(Thoughts directed @boagworld)

A hyperlink that uses just a URI as the link text implies linking to that URI, e.g. boagworld.com implies a href of http://boagworld.com

So when referring to a resource contained on a domain, it’s misleading to use just the domain as the link text, and much clearer to include some extra words to define what the link is linking to, e.g. some post on boagworld.com

It’d be really interesting to do some testing to see if this is just a problem with people who understand URIs or if it applies to everyone.

It’s a while since I’ve seen a site this full of stock photography: http://www.eway.co.uk/

Booting up my mum’s old laptop to do some IE testing almost makes me want to run Windows in Parallels. Almost.

Decided that the ∞ is a good judge of typefaces: If it’s the 8 on it’s side, the creator didn’t put enough effort in

Toggle commentedness in CSS with just the first /*:

/* css.code:to { be: toggled; } /**/

How the **** does a blank square communicate the ability to upload a file?! I’m looking at you, FB:

Firing up InDesign for the first time in a while. I’m torn between loving it and feeling I’m betraying all the best parts of the web by using it :(

@idiot: You did ask…

Started some interesting styling changes today. Watch out for this guy: 

::selection doesn’t support background-image :( I even had a funny trick planned:

Using box-shadow to draw: Amazing http://css-tricks.com/examples/ShapesOfCSS/#space-invader

Some great tips on designing for TV screens: http://www.bbc.co.uk/gel/tv/device-considerations/designing-for-tv/display-diagnostics

Actually the whole Gel thing is worth reading.

@boagworld’s ‘Partnership of Experts’ should be required listening, especially for young web people

http://calepin.co/ looks like a brilliant no-effort intro #indieweb.

Your content is stored on DropBox (so you still own it) but I don’t think there are any syndications options (might be twitter?), but you can use your own domain, and you have access

What’s the point of HTML5 nice table syntax if you can’t use it in ATOM feeds? Bah.

Opera implementing -webkit prefixes is only as big a deal as we make it. Provided we don’t say ‘hey, it’s alright to only use -webkit now’ there’s no problem.

This looks almost awesome enough to make me switch to FF for web dev stuff: http://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/07/tilt-visualize-your-web-page-in-3d/

Protip: Put a piece of paper/card over your graphics tablet to get that gritty paper feel

The more I read about HTML tables, the more I feel using them for layout wasn’t doing them justice :|

@scrunchup I keep on losing web design work on the premise that I don’t do it for free — any advice on how to fix this?