We've got a brand new web page. I point
this out simply because I'm sure a lot of people would not notice.
But it's More-Less where it needs to be and just enough to be “Wicked
Kwel ™ ” .
The Nerd/Geek part of the story
You may think this was a, “I had
nothing better to do” project. But that was not the case. There was
a major gaff in the design of the old Kinagree Smith page. It was
accidentally very dated technology.
This caused major problem.
Back in the day when Dinosaurs ruled
the earth, and made web sties on Geo Cities with Frame sets, I
learned the dark art of laying out websites in “Tables” and then
embraced what I was told would be the future of web design, “Flash”
Springing forward in the history, we
find both the Dinosaurs and Steve Jobs dead, and I can't recall the
last time I saw a frame set. However, Tables are also rendered to be
the HTML version of the Dodo, and Flash... the once and future king
of web spiffyness is now.... not supported by I-phone.
While this might seem like “Not and
Issue” I assure you it is. When people went to the site with an
I-Phone, they saw a collection of gray boxes and could not make heads
nor tails of whatever content might be there.
Some Android phones can see the Flash
elements but some can not. I'm pretty sure computer users could see
the site. But an awful lot of people surf on their phones.
This is a problem.
On a side note, did you ever notice
your living in the future? We not only have computers, we have Lap
top computers, Tables and Smart phones. Google is working on Wi-fi
glasses that will take us all one more step closer to singularity.
Living the the future means, as a
content publisher, adapt or... be a bunch of Gray boxes.
The new site is not just “HTML” but
the new and Uber Swanky “HTML 5”. The Styles are not just “CSS”
but the bleeding edge of technology, “CSS3” (Check out that
radius-ed corners. If your browser supports CSS3. Gwad knows your
Phone does). And the animated/interactive elements are Java, or more
to the point Jquery.
I must mention, while I've done all I
can do to make the page work on smart phones. There will be a few
gray boxes. Some of the third party plug-ins are still Flash. But
when they update, I will as well.
Mind you the full page still works on
your computer, so if you get some gray boxes you can log on via your
trusty computer and uncover the mysteries of it all.
Welcome to the future dear friend.
Enjoy the new site. I'm going have my jive talking robot butler bring
me my rocket pack and go for a fly around Port Richmond. Until next
time.
Expect great things.
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