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Dispatches from 2002
Posted on August 23
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No hyperlink patent
One of the stupider patent claims has been struck down. British Telecom’s attempt to charge a U.S. ISP a fee for using hyperlinks was nixed. The judge ruled that the patent may not even cover hyperlinks, saying the backbone of the patent, “BT’s alleged ‘complete address’ — the path name — is by definition incomplete on a network of networks like the Internet.” -
August 23, 2002
Did some modifications to the structure of the Web Design Tips. Now each tip is on its own page. This reduces download time, and makes the tips more flexible. Also added was the ability to show just a subset of tips