Tiffany B. Brown

A web log about web development and internet culture with frequent detours into other stuff.

Posts in: Web design

A live redesign in stages
My current site design has been chugging along since 2004. I decided then to go with a minimalist layout with bright colors: skinny navigation, tiny type, and lots of text. I think now, however, it’s showing its age. Maybe that’s because I look at it every day. But it’s wearing on me, so I [...] [26 Jun 2006]
Eno restaurant. Simply unacceptable.
Not the food mind you. Its web site. I went to visit using Firefox / Mac, only to be greeted by this message. Two words: Not. cool. Two more words: Utterly. useless. Now what groovy bits of info do Windows users get that can’t possibly be served up to a Mac, even in a plain-text version? I don’t [...] [12 Jun 2006]
Link dump: May 14, 2006
JavaScript evolution to follow Python, creator says JavaScript will be moving closer to the structure of Python with version 2 … er, maybe I need to add Python to my list of must learns. Brendan Eich: JavaScript 2 and the Future of the Web Related to the above link, Ajaxian has a bit about Eich’s reasons for a [...] [14 May 2006]
Link dump: May 3, 2006
Slides from php|tek Bits of information from conference presentations. [Via Chris Shiflett] Cluesheet Quick-n-dirty PHP development tips. [Also via Shiflett] IE7 For XP Beta 2: Has Firefox Met Its Match? IE 7 is a very good browser — if you’ve never used Firefox. WineCamp Geek + Grapes = me green with envy. [Via Emily Chang] The Difference [...] [3 May 2006]
Link dump for April 12, 2006
On the “mobile web” and contextual relevance Lawrence.com goes mobile, and does an amazingly kick-ass job of it. As Croft explains on his blog: “So what’s on the mobile site? Five things. Just five. We’ve parred it down to things we think people will really want to do on their cell phone or similar device, rather [...] [12 Apr 2006]
Flash, validation and the latest versions of IE
In case you missed it, Microsoft has changed the way ‘ActiveX’ content — including Flash and QuickTime — is embedded in web pages. With the change, a user will have to click once to activate an ActiveX control before interacting with it. Effectively, users will have to click twice on any link embedded in a Flash [...] [5 Apr 2006]