A Look at Firefox
September 6, 2005
Two weeks ago, I mused over what would happen to Netscape now
that new versions will not be created under the Netscape name.
This week, we'll take a look at Firefox, the Mozilla-created
browser that's causing quite a stir.
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Will Netscape Die?
August 22, 2005
AOL (which owns Netscape) announced this week that they will
no longer be developing new versions of the Netscape browser.
As a die-hard Netscape user since the beginning, I am saddened
by this news for numerous reasons. First, is of course, the
nostalgia of it -- my first view of the visual world wide web
came through Netscape 1.0. After having only viewed the internet
via the text-based Lynx, it was incredible to see color images
and text rendered vividly in the browser.
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Screen Resolution, Revisited: Back to
640x480?
August 8, 2005
A few weeks ago I discussed what resolution is best to design
to, and I commented that the majority of designs I do fit in
the 800x600 range. This past week I was forced to rethink that
after taking into consideration newer browser features both
in Netscape and Internet Explorer, particularly the left sidebar
toolbar.
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Is the Web-Safe Palette Important Anymore?
July 25, 2005
Back in the infancy of the web, the 216-color web palette was
extremely important to web design. This palette is a set of
colors created by Netscape that looks the same on all web browsers
and Windows / Macintosh platforms. The idea behind the palette
was a great one -- since colors do not display the same on different
kinds of computers, let alone different browsers, limit the
use of colors to only those that did appear the same no matter
what they were shown on.
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To Flash or not to Flash
July 11, 2005
When Macromedia Flash burst onto the web in 1996, it was originally
called FutureSplash, and content developers were both excited
and wary of the technology -- excited about the potential it
had for fluid, streaming motion and animations, and wary to
see how quickly it would catch on with users. It can take many
years for a userbase to catch up with the "latest"
technologies, and in the case of Flash, it's become safe to
assume that most users will already have the Flash plugin installed
when they download Netscape or Internet Explorer.
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Leaning on the Clipart Crutch
June 27, 2005
We all have them. CDs of bad clipart. Bookmarks of royalty-free
gif archives, saved "just in case." Just in case of
what? When, if ever, should you use a ready-made image? The
short and simple answer is... never. A unique image that the
user hasn't seen before is without question a better choice
than something pulled from a royalty-free gif archive or cd.
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Webmaster's Corner is on vacation
this week
June 13, 2005
The Browser Wars Continue
May 31, 2005
Netscape... Internet Explorer... the "big two" of
the browser wars. I like Netscape. I like it a lot. I've used
it for years and will continue to do so. It doesn't mean that
I should create my pages for Netscape and disregard users of
IE. But you'd be surprised how many people feel this way, or
especially vice-versa.
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Screen Resolution Issues - Seeing it
All
May 16, 2005
One of the most limiting parameters in designing for the web
is screen resolution. The average web user may not even realize
it, but web developers are well aware that websites do not look
the same on all computers. How do we design sites that look
acceptable on many different resolutions?
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Webmaster's Corner is written biweekly by Jill
Cataldo, Senior Web Developer for NewRamp.com. She has been
working in web development since 1996. Articles are copyright
©2005 NewRamp and may not be reproduced without permission.
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