Man I am so old skool. disassociated.com remains "optimised" for a 800 by 600 (or 80 by 60 if you want to be kewl about it) screen resolution despite the fact just eight per cent of web users (desktop and laptop) now use the setting. I often see my site on studio display monitors and from time to time think it looks a little lost at sea in a ... Read full entry

A small but useful round up of resources for anyone charged with the task of developing an iPhone optimised website, from Web Directions.

The Open Letter Initiative and the Mobile Web Lisa Herrod and the "we want more discussion about best practice and mobile accessibility issues" Open Letter Initiative. What I'd really like to see is a lot more information presented by web community groups and industry nights that focus on accessibility issues for the mobile web. I don't give a toss about what the latest Nokia is, or what cool data ... Read full entry

Our nomadic future Wireless technology is increasingly turning us into nomads, not quite the nomads our ancient ancestors were, but rather digital nomads, as there is no longer the need to base work, and even study, out of a particular physical location anymore. Ancient nomads went from place to place - and they had to take a lot of stuff with them (including their livelihoods and families). The emerging class of ... Read full entry

The Web Beyond the Desktop Despite all the talk about the mobile web, and surfing the net from BlackBerrys or mobile phones, designers are still predominantly catering for web users on desktop or laptop computers. For all the multiple environments, cross-platform concerns, and varied use-case scenarios we take for granted when building on the web today, the fact is we still make some fundamental assumptions about how the users of a ... Read full entry

Mobile World Congress photos Some photos from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Nokia N96 looks dead cool. As does the Toshiba G450. Can't say the same for the Google phone, though I'm sure it's a case of function over form. I think my next phone will be a Nokia N96...