Commentary & Society

by mantruc | From the first time I heard of the Internet, my mind has focused in the way this medium is going to change people, and society. I still want to know more about the way the web is affecting the people who have made it part of their lives. I now have come to call my old study subject "The User's META Experience". Here I'm calling for new testimonies Read More »

by bobdavis | On 20 June 2001 someone we invited into our community decided to show their contempt for the generosity and openness that have defined evolt.org since day one. Read More »

by headlemur | There is a new technology that threatens the web. Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6.0 IE 6.0 correctly implements the CSS Box Model. Hooray! There is a price you will pay for this. Internet Explorer 6.0 is incorporating a new 'feature' called Smart Tags. According to Microsoft this is an 'enhancement' for your browser experience Read More »

by persist1 | ...On choosing not to read, even when among the completely literate. Read More »

by ashepps | The dot-com crunch? The contracting economy? The spiraling tech sector? Or just simple incompetence at running a company? What follows is a summary of the short life and times of my small web development business, which lived roughly from November 1999 to February 2001. I hope that this post-mortem is entertaining, but I submit it here because I think it sheds some light on what every development company has to do to survive. The following is true; the names and URLs have been withheld. Read More »

by aardvark | By now everyone has had the opportunity to read the WaSP and ALA position on old browsers. The people who partake in the WaSP and ALA are all too familiar with standards, compliance, and the failure of the browser manufacturers. In essence, they are preaching to the choir. Not everyone in the choir may agree with the implementation, but they all understand the message. So let's take it another step further. Read More »

by wgrubbs | The wdfc (Web Designers Forum Contest) site is aimed at promoting objective critiques of sites by allowing the public to rate the site according to catagories. Read More »

by pedrito | The hype around wireless has been deafening. But how do all these people plan to make any money? Written for a business audience. Read More »

by MartinB | A few months ago, I was in a meeting where one of the least clued individuals I have ever worked with described the organisation we were working for as a "dot-corp". I had to ask for an explanation, and it came across as a pile of crap. A few days later, a friend was describing how someone in a meeting had suggested "Russian-dolling" that site's content. I knew I was onto something, so started collecting buzzwords. Here's my selection. Read More »

by webword | Let's take a bunch of the current ideas in technology and usability and smash them together. What do we get? The Ghost! It starts off as a very powerful desktop web server and an ultra fat client. We feed it and it simplifes our lives. The Ghost augments and extends our ideas and our reach. It is technology and usability taken to the edge. Read More »