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 on DOM Sticking Again ·


Two years ago I kicked off this blog in a very understated way. By WordPress's calculations, I've had 306 posts in that time. Here are some highlights of the two years: Read the rest of this entry ...

§325 · January 5, 2007 · Life, Linux, Software, SVG, Technology, Web · Comments Off on My Blog Turns Two Years Old ·


Since I haven't done one of these for awhile, I thought I'd kick off the New Year by giving a recap of the last several months in the land of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). I'll start with the bad news. Read the rest of this entry ...

§280 · January 3, 2007 · Adobe, Linux, Software, SVG, Technology, Web · Comments Off on SVG News Digest: 2007-01-03 ·


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 on Winer Learns a Little JSON ·