OK, so this one has been around for a little while, but still I think it’s a great bit of British comedy that’s worth sharing.
PX to EM Tools
What the heck is “em” ?
Wikipedia states:
An em is a unit of measurement in the field of typography, equal to the size of the current font.
So, if your font-size is at 16 pixels, then 1em = 16px.
The real question is, why should I use this measurement when dealing with typography in my web design?
Communication WIN! During Media Temple Services FAIL!
Media Temple went down, today.
There’s the message (just above).
Web and Email service interruption.
Severity: High
Services: All Services
The word “interruption” doesn’t even seem strong enough. The shock-waves were felt throughout the World (Wide Web). It ripped through 8BIT, taking everything down.
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WordPress Sites on iPads
WordPress.com bloggers can now impress their iPad readers.
For the past four months, WordPress has been working with Onswipe to create a plugin that presents blogs in a more “touching” manner.
If you have a WordPress.com blog, this new feature is built-in and you can make some tweaks right-now, if you have WordPress.org self hosted blog, you can get the plugin!
The Death of Facebook
Facebook is the next AOL.
AOL was big, became a giant, and then was the supreme ruler of all things media.
True story.
You know, AOL, they used to sell dial-up by the minute, you may have heard of them.
Their latest acquisition was The Huffington Post for $315 million.
Ringing any bells?
Are You A Writer?
It’s not easy to write.
There are many things to work past. There is the fear of failure, the fear of ridicule, and the fear of rejection.
Just ask Stephen King.
Just ask JK Rowling.
After working past the first two fears, their first books were rejected by more than a dozen publishers.