Notes
Eric Meyer reports from MIX06 that Microsoft is readying a Windows-only web design tool:
..Expression seems to be FrontPage done right, with a relentless focus on standards-oriented design principles. It has its own rendering engine for the design view, and the whole thing was built from the ground up, which means it isn’t trapped by legacy rendering concerns..
Marcelo has an updated version of w.bloggar—the best interface between you and your blog.
Zeldman refuses an invite to MIX06:
No matter what’s said at any conference, my web will continue to be about good writing and good design. Because that’s what I care about. And your web is your web because you care about what you care about. And whatever that is, there’s plenty of it to be found or made on this big web we share.
No matter how many new marketing phrases and acronyms emerge (some even with concepts attached), and no matter how much money some people make or lose betting on them (and the choice of Las Vegas as venue is telling), what I value does not change.
ETA: Zeldman’s late note strikes a chord somewhere. Not the one about attending or not attending conferences, but about caring and sharing what we love and enjoy on the web.
I am reading a copy of Getting Real. It’s fantastic! If you keep the general idea of management, then those tips can be applied to anything, your job in a managerial role, a task at hand, working towards a goal, et al. Go grab a copy today!
I took Phu’s Simpla and tweaked it a little. Results here for this site.