Slacker SXSW Review: Monday

Panel: Browser Wars: Representatives from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera discuss why the hell they can't get along and figure out a standard.. or something like that
- IE8 will have Javascript debugging
- The Firefox founder created Javascript
- Javascript 2.0 will be coming out soon!
- There is no word if there will ever be a standard for having padding and margins be the same across browsers.. hopefully, it'll happen someday (IE8? maybe?)

Panel: Your Mom 2.0: Discussing how to make mom friendly websites
- Their generation asks "how?" We ask "why?"
- Basically, make your site understandable by anyone. This should hold true if you're a good designer to begin with. No one wants to go through several layers of links to get to the information they're looking for. And there's no need to "dumb it down" for a prior generation.

Went to the trade show and got lots of goodies. Talked to a few reps. Went to get dinner on the outskirts of Austin and saw the sunset while eating good ole Tex Mex. Afterwards saw the comedy show. Went to sleep far too late and had the most drowsy Tuesday..
All in all, visit Austin if you get the chance!! If you do, you *must* visit Magnolia Cafe. Ask for the breakfast burritos.


This is the conclusion of the SXSW reviews. Whew! That was quite a bit to catch up on.. if you want to read a highly distinguished review, go over to the Banana Boy Productions blog to get the other side of the story :)

Labels: geekery, lecture, shows, travel