Every web developer has their own favorite platform to create in. Some prefer Linux, while other prefer Windows or Mac. One thing is for certain though: each platform has a passionate rabid community behind it. Those web developers who prefer the Mac are no different, and for good reason: The Mac boasts some excellent …

Photo by paulwoolrich . While more and more people are using faster Internet connections, there seems to be less emphasis by web developers on optimizing pages for faster load times. We’re seeing more and more widgets and javascript-heavy pages that take a long time to load, even on fast Internet connections. It’…

Photo by jstar . It appears that the glory days of the homepage are almost over. Jakob Nielsen has been finding that web users are becoming more and more fickle . Instead of going to the homepage and nosing around the site using categories and site searches, people are instead using Google to find everything and …