Slashdot is HTML 4.01 & CSS compliant! And it only took them… uh… almost 6 years… 
Still, can’t complain. Firefox now renders it in Standards Complance Mode, instead of Quirks Mode. Also, it supposedly looks like crap in Netscape 4.x.
By the way, there are more than 100 accesses using Netscape 4.x (or something pretending to be it) to this very blog, this month. Shame, shame. That’s almost as bad as using IE! 
(NOTE: this is part of the “Blogging tips” series)
Your blog’s front page is its introduction. It’s what many people see first - and it will be the only thing many people see. That is unavoidable. What you can do, however, is to try to make as many people as possible see more than the front page - but that will depend on the front page. Confused yet?
Well, about the looks of the front page, there’s not a lot I can say. I’m not a designer, and while I can say “this looks nice” or “that is ugly”, I lack the necessary traits to create something that looks beautiful. If my blogs ever get to look a lot nicer than they do, it will be because someone helped me with their design.
But there’s a part in which I can help: what to put in your front page? And where?
Lifehacker’s guide to weblog comments.
Excerpt:
Stay on topic.
Bloggers enable comments on specific blog posts to hear more about the content of the post. Don’t change the subject. There’s nothing more annoying than seeing a comment on a post about Hurricane Katrina that reads, “By the way, do you know anything about turtles?”
Contribute new information to the discussion.
Twelve people saying the same exact thing in one comment thread is useless and irritating. Before you comment, read the entire thread and make sure your comment offers something new to the conversation. If you don’t have the time or patience to read an entire thread, then don’t comment at all. The longer a comment thread the more likely someone has already said what you’re thinking, and the less likely it is to be read by future visitors anyway.
Read the whole article, it’s worth it.
Nope, that doesn’t mean 90 million Firefox users. There may be more… or less. Some people download once and install on several computers for several people. Linux distributions come with Firefox, and those don’t count as downloads, of course. Same thing for magazine CDs. Or for non-Mozilla (and non-Download.com) mirrors. But, of course, there is the possibility that some people try it, are scared of it and uninstall it, coming back to the “safety” (heh!) of IE.
Still, all things considered, there are probably way more than 100 million Firefox users in the world. 100 million less people asking their techie friends or relatives to “come fix my computer… again.”. Which is always a good thing.
Not bad, for less than a year.
Symantec, among other things makers of shoddy “security” bloatware for Windows, have just stated a bunch of lies about browser/OS security.
(NOTE: this is part of the “Blogging tips” series)
AdSense’s competitive ad filter is, as the name suggests, a way to prevent some ads from appearing in your blog/site. While it’s targeted towards companies, especially commercial sites, in order to prevent absurdities such as a Coca Cola ad in Pepsi’s web site :), it can also be useful for blogs - even personal ones. There are two reasons for it: one which will apply to some people, and one which should matter to everyone.
Continue reading ‘Blogging tips #15: Making money from your blog - AdSense: the competitive filter’
Opera, one of the fastest and best browsers, has gone free. No more banner ads, registration, etc..
While I still prefer Firefox, I have Opera installed at home as well - it’s an excellent browser, lightweight but fully featured. Between it and Firefox, it’s mostly a matter of preference. For slower computers, Opera will probably be the best choice - you won’t believe how fast it is.
If you’re still using IE… tsk tsk. It’s probably pointless to say anything to you at this time.
(Note: Opera for mobile phones is still not free, but it was certainly worth registering, IMO)
Like most of the civilized world, I’ve been bitten by the Sudoku virus. But, to me, the perfect place to play is… anywhere I want. Not at home, not at work, but whenever, wherever I want.
And, due to the nature of the game, it’s perfect for mobile phones. Especially Series 60 phones, which have relatively large screens.
After trying out several of them, the best one I’ve seen, and the one I have installed (and registered) on my Nokia 6630, is SudokuFun. It’s perfectly legible, looks nice, is user-friendly, and has a “pencil marks” feature which proves invaluable in solving the more complex puzzles.
Screenshot:
Here it is (saw the link on Slashdot).
Weird thing. Looks like a TV remote control… but can be used like a light gun - or a light sabre.
And you can use it with only one hand.
I guess that, since the Revolution is backward compatible with the GameCube, it will accept ‘Cube gamepads as well… but time will tell.
EDIT:Another very good article, with better photos, at Edge Online.
In the state of Michigan, U.S.A, apparently a law forbidding the sale of “mature” (you know, what in a movie means PG, but in a game means M or even AO) games to minors passed. Even though it’s unconstitutional.
But, surprisingly, the video games industry is fighting back. For a change. About time, IMO.
Does GMail have competition?
From what I can see, it looks like a “normal” email program… but in the browser. And they say it’s responsive like an email program.
I have 2 Yahoo! Mail accounts, though I don’t use them these days - I use fetchyahoo to redirect them to my GMail account. But if I get into the beta… I may say something more here.
I think I’m going to play Puzzle Pirates again. I really don’t have time for MMORPGs, but, somehow, that one “feels” different - it’s actually enjoyable, instead of feeling like “work”, and rewards skill instead of spent time.
Also, it works in Linux as well.
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