How to Block IE6
Published: January 18, 2024
If it’s the early 2000s you might make a dire decision: it’s time to block IE6.
Wait, what’s a bookmarklet?
Published: October 25, 2023
How this one small browser quirk turned into a tool used by countless people for decades.
AOL Pretends to be the Internet
Published: September 6, 2023
In 1994, Ted Leonsis was the head of the new media marketing firm he created, Redgate Communications, spun out six […]
When the wizards of the web met
Published: August 1, 2023
On July 28, 1993, a group of web pioneers met in a small room for a few days. For many, it was the first time they had ever met.
The web’s most important decision
Published: April 30, 2023
I got a bit caught up this month, so I had to delay a couple of things, but I’ll be […]
Reading about the dot-com era
Published: February 21, 2023
There is a lot out there about the dot-com bubble, and its subsequent burst. I tried to limit the scope […]
History of the Web, the First 10 Chapters
Published: February 7, 2023
This is it! As of today, I’ve put all of the chapters I’ve written up on it’s own site. I’ve also […]
Mosaic in the rear view
Published: January 24, 2023
The Mosaic browser was released thirty years ago. It’s credited with a lot of firsts. When I wrote about Mosaic […]
Maybe we change things up a bit?
Published: January 10, 2023
I started this newsletter over five years ago. It started with a timeline and a single post. As I dug into research, I […]
This is what you’re nostalgic for
Published: August 2, 2022
There’s a word for what you’re feeling. It’s anemoia. And it’s completely made up.
It’s 1997 and you want to build a website
Published: July 5, 2022
You have a few options. How much time you got?