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Embrace the Web for what it is

The article A Dao of Web Design is a bit old now, but it's well worth another look. I had a client today looking for pixel-perfect placement across multiple browsers & screen resolutions. That's not what the web is about. Embrace the control that the web puts in the hand of the user & you'll sleep much better at night!

Browser Wars - Reloaded

If you're reading this then you're probably aware that Microsoft's stranglehold on the browser market is slipping. A survey from late November tells a dramatic story. Since May, it's total market share has fallen by 5%. That's pretty substantial in 6 months, especially considering that the fall has been taken up by Mozilla's Firefox, which people have to choose to download and install. It's not part of anyone's operating system.

It reinforces the need for testing of your website in multiple browsers and operating systems before it goes live. Whilst it was always a fallacy to only worry about one browser, now it's becoming statistically significant.