web design and development : Everything tagged "webapps"

A new release of the venerable GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is now available for download. Version 2.6 offers a variety of new features, user interface improvements, and is also the first release to include support for the Generic Graphics Librar

It may be a little too early to do a roundup of the best redesigns of 2008 like we did last year, but with Thursday's one-two punch of new looks for social sites Twitter and FriendFeed.

Our Hive Five feature series answers the most frequently asked question we hear at Lifehacker: "What's the best tool for the job?"

HTML 5 represents the biggest leap forward in web standards in almost a decade. Unlike the specifications that came before it, HTML 5 is not merely intended to present content to a web browser.

The Association of National Advertisers announced Sunday it sent a letter to the head of the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice, citing its opposition to the controversial Yahoo-Google search advertising deal.

The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe's ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Sydney on Friday.

So you've got a website, but do you know whether it's usable or not? The answer to this question can make the difference between a successful site and one that's just ignored. Go through this checklist to make sure your site is up to snuff.

Google have launched their new browser, I like many other people have been very keen to install and use it. My first impression is it seems very slick, fast, has cool features such as speed dial and its intuitive to use for mouse users.

Google Chrome crashes completely after a few hours of idle operation, separate processes in tabs don't help. Much slower after some time of use as well.

All these sins do not enhance your site, they break it, while at the same time you can very well live without them. So take heed to basic usability and remove all of these no-nos. You’ll feel better afterwards. Your site visitors will stay longer too.