The Web

So, I just made a Facebook page for this site. Hopefully, it will be a way for people with questions and comments to open up discussions about the topics.  And yes, I plan to actually start posting topics regularly. As you know, a Facebook page needs the magic 25 likes to be considered worthwhile. If [...]

When you take on a web development project, you have more to worry about than just keeping those creative juices flowing., Time and energy go into the work in abundance, and so does money. It takes real cash to keep things running, and while there is always hope that the investment will be returned in [...]

Web traffic continues to increase daily. With almost 250 million American users alone, plus quickly expanding Internet accessibility in foreign countries, a huge target market exists for any website. Whether for a business, a hobby, a professional resume, or anything else, the Internet has resources to help. However, one of the biggest hurdles is giving [...]

On a given day, I may use three different browsers for various reasons.  Sometimes one browser just gets the job done better than another.  Having said that, the following results are only from one test (SunSpider), on one computer (mine), on one operating system (Kubuntu).  Results may vary for you, but the point of it [...]

I was doing a Google search for HTML 5 video, and an ad came up for Netflix jobs.  I hardly ever click on ads, but I was curious to see what the connection was.  Sure enough, Netflix has a job opening for: Senior Software Engineer – HTML5 Video Standards One would assume that means Netflix [...]

While some people are singing the praises of “the cloud”, and any business executive can sound cool if he says, “Yeah, we’re moving to the cloud”, the truth is: “the cloud” may not be as wonderful as people would have you think. Where is this cloud anyway?  Do you even know what “the cloud” is? [...]

If TavisOnline.com started charging readers to view content on this site, would any of you loyal readers still visit?  Many readers would likely just move on to another free news source.  That reality raises another question.  If a major newspaper such as the New York times decided to charge readers for online content, would their [...]

I recently switched from AT&T to Comcast because the former was cheaping out on DSL customers, trying to nudge them toward U-Verse, an alternative that is faster, but more expensive, requiring you to sign up for at least TV service (if not also phone service as well). I was pleased when I found my new [...]

Since Google announced that it is dropping the H.264 codec from its browser, we have seen just about every possible reaction, from praise to contempt.  None, however, were more amusing than Microsoft’s response, which likened Google’s abandoning H.264 to a country abandoning the English language.

One of the common features of web design in the 1990s were boxes with rounded corners floating over beautifully designed backgrounds.  The sites looked nice, but you had to use some trickery to get the look you wanted. Rounded edges on anything required images, usually held in place by table cells. Well, folks, we are [...]