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18th September 2006

Optimal width for 1024px resolution?

“Let’s face it: The jump from developing for 800×600 to 1024xn is inevitable; not only inevitable, but just around the corner, too. Many of you are considering the jump. Some of you have already leaped. I suspect that some time in 2007 most of us will knock out comps optimized for 1024px resolution rather than 800px if we’re not doing so already. But perhaps just as important as when it will happen is how: What’s the proper width for a layout optimized for 1024?”

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18th September 2006

Writing May Be Oldest in Western Hemisphere

“A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and archaeologists say it is an example of the oldest script ever discovered in the Western Hemisphere.”

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18th September 2006

JPG Magazine 2.0

“Exactly two years ago today, JPG Magazine began with a simple mission to honor the amazing work coming out of the online photographic community. Today, after six issues, on JPG’s 2nd birthday, JPG has been reborn.”

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