That's really funny - IE has the worst CSS support of any modern browser by leaps and bounds - has for about 6 years now and this response gets modded insightful? Even with this substantial update, IE will break many pre-existing sites - even those specifically hacked for IE 6 (because it too does not play like all the other browsers - just like its update) - a little ironic no? Slashdot - you are a bunch of pandering shills just like the rest of them.
The more accurate your post the more it gets buried - defend M$ with a hollow argument and be considered insightful.
M$ deliberately creates a non-standard platform in order to create vendor lock-in - if you think otherwise you are lying to yourself - they have plenty of resources to get IE up to full speed. If their products worked better perhaps I wouldn't care.
I got the O'Reilly Ubuntu Hacks book http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ubuntuhks/ and was able to easily setup and roam with my old Linksys WiFi card on an ancient P3 Winbook. Anything I wanted to do with Ubuntu I now can, thanks to this book. The laptop is actually much faster and more useful than it ever was with Windows installed.
With the right info on hand Ubuntu is a true gem of an OS - possibly the best available (on older machines be sure to install in "safe Mode" so it doesn't "hang" on you).
Global markets exceed US domestic movie demand. Therefore movies have less complicated plots and dialogue so they translate across cultures better. It is a delibate move by movie execs and it has succeeded in boosting international demand for Hollywood movies and creating increased revenues.
Money is the reason eveything goes bad - if not at first, then eventually.
I use NetFlix to compensate for the bad state of cinema - at the very least I can better pick out the less bad movies through sheer selection.
Programmers and Designers have a vested interest in being fairly familiar with the others discipline. I don't believe there is generally enough emphasis on design in computer science or for that matter programming principles in designer's curriculum.
That being said I think that what is often over looked is that bringing organization and hierarchy to today's stateless AJAX apps is imperative and that in consideration of this organization is also very helpful for the programmer to be cognizant the type of design wanted and personally have a solid grasp of layout. Even when putting together something as simple as a registration form, logical placement of the elements out of the gate can't help but give an app a leg up.
From a design perspective, because consumers are so inundated with software tools to potentially use, apps that do not offer a low barrier to entry, enabling quick pick up of the most important features, are also-rans.
Making software work easily makes it useful that is why it makes business sense. Making software look good makes software easy to use.
The CRAP Principle (applying them improves any design): C - Contrast R - Repetition A - Alignment P - Proximity
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That's really funny - IE has the worst CSS support of any modern browser by leaps and bounds - has for about 6 years now and this response gets modded insightful? Even with this substantial update, IE will break many pre-existing sites - even those specifically hacked for IE 6 (because it too does not play like all the other browsers - just like its update) - a little ironic no? Slashdot - you are a bunch of pandering shills just like the rest of them.
The more accurate your post the more it gets buried - defend M$ with a hollow argument and be considered insightful.
M$ deliberately creates a non-standard platform in order to create vendor lock-in - if you think otherwise you are lying to yourself - they have plenty of resources to get IE up to full speed. If their products worked better perhaps I wouldn't care.
I got the O'Reilly Ubuntu Hacks book http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ubuntuhks/ and was able to easily setup and roam with my old Linksys WiFi card on an ancient P3 Winbook. Anything I wanted to do with Ubuntu I now can, thanks to this book. The laptop is actually much faster and more useful than it ever was with Windows installed.
With the right info on hand Ubuntu is a true gem of an OS - possibly the best available (on older machines be sure to install in "safe Mode" so it doesn't "hang" on you).
Global markets exceed US domestic movie demand. Therefore movies have less complicated plots and dialogue so they translate across cultures better. It is a delibate move by movie execs and it has succeeded in boosting international demand for Hollywood movies and creating increased revenues.
Money is the reason eveything goes bad - if not at first, then eventually.
I use NetFlix to compensate for the bad state of cinema - at the very least I can better pick out the less bad movies through sheer selection.
Programmers and Designers have a vested interest in being fairly familiar with the others discipline. I don't believe there is generally enough emphasis on design in computer science or for that matter programming principles in designer's curriculum.
That being said I think that what is often over looked is that bringing organization and hierarchy to today's stateless AJAX apps is imperative and that in consideration of this organization is also very helpful for the programmer to be cognizant the type of design wanted and personally have a solid grasp of layout. Even when putting together something as simple as a registration form, logical placement of the elements out of the gate can't help but give an app a leg up.
From a design perspective, because consumers are so inundated with software tools to potentially use, apps that do not offer a low barrier to entry, enabling quick pick up of the most important features, are also-rans.
Making software work easily makes it useful that is why it makes business sense. Making software look good makes software easy to use.
The CRAP Principle (applying them improves any design):
C - Contrast
R - Repetition
A - Alignment
P - Proximity
Use it - don't abuse it.