When designing commercial web sites, we are bound to come across the conundrum of backward compatibility. When it's only the designer and his up-to-date viewers, the designer can afford to use the latest software, screen resolutions of at least 1024 by 768 and unconventional rules of typography, colors and images. However, a commercial site has to accomodate a diverse group of viewers, including people still stuck with technology 5 years old or older. As such, we are faced with the difficulty of compromising, of squeezing things into a 640x480 screen and limiting the images we use; which limits the space in which to express the artist/designer's works. Extra care has to be taken because of this small group of people who are unable to utilise the latest in browser-software or have the newest hardware to display millions of colors.

Should we foresake the minority and design for the majority? Or should we let them have cake and eat it too? I feel that we shouldn't care so much about people who have yet to keep up with times, since most of the time they wouldn't be the target audience of my sites. Designing for the target audience would most likely be the way things should go.

I'm finally on leave and have a super long weekend! However, time flies by really quickly, I've got so many things to do. Been running around trying to settle stuff here and there. Thanks to the new PM, we'll be getting a 5-day week commencing on 1st September. Anyway, next week I'll be stuck at Army Open House and I'll have another super long weekend coming up after that. =) Looking forward to it. Gotta go catch up with my friends and all. How often do I get breaks like this?

Notice...

1. the random header graphic, in a total number of 4 styles! (keep refreshing to see all of them! and comments please!)

2. the totally uninitiated layout, that is reminiscent of the old style (need somebody to teach me how to do those nifty title based entries)

3. nothing much else

4. in life, you need to slow down a bit sometimes and reevaluate everything around you: goals, reality, dreams and people close to you. then you take a step back, breathe and re-enter as someone better. =)

I'm obsolete..no longer keeping up with the latest developments in the electronic world. The pace at how things go make any skills obtained half a year ago seem archaic now. And I'm still stuck in a world, circa 2001. Should I keep up with the times? (Need to get a new computer first)

Recently gained a slightly different outlook on life. Hope it's for the better. Learn meditation. It's good.

My stomach is cramping up like a girl!!! Pain...

New layout! Excuse me while I tweak the settings....