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Jul 15, 2024 - Zoom has always included a clickable button/badge at the top left of its primary meeting interface window. Click the badge to copy the URL of that meeting. You...

Nov 7, 2025 - Reports of the death of the web have been greatly exaggerated. Also, they’re wrong. Web’s second oldest blogger shares receipts on the evolution of web...

“King of Web Standards”—Businessweek. Ava’s dad. Automattician. OG blogger/web designer. Author: Designing With Web Standards & Taking Your Talent...

Jul 13, 2025 - My doctor sends me to Brooklyn for an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. As instructed, I fast for six hours beforehand. I don’t even brush my teeth, for...

Oct 20, 2025 - My father was an engineer who designed robots. When I first learned what he did, I imagined the Robot from “Lost in Space,” and asked him to make me one....

Sep 19, 2025 - My beloved veterinarian’s office apparently moved to a new office location without informing customers. They also changed phone systems. The new phone system...

Apr 19, 2024 - In my Adobe column of March, 2000, “Where Have All the Designers Gone?”, I discussed the rift between aesthetically focused web designers and those chiefly...

May 10, 2025 - Life with aging cats can mean surprises at ungodly hours. A slice of real New York apartment living with three humans, three cats, and one very memorable...