of the more annoying developments with web browsers the last few years, is the "Click here to activate" feature for plugin content. Something that for the average user may just come across as poor UI design, is actually an example of how stupid software patents can be.
- Blog post
- id#137
- posted by evirtus
- on the 22nd of October 2006 @ 23:58
- in Code the web
