Top blogs fail W3C markup validation
I just read an article entitled “Top blogs fail W3C Markup Validation”. While the result doesn’t come as a surprise at all, it is still sad to see it confirmed once again since validation is not rocket science.
Posts from year 2007
Found 34 hits, currently showing 11-20.
The modern plague of phishing
Once upon a time, the so-called Nigerian letters were adopted to online versions by devious spammers. They were basically email versions of advance fee frauds and I suppose that a few people fell for these traditional scams delivered by snail mail.
Moleskines of the world
In the digital society of 2007, I suppose that plain notebooks are on the decline. However, there are times when you don’t want to bring a laptop. This is where the classic Moleskine notebooks enter the scene.
New wonders of the world
About 2300 years ago, a list of seven wonders were compiled. The so called wonders of the world were spectacular man-made constructions located around the Mediterranean.
Safari for Windows
Today the WWDC 2007 was held in San Francisco and the keynote was delivered by Steve Jobs. The one thing that woke me up was that The Safari browser is now available for Windows in a beta version.
Return of Ostindiefararen
After two years at sea, the large ship Ostindiefararen today reached it’s final destination Gothenburg. It had sailed from Gothenburg to Guangzhou (Kanton) in China, visiting the ports of Recife, Cape Town, Jakarta, Shanghai and many more on it’s voyage.
Google Street View
Google has recently updated Google Maps with a street view mode. Just drag a little yellow icon along the streets and there will be street-level photographs for that spot. I just checked a few of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco, and they’re still there.
Increased speed in global cities
I am currently sitting in a hotel room in Oslo, restoring mind and body after a lot of urban walking. One of my favorite things to do in cities is to explore the neighborhoods by foot.
Plain old semantic HTML
I think there are more than enough of acronyms out there, but one cannot deny the power of monikers when it comes to bringing a technology into mainstream focus. XMLHttpRequest was invented in 1998 but very few knew about it.
MIX07 in Las Vegas
The MIX conference is currently held in Las Vegas, just as last year. The reports are pouring in and most of them are containing the word “Silverlight” in one way or another.