HTML5 is on the way.
For most people on the planet, this statement elicits a blank stare and perhaps a simple, "What's a 'hutml'?" response. For those of us in the business of bringing kickass websites to life, however, it brings a mixture of hope and nervous tension. HTML5 certainly won't solve the myriad of hassles associated with web development and, in the short-term, may actually create more headaches as developers manage the quagmire of legacy browser compatibility...
Anyone with a website knows the importance of "conversion", whether it be converting a user from the home page to an internal page to track retention (or lack thereof), or an eCommerce website that wants to track clicks from a product page to the check-out page. And there's many tools out there to track user traffic trends on one's website, such as...
There are a lot of content management systems (CMS) out there, many proprietary and many open source. Here's a list from Wikipedia that has a nice outline of both proprietary and open source CMS solutions. Considering the multitude of choices, why did I choose Drupal for Relish's website and primary recommendation for clients who need a robust CMS...
Developing for the internet has its ups and downs and one of the major downs is styling sites to work well in a wide variety of browsers. This task is made even more difficult by the internet gremlin and bane of web shops' existence: IE6.
Since its introduction in 2000, IE6 has dug itself in and still holds nearly 20% of the overall market share. Recently, Google made headlines by refusing to support IE6 past March 1st (for YouTube) and has made it no secret that they wish the...
