Welcome the Web Flight Check, a website dedicated to web design and browser news and opinions.
September 5, 2007
Facebook to be searchable through Google
From the Facebook blog: “Starting today, we are making limited public search listings available to people who are not logged in to Facebook. We’re expanding search so that people can see which of their friends are on Facebook more easily....
June 28, 2007
Nintendo Wii Opens Up
From the BBC: “The hi-tech firm has released a game making tool called WiiWare that gives budding game makers the data they need to use the console and its innovative controller.” Read the whole article here. I guess this can...
June 26, 2007
Class differences between social network sites?
A very interesting article from the Globe and Mail: “The goodie two shoes, jocks, athletes, or other “good” kids are now going to Facebook. These kids tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college. They are...
June 11, 2007
Safari comes to the PC
From ZDNet: “Apple plans to ship a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows, and third-party developers will be able to get a piece of the iPhone, the company announced Monday.” Read the whole article here. Download the demo...
June 8, 2007
Photosynth - revisited
A co-worker of mine just sent me this. They’ve taken the technology that I blogged about last year, to a brand new level. Ground breaking stuff. Will this technology make its way to the web? If so, it would revolutionize...
May 29, 2007
An interesting article about web privacy
From timesonline.co.uk: “If asked, most people will say that they’re concerned about protecting their privacy and their personal information, but their behaviour generally suggests otherwise. For starters, many people post all kinds of information about themselves on social networking sites...
May 22, 2007
Google Launches Hot Trends
From Computerworld: “Google yesterday launched Hot Trends, a new feature on the Google Trends report that lets users see a list of the current top 100 fastest-rising Google search queries in the U.S. Users can also select to see what...
May 16, 2007
Useit.com breaks its own suggestions
Today I was shocked to see that on Jakob Nielsen’s site, Useit.com, a resource for many designers who are concerned about web usability, has placed a streaming flash movie on the home page. Check out the screenshot here. (Note what...
May 2, 2007
My 2 cents: Web 2.1
For the longest time, the next best thing was social networking tools. Web 2.0 it was branded. Users could participate and contribute to the new web. Wikis, YouTubes, Facebooks, and MySpaces sprung up. Companies started building competing applications all based...
April 16, 2007
Top ecommerce websites in Quebec ... or NOT
A great entry about the state of Montreal web design: Montreal Tech Watch I’ve said it before, and I’ve said it again, Montreal is very behind when it comes to simple usability and best-practices. Even the so-called champions of usable...
About WFC
The Web Flight Check is a blog by Montreal-based web designer, Rommil Santiago. With over 8 years of web design experience - Rommil shares his views, and reports on the latest news in the field of web design.
Recent Entries
The following is a listing of recent posts:
- Facebook to be searchable through Google
- Nintendo Wii Opens Up
- Class differences between social network sites?
- Safari comes to the PC
- Photosynth - revisited
- An interesting article about web privacy
- Google Launches Hot Trends
- Useit.com breaks its own suggestions
- My 2 cents: Web 2.1
- Top ecommerce websites in Quebec ... or NOT
