WebKit achieves 100/100 on Acid3

WebKit, the rendering engine behind Apple’s Safari web browser, has achieved a 100/100 on the rigorous Acid3 web standards test.
This makes WebKit the first open-source rendering engine to pass the test, with Opera the first browser to pass the test in a private development version. WebKit has more work to do on the test, [...]

Hello, World!

My name is Jonathan Lanctot, and I’m the Unix Systems Administrator for the Computer-Based Honors Program. As part of my tasks as a CBH Lab Manager, I designed and maintain the CBHP Website, make periodic updates to the Honors College Website, and install and support various web applications for CBH research projects all around [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008: End of Conference Wrap-Up

Here are a few scattered general thoughts and impressions as I sit in the airport after the conclusion of SXSWi:
- SXSWi is somewhat overwhelming because of the size and scope of the event.  I heard an organizer say that the event has doubled in size just since last year, which is phenomenal, given how long [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 4

And so begins the final day of SXSWi from Austin… 
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3/11 10:00 am – Content Management System Roundup
George DeMet (Palantir.net), Jeff Eaton (Lullabot – Drupal developer), Tiffany Farriss (Palantir.net), Mike Essl (mike.essl.com), Matthew McDermott (Catapult Systems)
Sharepoint (McDermott)
- Suite of products, starts with free module but web content management component is MOSS 2007 Standard (commercial product)
- Who’s on [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 3

Day three from stormy Austin.  Incidentally, the degree to which this town is taken over by SXSW is pretty impressive.  The event is well-organized, particularly given the scale of the individual Music/Film/Interactive festivals all going on at once, and the community as a whole seems to buy in.  So without further delay, here we go:
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3/10 10:00 am [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 2

Starting the blog later today.  Here are notes from afternoon sessions:
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3/9 3:30 pm – Content Boundaries, a 12-Step Program
Heather Armstrong, Margaret Mason (both bloggers)
- Mason: Mighty Girl, “No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog” 
- Armstrong:  Dooce
Step 1: Admit that you are completely powerless over your users
Example: Digg received DMCA [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 Blog: Day 1

So I’m in Austin, TX for the South By Southwest Interactive conference this week, and am struck by the wide range of panels on a variety of topics.  While taking notes in my first panel today, I thought about how I could share any takeaways from this conference with the whole UA web community, so [...]

IE on Acid

Several bits of news today on the web-standards front. Firstly, the IE team has released some commentary regarding the status of their IE8 compatibility with Acid2:
 
Although we said that IE8 Beta 1 passes the ACID2 test, some of you may be seeing results like the image above; we thought we should explain what’s going on. IE8 [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 available for download

Microsoft has released the first beta of Internet Explorer 8.
It can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm
Also, here is the IE8 start page: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie8/welcome/en/default.html
Be warned: The IE8 Beta overwrites your IE7 (or 6) installation.

Microsoft changes IE8’s default behavior

Today, Microsoft has officially stated that they are changing IE8’s default behavior for rendering standards mode. Instead of making web developers opt in to use IE8’s standards mode, IE8 will now automatically render in this standards mode.
I’m glad that the IE Team listened to the community and decided to do the right thing. [...]