Quick-Response codes are a great mobilizing idea — in theory. However, according to Forrester Research, only 5% of American consumers who own mobile phones report actually ever scanning one in the last three months.  Those that did, tended to be the young, affluent, male, early-adopter demographic.  So who are QR codes for: marketers or consumers?! Get more

To App or Not to App? The debate between developing lower-cost mobile websites versus higher-cost mobile applications is contentious.  A mobile website can render on all devices and mobile operating systems — no need for separate versions or updating for new operating-system releases. Mobile apps, on the other hand, provide an easy user experience and allow access to local device tools (GPS, camera, accelerometers, etc.).  Just to confuse things, there are a few HTML5 operators that allow mobile websites to provide a more app-like experience.   So which way is the mobile world leaning: app or site?  Get more

JDM’s website (or websites, really) use avatars to generate those cool badges in comments, but we’re not the only one’s who use them. In fact, we use something called Gravatars (a combination of ‘Avatar’ and Global’) that means you only have to setup your avatar once (on the Gravatar site) and it will work on any website that uses that API.

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Fighting compatibility issues with IE6 is one of the most frustrating things developers have to deal with.  It takes up a disproportionate amount of development time to ensure backwards compatibility with software more than 10 years old.  Well, we’re not gonna do it any more. Get more

Flat, PDF design comps are SO yesterday.  JDM develops “Living” Design Comps on testing servers that allow clients to touch and understand how the site will feel, focus and function in a way no PDF could ever convey.  Get more