Linked List: February 10, 2009

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Our Long National Nightmare of QuickTime ‘Pro’ May Be Coming to an End ★

According to Arnold Kim, in the latest Snow Leopard seed QuickTime Pro features are baked right in to regular old QuickTime, just like they should have been all along. QuickTime “Pro” has been a rare nickel-and-dime move from Apple.

Give Up and Use Tables ★

Give Up and Use Tables:

We’ve scientifically determined the maximum amount of time that you should need to make a layout work in CSS: it’s 47 minutes.

SitePoint: The Bushfire Relief Sale ★

Southern Australia has been hit by a series of severe, deadly bush fires. Check out The Big Picture’s coverage to get an idea of the magnitude of the devastation.

Technical publisher SitePoint is running a 5-for-1 sale on PDF books — five books for just $30 — and they’re donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the victims of the fires. A great deal for a worthy cause.