A quick look at this week's web news with Dan. In celebration of general geekiness, why not take a few minutes to marvel at this Super Mario Crossover – classic gaming with a quality twist. [More]

These past few weeks have seen massive growth of interest in the now three-party race for the UK leadership – particularly among geek circles regarding ring-fencing of science and technology budgets, and the now infamous Digital Economy Bill. [More]

Well, it appears to be getting better (?), but it seems that Microsoft are still playing by their rules when it comes to web standards. Working on a recent project, I found a curious bug that doesn't seem to be documented, so I thought I'd write about it in case it helps anyone else. [More]

First impressions count - be it a car you are about to test drive, the decor of your living room, your appearance on a first date...how about your website? You have 3-5 seconds to grab the attention of your visitor. [More]

There are a boatload of blogs and articles about Internet Explorer 6, its lack of standards compliance and whether designers and developers should cater for this disgracefully-aging browser. Big sites and brands are getting involved too; .net magazine published this article last month, mentioning Facebook's recent drop of IE6 support, as well as Apple's (albeit unsurprising) refusal to let IE6 users use their MobileMe service. Google was even among the list. [More]