Gruber gives up on his ✪ IDN
Tech pundit John Gruber threw in the towel on his domain ✪df.ws. He writes: What I didn’t foresee was the tremendous amount of software out there that does not properly …
Unicode
See the world: A multilingual eye chart
The latest creation from Byte Level Research, available for purchase at bytelevel.com/eyechart. This unique take on the Snelling eye chart includes characters from more than 20 languages. It’s the perfect …
Upcoming: Speaking at LocWorld and Unicode Conference
I’m happy to be not only attending but speaking at Localization World and Unicode Conference in October. Here are the details on my sessions: Localization World Seattle, WA October 6: International …
How do you type € again?
It’s not easy having an American English keyboard when you frequently need to input characters like è or ä or ç. Or ¥. Or €. Maybe it’s because I switch …
Kindle goes international, but not multilingual
The Kindle has gone international, sort of. That is, Amazon is launching a new Kindle outfitted with a radio chip that works in most of the world’s cellular markets (100+) …
Unicode (used creatively) makes your Tweets go further
I’m not exactly a power-Tweeter, so I can’t say I have the need for a tool that stretches Twitter’s 140-character limit. Still, I get a kick out of Maxitweet. To …
Type Russian without the keyboard
There are shortcuts on most English keyboards for entering characters such as á and é. But I can never seem to remember what those shortcuts are. Fortunately, there is TypeIt, …
The Localization of iPhone
So I gave in to my inner geek and purchased an iPhone. One of the things I first noticed (and love) about the Web browser is the .com button on …
Microsoft Vista Upgrades to Unicode 5.0
Microsoft has played a major role helping to establish Unicode as a global standard. Microsoft first migrated to Unicode for its Windows 2000 operating system. In doing so, it cleared …
Unicode 5.0: The Book
According to the press release, Unicode 5.0 is now in print and “available at booksellers everywhere.” According to Amazon the book is still in pre-order stage. And I’m curious to …
Unicode Turns 5.0 Today
There was some mighty big news made today — mighty big if you’re a globalization geek — the fifth iteration of Unicode was officially launched. Says the press release: “The …
An Inside Look at the Globalization of Windows
Robert Scoble has taped an interesting interview with Michael Kaplan, who’s the technical lead in charge of the globalization of the upcoming Windows Vista OS. If you’ve got a half …
Unicode Is Really Getting Fashionable
Michael Kaplan called my attention the latest Unicode fashion accessory: For those who don’t get it, that funny little question-mark character is what Mac users see when their computers don’t …
Unicode In A NutShell
Here is a great article about Unicode and how it affects Web developers and programmers. Here’s an excerpt: The Single Most Important Fact About Encodings If you completely forget everything …
HTML and Unicode
Another useful Web globalization Q&A has been added to the W3C site. It has to do with the issue of character sets and encodings. I can’t even begin to describe …