Friday, February 16, 2007

This is your Mac on drugs

Why the web can look wonky on a Mac by Chris Macaskill, President of SmugMug

The PC is a soldier. When Direktor Gates demands color #e3823c, PC responds “Sir, Yes Sir!!” Color #e3823c looks identical on the PC whether it's in a JPEG, GIF, PNG, CSS, or HTML.

The only colors Direktor Gates tolerates are found in the box of crayons called sRGB. Internet standards like HTML, CSS and Flash march in step with the same colors.

The Mac Thinks Different. Color #e3823c is different on Macs. Except sometimes.

Read the rest of this article .... and find out why THIS IS A BIG DEAL.