Web Browser Standards Support

"This document will summarize the level of support for standard web technologies by popular web browsers. It deals primarily with the Internet Explorer, Firefox/Netscape/Mozilla, and Opera web browsers, with focus on the HTML, CSS and DOM technologies.

Not all of the standards are displayed here. In particular, some technologies that have consistently good or poor support by all major browsers or are seldom used aren't listed. These tables attempt to be as comprehensive as possible."

Web browser standards support

Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005

Bobby van der Sluis:

1. Make sure your JavaScript code is in balance with its environment
2. Create accessible JavaScript
3. Create usable JavaScript
4. Create easy applicable JavaScript
5. Create future-proof JavaScript
6. Know JavaScript's weaknesses, limitations and bugs
7. Often there is more than one good solution
8. Write your own scripts or reuse code from trusted places
9. Optimize your JavaScript code for performance
10. Use tools to optimize your work process

Full read here: Ten good practices for writing JavaScript in 2005

Adobe to acquire Macromedia

Combined Company to Deliver Industry-Defining Technology Platform for Rich, Interactive Content

SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 18, 2005 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion.

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe's and Macromedia's closing prices on Friday April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock.

Adobe.com: Adobe and Macromedia
Macromedia.com: Adobe to aquire Macromedia
SitePoint Blogs: Adobe acquires Macromedia

UPDATE:
More links and info about the Adobe Macromedia acquisition can be found here:
eWeek - Adobe to Buy Macromedia for $3.4 Billion
PC World - Adobe Unveils Plan to Buy Macromedia - Combined company's media software may go head-to-head with Microsoft.
Mezzoblue - Macrodobia
webgraphics - Adobe buys Macromedia

April Fools Overview

Traditional media seems to be a little reluctant this year to come up with real fun stuff.  But in the wide world of the Internet, there are really some good jokes.  An overview of what I've found:

• Google Buys Mozilla Foundation on MozillaNews, even with a Google press release and Google Firefox mock-up.  Nice one.
• Cash-out on Digital Web Magazine where the guys announce they sold to Yahoo: Change
• Gmail "Infinity+1": And the counter keeps running.  I'll guess they just stop at 2GB (see below)
• Mozilla April Fool's Day Roundup with a number of jokes appearing across the Web

Other amazing news that were no jokes (although they could have been):

• Gmail doubles storage to 2GB: It is true!, at the time of writing, my storage space has 'grown' from 1232MB to 1272MB already
• Pope is in a coma: he's not, he's already dead (sorry, couldn't stop myself)