Monthly Archives: May 2007

The Web Just Got an Upgrade

Google Gears is an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using JavaScript APIs. According to TechCrunch, one of the first demos to use Gears will be … Google Reader, which will add a green download … Continue reading

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Happy 50th, Helvetica

The BBC celebrates Helvetica’s 50th birthday. Check out the comments, where amateur font geeks have gathered to make bad font jokes (sample: “Two fonts walk into the bar, and the barman says, ‘sorry lads, we don’t serve your type.’”) and wistfully talk … Continue reading

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