Mobile content

A number of people (my self included) seem to be interested in mobile devices. I stumbled across Stanford University publication “Mobile Persuasion: 20 Perspectives on the Future of Behaviour Change”. Its not a book about the Technology, but “explores how mobile devices can be designed to motivate and influence people—and how this emerging trend will change the way you live, work, and play.”
The chapters / essays cover everything from mobile design and content with an emphasis on the persuasive power of the mobile technologies. Looks like a good read.

IE and Firefox

The problem of browsers rendering HTML and CSS differently was highlighted when I tried my project in IE. What was a perfect lay out in Firefox was a complete mess in IE even though it had validated. It made me realise what a nightmare it must be for developers to write code that validates and works across the various browsers. There are plenty sites that provide guides for CSS “hacks” I will have to try and look at how to fix things up when the semester finishes.