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Safari, Google Chrome and Firefox are all battling it out for speed and stability, leaving Internet Explorer in their wake (the last release of Safari was over 8 x faster than IE8).

Jargon: Standards-compliant means adhering to globally agreed standards - Safari 4 scored 100% in the W3C Acid Test, IE8 scored just 21%. Everything on this site will display and work without these browsers, just slower and with less design touches (can you see the rounded corners, transparency or drop shadows?)

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Go greener:

Blackle.com

Eco Font

Green Printing

Saving the planet a pixel at a time
Be greener without compromising on quality or cost - some of these things may even save you money:

Visit Blackle.com for your web searches - its Google only black - why? well that iconic white page uses every pixel on your screen to project the light - so far Blackle has saved over 1.5 million watt/hours of energy.

The prints we make for our 'daily use' not only use paper, but also ink. According to SPRANQ creative comms (Utrecht, The Netherlands) your ink cartridges (or toner) could last longer. SPRANQ has therefore developed an Eco font with micro holes in each letter to save around 20% of ink.

Green litho printing no-longer means lower quality or high cost, many printers now offer FSC or recycled stock for no extra cost and use vegetable-based inks as standard - ask your printer about their Eco policy. See my Print section for more info.

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Sounds dull, but its what controls the look of this website and is the best way to style webpages - it's fast loading and versatile. Development in the web is ever changing; this site uses the latest CSS3 techniques for much of the styling touches, like drop shadows and rounded corners.