A List Apart gets it right: stop screwing with the terminology. Correct naming matters.
Every time you call a proprietary feature “CSS3,” a kitten dies. Any -webkit- feature that doesn’t exist in a specification (not even an Editor’s draft) is not CSS3.
I have been hearing this for a while. But what bothers me even more is when people mix up HTML, CSS and Javascript, calling anything that is animated or flashy HTML5. Some don’t know better, but some of them should.
I have been meaning to blog about the recently discovered custom map tiles that appeared in the recently released iPhoto for iOS. While not particularly suited for driving directions etc. they do strike me as beautiful and with an Indiana Jones-movie like charme. As with many Apple products, they don’t do everything, but what they do—add flair to a photo collage—they to well.
Luckily for people who don’t own iOS devices, @refnum hacked together a custom tile layer for the Google Maps API, and it’s a pleasure to use. I hope Apple will use these maps for something more than decoration, but we’ll see what the future holds.
Update: I had the screenshots wrong, my apologies. Fixed.
Funny how just yesterday I revived my personal blog for pretty much the same reasons Drew McLellan outlines in his post.
Often, I can’t find something I know I tweeted the day before. Conversely, as an example, here’s the post from 2003 when Dave announced the CSS Zen Garden, which took me roughly 30 seconds to find.
I will try to keep this up for a while, post more links and shorter thoughts that need a few more characters than 140.
A decent successor to one of my favorite online games, but doesn’t hold a candle to the original, which was a lot more inspired and lovable. Still, a good game.
ALA: Every Time You Call a Proprietary Feature CSS3, a Kitten Dies
