Web Apps, Web Sites, Are they all the Same?
Published: May 17, 2022
Is a website the same as a web application? That question is older than you think
Was Queen Elizabeth II a keen surfer of the early web?
Published: April 19, 2022
I recently went on a bit of a journey to figure out: did Queen Elizabeth surf the early web?
The Long Tail of Uselessness
Published: March 22, 2022
When Paul Phillips the web is at its best when its being useless he did the only thing he could think of. He built his own useless site to catalog it.
The Most Influential Website of All Time
Published: March 8, 2022
There’s one site that is connected to Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo!, Twitter, and many others. And you probably never think about it.
This Month's Weblog
November 2020 Weblog: Weird Web, Independent Web
21st Century Community
Published: February 1, 2022
In 1999, the word “community” took on a new meaning on the web. One that would have a lasting impact for years to come.
Giving Web Standards a Seat at the Table
Published: January 19, 2022
In 2007, the web standards project entered the scene once more to push Microsoft to build its most standards-compliant browser to date.
Web Components Before Web Components
Published: January 4, 2022
A decade before modern day web components, Microsoft had already hit on a formula for their success.
Want to Get in Touch? and a November 2020 Weblog
Published: November 29, 2021
Recently, I’ve been told that my email has been bouncing some messages back, so if you tried to email me […]
We Made These Sites for Kids?
Published: November 16, 2021
From Yahooligans! to Club Penguin, the kinds of sites we made for kids on the early web were a bit unsteady, but formative and fun for the first web generation.
The Intranet saved the Internet
Published: November 2, 2021
In 1998, Netscape announced a bold new plan to the world. One announcement was expected. The other took the tech world by surprise.
The mid-90’s was the era of the City Guide
Published: October 19, 2021
1996 was the year of the city guide. By 1998, they were already gone.
From designing interfaces to designing systems
Published: October 5, 2021
The mid-2000’s were often referred to as the era of Web 2.0. That may have been an overused term, but it undeniably changed the way designers and developers approached their practice through patterns.