Size

Proportion and balance are the keys to your success because your button must be visible on the page, though you should be aware of over sizing. You should know that the button’s size depends on its importance over all other elements on the page. Usually buttons have the highest priority over other functional elements.

General Functionality of CSS

When CSS was introduced a design experience was created. Using the functions that CSS allows you can create a website that not only looks good but a site that has an improved user interaction. (X)HTML doesnt allow you to create special effects on a site, it is a plain boring code that says you go there and thats it. With CSS you can create something special. Using effects such as changing link colours or displaying elements when a link is hovered over, you dont even need to use JavaScript for a lot of the special effects that CSS is capable of.
There are plenty of websites out there that experiment with CSS to bring out the best results. Using link elements to create running characters or building a house purely from CSS, the two examples are a little more extreme but they show the true flexibility of CSS.

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Smartphone Price: Consumers Turning Away From Apple and Towards

Recent rumors that Apple may be interested in the low-cost smartphone market may not be as far fetched as it sounds, despite the New York Times debunking the iPhone Nano speculation. According to The Next Web, uSwitch has released the results to its UK-based study showing that consumers are increasingly looking at price as a major factor in making a smartphone purchase.

According to the uSwitch report, UK shoppers are now turning to HTC and Samsung, and away from Apple, as the former two have phones that are subsidized to the tune of ‘free’ on most carriers in the UK. uSwitch’s study examines searches and retail sales of phones, and fines that the HTC Desire, Desire HD, and Wildfire are among the top three smartphones.

While the Apple iPhone 4 remains popular, its higher price tag–both with and without a contract–places the device os number six on uSwitch’s top ten list:

   1. HTC Desire
   2. HTC Desire HD
   3. HTC Wildfire
   4. Blackberry Curve 8520
   5. Samsung Galaxy S
   6. Apple iPhone 4 (16Gb)
   7. Motorola DEFY
   8. Sony Ericsson S500i
   9. Samsung G800
  10. Samsung i600

According to uSwitch, “HTC has outsmarted the smartphone market by customising its handsets at a range of price points – as seen by the Wildfire acting as an aspirational Desire. It’s clever marketing. Android phones have well and truly pipped Apple to the post.”

source. http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/02/23/smartphone-price-consumers-turning-away-from-apple-and-towards-htc-samsung/

How much more do South Africans pay for Apple products?

Growth was largely in the government market segment at 549.5%, and very large business, at 108.6%, but even consumer sales grew 17.1% despite the overall market receding 0.6%. Considering that PCs have saturated most of the market segments, it’s understandable that Apple will continue to grow, but the rate at which the company is gaining market share is astonishing. Oddly, the only sector in which Apple did not manage to grow was education, which historically has been one of its strong markets.
Little is known about the countries the research was conducted in, and this made me think about our situation here at the southern tip of Africa. Here where Apple does not have an official presence and we depend on the much maligned Core Group for imports.
I wonder, are we seeing the same type of growth in South Africa?
The company that I work for employs thousands of employees, with Dell being the sole computer supplier. I’ve yet to see a Mac on a colleagues desk. As for government? Well every time I’ve been to the traffic department, or the department of home affairs, there has either been modest PC or terminal setups or a complete absence of computer equipment. I know our president rocks an iPad, so the upper echelons of government might contain a Apple fanboys, but I suspect that in our emerging economy, Macs are a luxury reserved for a privileged few.
Only a few of my friends – myself included – own Macs, but the majority don’t and there’s always some form of Apple bashing going on among our group of geeks. Why? It’s usually about the price of the products. It’s a sore subject, and most of the time, it’s apropos and impossible to argue.
Just how much more than the rest of the world do we pay for Apple products? Some time ago a Gizmodo article illustrated that for a MacBook Pro 13” 2.26Ghz model, South Africans pay $1 760.79 compared to US consumers who pay only $1 199.00 for the same product. Things were only worse for Brazilians, who had to cough up a ridiculous $2068.39 for the same model.
What’s even crazier, is that Apple has an official presence in Brazil, whereas we rely on the Core Group. As much flack as Core gets, it could certainly be worse.
It inspired me to look at all the major Apple products and estimate how much more than the US chapter we pay for the same items. I discovered that, on average, we pay about 28% more, but there are some items we pay a bit closer to the American price, which means the product offers better value for money. Some products go as a high as a 40% increase, indicating bad value for money; ones to steer clear of if possible.
It’s not always feasible to shell out for the more expensive version despite it offering better value, but if you have the cash, and you were wondering about getting the most bang for your buck, here are some interesting findings. (By the way, I used a rounded exchange rate of R7 to the dollar.)

• The MacBook that offers the best value for money is the 15-inch: 2.53GHz version, with a markup of only 24%. The worst value for money? Well it’s the one I have, the 13-inch: 2.4GHz version. We pay an increase of 30%. Bummer.
• The MacBook Air 11-inch : 64GB is a great buy with only a 22% markup, versus the 13-inch : 128GB model with an increase of 30%.
• There are big increases for most iPods except the iPod Touch, which surprisingly offers the best value for money at a 27% markup.
• All 6 versions of the iPad are good value for money. Of all the Apple products, the 16GB iPad (Wi-Fi or 3G), offers the best value for money, since we’re only paying 21% more for it than our American counterparts.
• iMacs are not a good bet. We pay a lot more for them in South Africa, but if you have to get one, the 21.5-inch: 3.2GHz model is the better option with an increase of 32%. If you’re looking for a desktop solution, rather consider buying a Mac Mini (30% markup), and a 27-inch LED Cinema Display (22% markup). It will set you back about R16,000 which costs almost the same as the 21.5-inch: 3.2GHz model mentioned earlier, but gives you better value for money and a bigger display, despite the slight loss in CPU power.
• The 2TB Time Capsule is slightly better value than the the 1TB version with a 24% increase.
• The Magic Mouse and Magic TrackPad both have a markup of 40% and offer the least value for money.

Below are the full results of the study. Note that the iPhone 4 is not sold as a prepaid option in the US, so a direct comparison was not possible. Instead, I highlighted some contract options, and I’m sorry to say that the iLife still looks rosier across the pond.

source. http://memeburn.com/2011/02/how-much-more-do-south-africans-pay-for-apple-products/

On the Web the designer has no control over several factors

 On the Web the designer has no control over several factors, including the size of the browser window, the web browser used, the input devices used (operating system, mouse, touch screen, voice command, text, teletype, cell phone, or other hand-held), and the size, design, and other characteristics of the fonts that users have available (installed) and enabled (preference) on their device. Unique manufacture and conflicting device contentions are further complicated by varying browser interpretations of the same content, and some content automatically can trigger browser changes. Web designers do well to study and become proficient at removing competitive device and software markup so that web pages display as they are coded to display. Eric Meyers, a well known educator and developer, is one of many resources who have spear-headed HTML reset coding. While they cannot yet leave one local environment to control another, web designers can adjust target environments to remove much common markup that alters or corrupts their web content. Because device manufacturers are highly protective of their patent markup, Meyers and others caution that reset remains experimental.

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