Stories about Web Development

Google tipped to release Chrome OS this week
The lightweight open source operating system is expected to make its debut sometime this week, with ‘out of the box’ support for a wide range of Atom netbooks expected.
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Mozilla Raindrop: the unified inbox for email, chat, Twitter and more
The new ‘Raindrop’ project seeks to build the ultimate inbox, with the ability to recognise and highlight important messages which could otherwise be lost in the noise.
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CAMPAIGN: Death to Internet Explorer 6
Web developers and online services lead a campaign to stamp out IE6 from the face of the planet.
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HOW TO: Install IE6 on Vista/Windows 7
Does your workplace require you to keep running IE6 despite the fact that you, um, accidentally upgraded to IE7? Here's how to install IE6 on Vista (or Windows 2000/XP) and run it alongside IE7.
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Simple ways to improve your Google PageRank
A Tag Short | You can wear a white or black hat when trying to optimise your site for Google searches, but here are some proven methods.
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Improve your site with HTTP compression
A Tag Short of Compliance | Squeeze more out of bandwidth and benefit your site's users with HTTP compression.
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Getting the right ad strategy for your site
A Tag Short | Too many sites rely on Google's AdSense, which ensures they'll be waiting a long time for their first big cheque.
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How internal search should be working on your site
A Tag Short | If internal search is working right, it can be the ultimate navigation tool. Luke Amery looks at how its implementation differs on several sites
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Speed up your web pages with http caching
A Tag Short | Http caching is really simple, yet it' s surprising to see how little of it is put to good effect. Luke Amery explains how it works.
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The "guy in the room" - the genius programmer who doesn't talk to anyone
Foobar | You’ve worked with him, maybe you are him. He has particular needs when it comes to his computing environment, we’re not talking Hugh Jackman in Swordfish.
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Navigation's weird baggage
A Tag Short | Luke Amery is a developer who casts his critical eye on websites. He looks at the approach to navigation on the Mcdonalds Australia web site.
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Message-based sites
A Tag Short | Luke Amery investigates the home page designs of seafood sites as an example of message-based site design.
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Faking site performance
A Tag Short | We have a dilemma - we want our home page to have lots of compelling rich content like embedded video and flash. And we want it before Christmas.
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