Well, all the hub-bub over the Mozilla/Firebird controversy has caused yet one more round re-branding. Although not implicit in this attempt at damage control, the organization realized keeping the unpopular Firebird name would hurt its very development.

Finally, I think they’ve got it. Mozilla, as it exists now will be referred to as the “Mozilla Application Suite.” “Firebird” (née Phoenix) becomes “Mozilla Firebird” for now, and the stand-along mail client becomes “Mozilla Thunderbird.”

Post-reorganization (when Firebird and Thunderbird become the core focus) Firebird becomes “Mozilla Browser” and Thunderbird becomes “Mozilla Mail.” Those two names were suggested within hours of the first Firebird announcement, and, to me, were the sensible choices.

A major frustration in the Internet Explorer’s implementation CSS is the lack of support for position: fixed which would allow for frame-like designs without the need for frames. Although there have been a number of clever JavaScript fixes, Eric Bednarz has found a way to do it using without any “evilness.”

Dan Gillmor’s “Journalism 3.1b2” talk offers some interesting insights into online journalism.

Via kryogenix.org, an interesting atttempt by Toronto-bound Don Park to make the UI of a RSS aggregator more familiar. The experiment raises some interesting implications when combined with Zeldman’s thoughts on RSS. Implcations, that, for now, I’ll leave to you to imagine.

How do you style documents for handhelds given their poor CSS support? Little Spring Design’s Mobile Style Guide - Sample may provide some insight (via Holly Marie on webdesign-l)