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25/07/2007 | Filed under Magazine > Latest issue / Magazine > Back issues

.net issue 166 is now on sale! We reveal the web’s best makeovers, and pro designers provide their tips on giving your site the perfect revamp

EDITORIAL INTRO FOR ISSUE 166

“What I suffer from aren’t bouts of digital depression, they’re more like jolts of indifference”

Having written about the net for the last decade, I sometimes feel like I should be getting a bit more excited about developments in the web world. What I suffer from aren’t bouts of digital depression, they’re more like jolts of indifference. For instance, I have absolutely no compulsion to join MySpace, and never will. And while the world and his dog seem to be collecting friends the way I used to collect football stickers (that QPR badge was a bugger to find), I feel like I’m on the outside looking in. 

Thankfully, Apollo (now AIR), Silverlight, and Gears have appeared on the scene. These technologies are creating a real buzz among designers and developers, and I have to admit that they’ve got me excited about the web again. It could be that this initial excitement is unfounded, but I don’t think so. In the coming year, we should see some amazing applications, which will blur the boundaries between the desktop and the web, and I’ll be as happy as Larry – so long as no one mentions MySpace!

.net issue 166 is on sale now!

Digg’s recipe for success Web 2.0 poster boy Kevin Rose explains the pros and cons of people power	The ultimate site refresh We reveal the web’s best makeovers and pro designers provide tips on the ultimate revamp
Build an eBay empire eBay isn’t just a glorified car boot sale, there’s some serious cash to be made. We show you how	Gallery With seven packed pages of new sites, this month’s gallery is bigger and better than ever
Design effective layouts Discover the rules of good layout, and how small differences can have a huge impact on your site	How we built Feedburner.com We get the inside track on how Feedburner was created, and speak to founder Matt Shobe