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Web safe font

I just found a new list of Web Safe Font.  this will help to reducing the amount of file weight per page to download by using CSS font styles exchange of images.  Fast downloads equals less browser waiting means  happier users.

http://www.speaking-in-styles.com/Web-Typography/Web-Safe-Fonts/

Pratt and me

On 4/8/09, I have been asked to give my first lecture on Dreamweaver, Web standards, CSS And my personal use of AJAX Framework such as JQuery and Spry.  This is not my  first time giving a Lecture, that would have been a 8 hour class on Photoshop about 10 years ago. I can’t wait to talk about the subjects that i love so much, maybe help a student or two with the concept of web design.

Hey a friend ask me about what is Web 2.0?

I just gave her a link, but have you heard of web 3.0? I just found this link.

enjoy!!!!

Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Tom @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

The New Browser War?

For the bulk of my client list, I would just design for current browsers unlike I.E. 6, but one of my clients was a I.E. 6 shop. this was a big problem, because of the non-web standard box model, overall Microsoft’s {we made it, so it must be correct way of thinking} and JavaScript hack fixes. Back in Sept., this made me look into the current standing of browser usage i found this site.

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

As you can see, I.E.  was for a very old browser still at about 22.3% of the total market.  FireFox was only at 42.6% of the market. Spring ahead to March’s numbers and it is my guess that you will agree, I.E.6 is finally taken it’s place with the PET computer. it holds a strong 17%, but Microsoft has released it’s current web standard complaint browser I.E.8. . So it is my guess that the month of April will show death of I.E. 6. and the real party will begin for the Web Designer. I hope …..