Archives: Stuff we wrote in August 2007

We may have said stupid things then. But don't worry, we're working on new stupid things to say.

Journalism 2.0 Talk

“Thanks to youtube, camera phones, podcasts and blogs - any ordinary person can report the news. Technology has empowered millions of citizen journalists to file scoops, fact check and expose mistakes. But it’s also harder to know who and what...continue reading »

Malaysia formally embraces Open Document Format

Our neighbours have adopted the Open Document Format. Can Singapore move towards becoming vendor-agnostic and more user-centric? My personal opinion is that the Singapore government’s IT plans are often too vendor dependent. Don’t even get me started on our efforts...continue reading »

SXSW 2008 registration

Good news: SXSW 2008 is now open for registration. Not so good news: The price has gone up a bit. See the rates. I’d say it’s about US$100 more expensive for the Interactive badge now. And I was hoping for...continue reading »

Join us on Facebook!

We just started a Facebook group. If you’re on Facebook, do join us :) Thanks to Coleman for taking the initiative....continue reading »

Bulletproof Web Design, 2nd edition

Dan Cederholm reports that the second edition of his book, Bulletproof Web Design, is out. To quote: This isn’t a giant update nor a new book entirely. Rather, it brings the examples in line with Internet Explorer 7 (which wasn’t...continue reading »

Zeldman, King of Web Standards

Hail to the chief. Web Standards hits mainstream media big time with a BusinessWeek interview with Jeffrey Zeldman. Sometimes, a worthy movement takes time to gain momentum. Then it reaches the tipping point. Hopefully, this type of publicity will bring...continue reading »

Building websites with baseline grid...

...is now a breeze thanks to [Syncotype](http://robgoodlatte.com/2007/07/31/syncotype-your-baselines/). Works on Opera 8+, IE 7, Ffox 1.5+, Safari 2-3. continue reading »

Negative Margins : The Secret Weapon

I came across an article on [negative margins](http://www.search-this.com/2007/08/01/the-positive-side-of-negative-margins/) this week and immediately realised how much potential they have which not many people use for. continue reading »