there are two links in my sidebar over there -> that I want you to take the time to look at. it’s important.

take back the web

so, some of you know that I’m a big fan of firefox, and of safe (and standards-compliant!) browsing in general, but I wanted to point out to the rest of you that I have a link on the right. and in the last sentence. I want you to go there, download firefox, use it, and make my job easier.

my job is web design. I spend more than half of my “design” time kludging my way around internet explorer. microsoft REFUSES to follow the rules and process simple code correctly, so I waste hours and hours coming up with ridiculous work-arounds.

here’s how you using firefox will make my life easier: the more people that turn from the crap that is internet explorer, the more likely 1) they will actually start paying attention to standards, or 2) (even better) firefox will become the standard internet browser.

but I digress. here’s something that matters a whole heckuva lot more in the grand scheme of things…

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I read about this in a magazine, then came across it again and took time to think about it. I’ve decided that it’s important for you to go to this website and watch the video.