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Early in 2005 I started getting interested in SVG, a web standard for vector graphics on web pages. My efforts in this direction were first sparked by a friend and later by the fact that modern browsers like Firefox and Opera have introduced SVG support. This entry is to serve as a guide so people can learn from my experiences. It was originally published in Dec 2005, but I will continue to update it as more items occur to me. It was last updated in Jan 2007.

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§188 · January 19, 2007 · Firefox, JavaScript, Opera, Software, SVG, Technology, Web, XML · 20 comments ·


Via Ajaxian comes this article discussing the merits of custom XML attributes instead of over-loading the class attribute for functional purposes. Read the rest of this entry …

§327 · January 9, 2007 · Software, SVG, Technology, Web, XML · Comments Off ·


Funny, Dave’s post and the subsequent excellent discussion have probably inadvertently pushed JSON’s awareness level a little higher (based on all the positive exclamations of discovery in that thread), more people will end up using JSON now, thanks to Dave’s ignorance. Read the rest of this entry …

§323 · December 21, 2006 · JavaScript, QuickLinks, Software, Technology, Web, XML · Comments Off ·


Apparently Firefox 2 is ignoring any style sheets that web site authors may have specified in their web feeds (RSS/Atom). It took me a few hours of idle contemplation to decide how I felt about it, so here goes. Read the rest of this entry …

§296 · November 28, 2006 · Firefox, Microsoft, Software, Technology, Web, XML · Comments Off · Tags: ,


I try to summarize the most relevant news from the world of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) every month. Here’s the digest for July 2006. Read the rest of this entry …

§274 · July 31, 2006 · Ajax, Firefox, JavaScript, Laszlo, Opera, QuickLinks, RIA, Software, SVG, Technology, Web, XML · 1 comment ·