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IE8: are you sure you want standards mode?
The next version of IE8 will render identically to IE7 unless instructed otherwise. Read more »
Photoshop beta goes public
Adobe released today a public beta program for the next version of their photo editing suite, dubbed Photoshop CS3. Read more »
Microsoft admits IE7 will fail standards test
Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7 browser won't pass a stringent standards test that rivals have embraced. Read more »
Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 available to developers
Firefox 3.1 alpha 2, code-named Shiretoko, adds functionality for Web developers with very little eye candy for users. Read more »
Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari
Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up. Read more »
Microsoft discloses some IE 7 plans
Microsoft finally told Web developers what they've wanted to hear for years, promising support for graphics and style sheet standards. Read more »
Microsoft hints at general plan for IE8
Microsoft will continue to prioritise security and ease-of-use in the forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 and will seek to improve Web development with current standards compatibility, according to the software giant. Read more »
Pocket PC handhelds get a trip to the Opera
PDAs running Windows Mobile Pocket PC can now have the same level of web browsing as desktop PCs, thanks to a beta from the Norwegian browser company. Read more »
Opera takes a lead from Yahoo and Apple
Web applications feature in the latest beta of Opera's eponymous browser. Read more »
Mozilla 1.0 unleashed
More than four years after its inception, the open-source browser is ready for the public. And its impact could go beyond browsing Read more »
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Styling text with pseudo-elements
CSS pseudo-class selectors are useful for more than link rollover effects: we show you how to use them more widely. Read more »
Comparison of CSS compatibility on IE, Firefox, Safari and Opera
We compare support for CSS pseudo-classes in Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3 Beta 4, Safari 3.1 and Opera 9.26. Read more »
The spider's Web of CSS
Finishing up our Web Directions South build up, we talk to Andy Clarke, Web designer, presenter and invited expert to the W3C's CSS working group. Andy gave us the low down on standards, the new way of designing Web sites and the problem with Web 2.0. Read more »
Dealing with differences in CSS floats in IE and Netscape
An annoying problem with CSS code is the interpretation by different browsers. Here's a workaround to one problem: the differences in how variable-width floats are rendered in IE and Netscape. Read more »
Lay out forms with CSS2 instead of tables
Building forms with HTML and tables creates a lot of extra code and isn't very elegant. CSS2 is a good alternative, and this quick tutorial will help you get started. Read more »
Does CSS provide higher ROI than straight HTML?
In this article developer Shawn Morton, revisits the issue of HTML vs. CSS by performing an ROI analysis. Read more »
CSS 101: Handling multiple rules for the same element
Tony Patton examines the cascading aspect of CSS, that is, how multiple rules for the same element are handled. Read more »
Putting the CSS Friendly Control Adapters to work
The CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0 override the default HTML generated by the ASP.NET Web controls to provide a more standards-based approach to presentation via CSS. I will show you how to use the Menu control in your ASP.NET applications. Read more »
Moving to CSS-based layouts with the YUI Library
This tutorial walks you through the steps of how to move from a table-based design to a CSS-based layout with the help of the YUI Library. Read more »
Build an AIR application for your website
Adobe AIR brings web technologies to the desktop through the integration of the Webkit rendering engine in a Flash-style desktop-based runtime. AIR applications running on HTML, CSS and Javascript can interact with the local file system, manipulate local SQL databases and even use AJAX on any domain. Read more »
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Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 developer features
-- The latest Firefox alpha release -- 3.1 alpha 2 is more significant for developers than end-users. Read more »
CSS support in Opera 9.50 Beta 1
-- In our CSS compatibility tests article we didn't use a beta version of Opera. Now see the results for Opera 9.50 Beta 1. Read more »
Do vendors read their own EULAs?
-- If you've ever had Safari installed under Windows then you were a software thief -- until last night. Read more »
What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?
-- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »
Resuming regular service
-- It wasn't all April fools this week. There were some important developments in the software world -- seriously. Read more »
And the crowd goes wild
-- In the wash-up of the iPhone announcement, there has been a lack of analysis by way of wrestling metaphors. I seek to fill this void by thinking about it in terms of the browser war. Read more »
Opera's MAMA offers search to web developers
-- Opera has created a new search engine letting web developers discover how web pages are structured. Read more »
Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer
-- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »
Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
Hope you are seated
-- With projects winding down for the year, have you accidently found yourself fulfilling promises you never thought you'd keep in 2007? Funnily enough, this week has been full of news of projects we thought had retired to the beach house for the summer. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.