Recent Links: December 17 to December 20

Even though sIFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement) has been around for a couple years, many web designers have still never heard of it, let alone use it. sIFR allows you to use custom typography on your site by utilizing JavaScript, Flash, and CSS. Unfortunately, using sIFR is somewhat programmatic in nature and reliant on the user having a little familiarity with JavaScript and Flash. So for those who care more about implementing the effect than the actual programming behind it, here's a quick guide to get you started.

A "table detailing available fonts across Windows and Mac operating system versions and with different versions of common software packages installed. Need to know how widely your font of choice is available? Just look it up. This, my friends, is the future right here."

You can use Quartz filters to reduce the size of your PDFs in Mac OS X while maintaining a high image quality. (Mimsy Were the Borogoves)

"Granted access to billions of lines of code and the awesome power of Google’s search technology, I did what any rational, thinking programmer would do: I typed in some profanity and hit enter."