Web developers and designers have debated with each other for years about how to declare font sizes: Should they use the PX unit of measurement, or should they use EM? The truth is, it depends — and recent trends are bringing new rules with them.
Many designers have built web sites and applications that employ a different color scheme depending on the time of day. It often has a charming effect, but it can probably accomplish something more. Instead of focusing on whether we can do such a thing, I’d like to pose the question of whether we should.
For years, web designers have argued amongst each other whether layouts should have a fixed width, or a liquid layout. Thanks to CSS3 Media Queries, this storied debate has a new chapter.
IE8 doesn’t support HTML5 or CSS3. IE7 supports even less of the ancient HTML4 and CSS2 standards. Yet, thanks to a few tricks, you can still dabble with new front-end development techniques without IE holding you back.
Once upon a time, Ubuntu was the go-to Linux distribution users curious about the GNOME desktop. In 2011, however, Ubuntu is controversially parting ways with GNOME, as both groups work to completely imagine your computer’s desktop. In two words: It’s on. Who’s going to win? Users like us.
