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Sizing
up the Browsers by Steve Mulder
Often people ask, "how big should I make the table for my site?" If
you've got a few minutes, here's a thorough, though not exact, answer.
Learn the secrets of selling
products via your Web site By Dion Jones
So you've got a web site, how do you use it to sell things and make money?
Communication
Arts Interactive 14 Winners
The best interactive sites, kiosks, and CDs for the past year.
The Mobile Internet World 2008 in Boston's a major theme was about potential of mobile website. Mobile web is not anymore strange things to people since there are more phones than people. Instead of using computer, now people armed with a mobile search will be more favorite to them. Read the article >
By 2020 mobile devices will have download capabilities of up to a gig a second. And a plethora of applications that will be at our fingertips. How will this affect the current and younger generations? Read the article >
This article goes through certain parts of the new and improved CS4 Dreamweaver and why you should possibly upgrade. One of the few improvements made is the workflow. The user interface has changed giving more real estate to the user, making viewing the design and code easier. There is also an updated code navigator. You can click on an item in Design view and an icon will appear. When clicked on this will show only the related code of the selected element on the page. These are only two of the items improved upon, there are others to help the user improve in design and speed. Read the article >
This article explores the use of alt tags being required or optional in HTML 5. The author gives two alternative options for the optional alt tag. One is adding a "noalt" tag to use if an image cannot be described, showing that has intentionally been left out. Another is taking out the alt tag altogether. He concludes that making the alt tag optional is not a good idea, because people will start leaving it out. Read the article >
'Ever-changing internet' were some of the words in the title of the article which obviously has to do with the idea for this assignment. The Internet doesn't really ever have an ending. The fact that the Internet is always in a state of change challenges the way in which we think about technology in general. Basically the Internet will keep going on and on from one unstable state to another. It's important to be aware of just how much the internet changes and affects us on a daily basis. Read the article >
iphone is trying to hook up with popular social network sites like "My Space", and "Facebook," so they can reach those sites on their phones. Read the article >
In his article "Decide on your enterprise RIA Technology at AJAXWorld" found at http://ajaxworld.com/, Jeremy Geelan claims that as technology becomes more advanced and devices become more dependent on higher quality and user-friendly interfaces, websites that use HTML are quickly becoming out-dated. In his article, Geelan stresses the importance of forward-looking ideas that are crucial to a business' success. Geelan states that because it is so important to keep up with technology, looking ahead is crucial to the success of a business and that is why AJAXWorld Conference & expo 2008 West has been established to help businesses succeed in this fast paced world . Read the article >
Voice XML is the new technology which new software that allows people to use voice commands through thecell phone. With this technology, the person can make any different task through the internet such as check email or make reservations just with a speaking command. XML allows people to be informed of different aspects through internet by just saying a word such as weather, or sport. Analistic expects with this technology to access better and faster customer service. Read the article >
This article tells about some specific things that people who run a business on-line should be doing. It warns that the virtual world is every bit as dangerous as the real world (or more so) and that it pays (literally and figuratively) to do your homework and know enough to take precautions. It further warns about copyright issues and legal problems that can result simply by linking with other pages.
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This article is about using Google to track the progress of cold and flu in the US. There are 5 years of data from Google being cross-referenced with surveys from the Center for Disease Control. I thought this was a fascinating use of peoples' everyday Google searches to provide valuable information to the general public. This same technology could also be applied to track the spread of bird flu or other contagious viruses, which would obviously be very useful in the case of an outbreak.
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This article is about using tables in a design aspect. It explains why
it is better to use tables rather than floating objects. By using
tables it makes so the page is useable on more than one internet
program. I found this to be interesting cause in class we were told to
use tables but at home with my dad he keep wanting me to change them
to floating objects, I forwarded this to him last night too. I think
it is important that web designers stay up to date on these new ways
of solving problems so that the pages will be compatible with all
internet programs. The URL is:
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This article is about the ever-changing nature of Flash software and its branching effects on users. Not only does a more complex program require more knowledge, but perhaps more specialization in the job market specifically aimed at various flash encoding. Design and function will become more and more separated as far as jobs are concerned. Also, new concepts and features will integrate not just the software but also hardware (mics, webcams, and faster connections) of users and viewers.
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