mezzoblue § June 2003 archive

What A Day

Jun 26

Where does one even begin.

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Extended Absence

If you have read Tim’s summary, you’ll have discovered that I too am joining the growing ranks of those getting themselves committed wed this summer.

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MOSe

Jun 25

We’re stuck with Internet Explorer for the next 3 years bare minimum, most likely 6. Let’s start thinking about how we can move forward.

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Simple, It Ain’t

Jun 24

Anyone who says CSS is easy hasn’t had enough experience with it. It is easy if things go right; it is a bottle of Tylenol if things do not.

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Using It

Jun 23

There should be a law. Well maybe not so much a law as a stipulation of employment. This law or stipulation should force designers to work with the systems, product, or sites that they build.

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Hack Hotbot, Part V: The Results

Jun 21

The Hack Hotbot contest winners are slated to be announced today, so it’s time I tell my tale. Where to begin… A longish summary of the story thus far is found in parts one, two, three, and four.

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GIF Freedom Day

Jun 20

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Reconciling Flash

Jun 17

Mike Pick posted an article about Flash today that reflects my thinking on the subject rather well. Flash isn’t 99% bad, but it sure ain’t 99% good either.

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Pleeeeenty has been going through my head the past few days. Consider this a brain dump if you will. I’m probably very wrong in my conjecture and conclusions, but we all need to vent from time to time.

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The Way Forward

Jun 13

Questioning the W3C’s intentions, and coming up pleasantly surprised.

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Design Matters, No Zen, Quark

Jun 12

A good design column, an eerily familiar concept, and reflections on Quark’s recent news.

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A PNG Review

Jun 09

Eleven days from now, the patent on LZW compression forming the basis of the GIF file format is set to expire, according to C|Net. They question whether this means the death of the PNG file format.

Not hardly.

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