Understanding Hardware and CSS Pixels Chris Poteet, October 1, 2013September 26, 2013 Many people are confused on why the stated resolution for a device like the iPhone doesn’t match to a viewport size reported by the browser for media queries. The difference is between hardware pixels and CSS (reference) pixels reported by the browser. It has to do ultimately with pixel density, so… Continue Reading
Distinguishing Between Ornamental and Functional Skeuomorphism Chris Poteet, September 21, 2013September 24, 2013 By the amount of times I’ve read the word “skeuomorphism” in the last year, it’s easy to assume the world has taken an internet in rather ethereal UX language. But of course that’s not the case. I think more tech journalists use it because they feel it gives them a… Continue Reading
SharePoint 2013 Site Navigation Does Not Open in New Window Chris Poteet, August 14, 2013August 19, 2013 Every time you think you’ve seen it all with SharePoint another weird behavior comes along. A PM in my company expressed that a client’s subsites (that were based on the team site template) were not respecting the navigation setting (the structured navigation tool) to open links in a new window…. Continue Reading