You may have heard rumblings about a new version of HTML, the basic markup language that supports all web pages.  The stories are true, HTML 5 will replace the celebrated V4.0.1, now over 10 years old and still going strong, but really in need of an update.

HTML 5 has many new really exciting features, such as better support for drawing, online forms and video.  Mnay browsers already support it, including Firfox, Safari and Chrome.  Internet Explorer 9 (beta to be released 15 September 2010) will support many HTML5 features.

Right now you might be thinking “Oh No, do I need to upgrade my site”?  No, no and no.  HTML 5 will support all of the features of HTML 4, so your site should run just fine (unless of course it runs badly now, if that’s true I’d like to talk to you).

So relax, and be sure to ask about HTML5 if you are having your site upgraded in the near future.

By some estimates, over 80% of theworld’s email traffic is SPAM.  Many users just consider SPAM a nuisance to be filtered out or deleted, but the fact is transporting SPAM costs billions of dollars every year, and that ultimately costs each of us.  Major service providers have resorted to Draconian methods for controlling SPAM, which unfortunately are less than successful in actually controlling anything.

So I say it is time we all got in the fight.  In dealing with clients during web site development projects, I often get complaints about “the amount of SPAM I get”, yet when I ask a few simple questions I discover bad online habits that increase the SPAM load, and actuallly encourage the Spammers.

So I’ve written a little white paper called “A User’s Guide to SPAM Prevention”.  I’m asking each of you Dear Readers (all five of you) to download this paper and perhaps make a few changes to help us all prevent SPAM.  It’s a start.

Download White Paper

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