Internet & Web
Prelude To Summer (June 2025 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine
Let’s kick off June — and the beginning of summer — with some fresh inspiration! Artists and designers from across the globe once again tickled their creativity to welcome the new month with a new collection of desktop wallpapers. Enjoy! There’s an artist in everyone. Some bring their ideas to life with digital tools, others…
CMS Market Share Trends: Top Content Management Systems (May 2025)
WordPress has dominated the content management system (CMS) space since launching in 2003, and while it’s still the leader, the market is shifting in ways worth paying attention to. As of May 2025, WordPress powers 43.5% of websites surveyed and holds a 61.2% share among sites that use a CMS, according to W3Techs. That’s still…
Harpoom: of course the Apple Network Server can be hacked into running Doom
Of course you can run Doom on a $10,000+ Apple server running IBM AIX. Of course you can. Well, you can now. Now, let’s go ahead and get the grumbling out of the way. No, the ANS is not running Linux or NetBSD. No, this is not a backport of NCommander’s AIX Doom, because that…
Slate Auto FAQ: your questions answered
Alright, we get it. Y’all are excited about Slate. We thought the little Slate Truck was cool, but based on the number of clicks and comments on our Slate Auto articles so far, you’d like to know more. Many of you wrote in with questions and more than a few people raised some doubts. So,…
Pocket is shutting down. Here are the read-later app alternatives.
Pocket will soon be no more. Mozilla, the creators of the web browser Firefox, announced last week that it would be shutting down Pocket, the read-later platform it acquired back in 2017. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Pocket was the most popular read-later service with more than…
AI Agents for Designers, Developers, and UX Strategists: What You Need to Know Now
Let’s talk about something that’s been bubbling under the surface of tech conversations lately: AI agents. Now, I know—just reading the phrase “AI agents” might make you imagine men in suits making decisions for the Pentagon. But hang with me. This isn’t some far-off sci-fi scenario. It’s very real, very now, and yes, it’s something creative…
What We Know (So Far) About CSS Reading Order | CSS-Tricks
The reading-flow and reading-order proposed CSS properties are designed to specify the source order of HTML elements in the DOM tree, or in simpler terms, how accessibility tools deduce the order of elements. You’d use them to make the focus order of focusable elements match the visual order, as outlined in the Web Content Accessibility…
Why WordPress Scalability Starts with Smart Site Structure — SitePoint
Scalability is a core concern for any developer working with WordPress. As a site grows, its performance, usability, and structure can all be put under strain. If the site was not built with growth in mind, the cracks soon appear: sluggish load times, broken links, tangled menus, and a backend that becomes increasingly difficult to…
Data Vs. Findings Vs. Insights In UX — Smashing Magazine
What’s the difference between data, findings, and UX insights? And how do you argue for statistical significance in your UX research? Let’s unpack it. Kindly powered by How To Measure UX and Design Impact, a friendly course on how to show the impact of your incredible UX work on business. In many companies, data, findings,…
Google’s New AI Tools Promise Faster Ads, But Raise Control Concerns
Google’s latest AI tools promise to manage campaigns automatically. But advertisers are asking whether these new features give up too much human control. At Google Marketing Live, the company showcased three new AI agents. These tools can handle everything from creating campaigns to managing tasks across multiple platforms. However, the announcement raised questions from attendees…