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Browser Size — Actual Numbers

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
I asked for numbers confirming my thoughts recently in “Design for Browser Size — Not Screen Size“. First Jakob Skjerning (mentalized.net...

IE 7, web standards and CSS support

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
The Internet Explorer team is preparing to ship the next major version of the world’s most popular browser. The IE team has written an update on which...

Ruby on Rails plugin: Localize your Rails app

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Recently I've been working on a plugin for Ruby on Rails that help me out when creating new Rails applications in Danish. Previously, when we've created...

Design for Browser Size — Not Screen Size

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Jakob Nielsen discusses screen resolution and page layout in a recent Alertbox article. As usual, Jakob offers some decent facts and clear guidelines on...

Time to revise our blog purpose

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Today, ten months ago, Thomas and I started Justaddwater.dk. Our purpose then was to share our thoughts about usability and web standards. It’s time...

Watir: Another sweetspot for Enterprise Ruby

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
There are many speculations regarding Ruby (the programming language) and it’s ready-ness for enterprise use. The other day, a colleague of mine...

Justaddwater.dk photoshoot

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
You may have noticed the updated photos of the authors on this blog. Recently Thomas and I met up with Michael Bothager (colleague) to do a photo session...

Why Web Standards Matter (Case Study)

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Project managers often have a hard time understanding web standards and why they matter. In this case, my arguments made a perfect business case for the...

Ruby on Rails Checklist Now Public Available

over 2 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Today I’ve removed password protection on the article “Prototyping Ruby on Rails Checklist to Get Started“. Sorry to have you waiting...

Secure AJAX Web Applications

over 3 years ago by Jesper Rønn-Jensen on justaddwater.dk.
Scott Dietzen of Zimbra posted a decent article about security issues in AJAX web applications. Ajax security considerations. Subject to the additional...