Optimizing Websites for iPhone

The iPhone browsing experience is quite different than the regular browsing experience. The buttons and hyperlinks have to be bigger because our fingers are not as sharp as the mouse pointer. Optimizing a website for iPhone is not rocket science. It’s the same HTML, CSS and JavaScript that you already know. The only real major difference is the screen size.

Smashing Magazine is featuring a nice showcase of websites specifically optimized for iPhone. You'll also find some useful tools and tips to help you optimize your website for the iPhone.

One of my favorites so far is iPhoney.

iPhoney gives you a pixel-accurate web browsing environment—powered by Safari—that you can use when developing web sites for iPhone. It’s a perfect tool to see how your web creations will look on iPhone.

Good stuff!

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Thanks to the smart folks over at Samshing Magazine.

It's About Time

Ok, my laptop is officially dead and I am officially behind and will probably remain so for the next few days while I scramble to get back up to speed. Fortunatley I knew this was coming and I have everything backed up! It was, afterall, an almost 7 year old iBook G4 that's literally been around the world and survived two, count'em, two motherboard transplants.

When was the last time you backed up all your important stuff? Do yourself a favor, save some time, frustration and money and do it now!

Speaking of time...

Successful time management can be challenging, especially to those who are new to freelancing or being self-employed.

When you have a boss telling you what to do and when to do it by, it’s much easier to prioritize and figure out what needs to be done and when. But when you’re not only dealing with client deadlines but also all of the day-to-day parts of running a business, on top of trying to maintain some sort of life outside of work, time management gets a whole lot trickier.

The smart folks at Smashing Magazine are sharing sixteen tips to help you better manage your time and find the time to participate in the things that are important to you. Also included are some further resources to improve your time management.

If you've got the time, or if you're in need of some, this is a great place to start: How To Find Time For Everything.

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HMK

Absolutely Smashing Type Inspiration

This one is for all my fellow typography freaks - the smart folks over at Smashing Magazine have compiled a killer post showcasing over 70 examples of sexy, bold and experimental typography.

Dig: Sexy, Bold and Experimental Typography.

And these flikr pools don't suck: Signpaintr, a pool of images dedicated to the lost art of sign painting and hand-drawn lettering and Typography and Lettering feaures letters made my machine or man.

Cheers and have a great weekend!

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HMK