Webmaster-Source Archives: 2007

Yearly Archives: 2007

1000px is the new 800px

Nov 23, 2007 by Matt | Posted in Asides No Comments

Actually it depends on your audience, as Smashing Magazine points out. However, I say 1000px is a minimum these days. My monitor is set at 1024×768 (though I could set it higher), and it’s currently on the small end. With new LCD monitors getting bigger and bigger (and it being hard to get 1024×768 LCDs) monitor widths are skyrocketing. Few people use anything lower than 1024×768 anymore, as statistics show.

Poll End: Is ShareThis 1.0 better than ShareThis 2.0?

Nov 21

The poll asking whether you like the new ShareThis 2.0 or ShareThis Classic, which is luckily still available to anyone who wants it, has ended. There have been some interesting results: 43% said “What’s the difference?” Either a lot of people aren’t very observant,…

jQuery vs. Prototype

Nov 20

The two biggest JavaScript frameworks in use are jQuery and Prototype. Until recently, I used Prototype a bit. After having to use jQuery for a recent project, I’ve actually started to enjoy using it. It’s easy to use, and it’s lightweight. I’m probably going…

In Response to “Things I Want Gone from the Web in 2007″

Nov 19

Lorelle VanFossen recently penned an informative article cataloging some of the things she wants “gone from the web in 2007.” I agree with most of her points, like killing pop-up windows out-of-control advertising music on websites not “splogging” Some of the points, like “validate…