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Video formats for web
We are often asked to provide our, ahem, expert advice on video formats for web. The short answer is that there is no single video format that is supported globally across all browsers. With responsive and adaptive design being the new standard in content delivery, we have to aim for canvassing a much larger audience and range of devices, which means preparing each video in 3 different formats - mp4, webm, ogv. Table below provides a quick overview of browsers supporting each format.
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OpenSSL advisory, CVE-2014-0224
A new vulnerability in OpenSSL, CVE-2014-0224, was reported yesterday 6/5/14. This should not be a concern for any of our customers, as we updated OpenSSL the same day and sites under our management are fully protected.
Vulnerability description: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20140605.txt
Custom typography on the web
Online presence is always a part of the overall branding strategy and as such, follows the same typography guidelines. As we all know by now, web typography presents a unique set of challenges; fortunately, for every challenge there’s a solution. The technical solution is driven by larger decisions - generic free fonts vs. custom licensed typography, open source usage vs. one time license vs. ongoing license fees.
Posting to Facebook and LinkedIn from your site
Having the best site on the web is no guarantee it will be found and appreciated. You have to actively promote it and one of the best ways to increase the site’s visibility is to drive traffic through major social networks, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. However, that calls for increased marketing efforts, even if it is simply coping and pasting same content across different sites.
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP, and so goes Internet Explorer 8
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows XP operating system, which was a long time coming - after all, those Windows 8.1 packages are not going to sell themselves. With that, the entire suite of software products associated with older OS, including IE8, lost support and future critical updates and currently presents a potential security issue.