September 2009
5 posts
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Forcing HTML5 support in IE8!
** UPDATE: this plugin works for IE6, IE7 and IE8, not just IE8 as this article suggests **
Every web-developer knows how hard IE sux. IE8 is at least somewhat standards compliant, but I’d be willing to bet that they’re going to drag their feet in implementing all the HTML5 awesomeness that makes the web even more promising than it already is.
It’s not a perfect solution, but...
“Good IT pros are not anti-bureaucracy, as many observers think. They are...”
– Jeff Ello, read the whole awesome article here: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137708/Opinion_The_unspoken_truth_about_managing_geeks
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How to run Pandora as a menubar item and play...
I recently had a discussion with @johnderosa on Twitter about a good Pandora setup that doesn’t require keeping a browser tab open all the time. So I thought I’d whip up a quick explanation of my setup.
The key to all this is a free mac app called Fluid:
Fluid let’s you create “Site Specific Browsers”. Which creates a “desktop” application out of...
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“So many managers and businesses spend so much time completing tasks that they...”
– Smashing Magazine: Professional Team Management Tips For Creative Folks
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Luke Wroblewski on Inline Validation →
When it comes to web form design and usability testing Luke Wroblewski is the guru. This is his latest study, showing how to best do inline validation (and showing that it’s well worth the effort).
When done right it showed:
22% increase in success rates
22% decrease in errors made
31% increase in satisfaction rating
42% decrease in completion times
47% decrease in the number of eye...