/Latest issue/ Issue 178

24/06/2008 | Filed under Magazine > Latest issue / Magazine > Back issues

.net issue 178 is now on sale! Convert your site to mobile - how to add punch to your pocket-sized projects.

EDITORIAL INTRO FOR ISSUE 178

“If you buy online, it doesn’t matter how vigilant you are, you can still fall foul of card cloning”

Being hit by online fraud is horrible, and can result in a mixture of emotions. People often feel like they’ve done something wrong. The reality is, if you buy things online, it doesn’t matter how vigilant you are, you can still fall foul of card cloning and the like. This was the case for my wife recently, who found that someone was making online purchases with her credit card details.

After the initial shock, the first thing you worry about is whether you’ll get your money back. In most cases you will, and the ultimate victim will be the online merchants who took the fraudulent payment – as they’re the ones the banks will demand your money from, via payments called chargebacks. The more steps merchants take to avoid these chargebacks, the less fraud there will be, and the net will be a much safer place for all of us.

.net issue 178 is on sale now!

Convert your site to mobile Adapting your website for use on portable devices isn’t just about resizing it. Making the most of mobile means getting to grips with a whole new medium and an audience with radically different goals, explains mobile guru Brian Fling	What’s the deal with Wikipedia? Wikipedia holds 9.25 million articles, written in over 250 languages – and it’s absolutely free to use. But will the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle still fit together if the site accepts advertising, or will it compromise everything Wikipedia stands for?
The legal guide for designers When you create a website, you’re navigating a legal minefield. Specialist technology lawyer Philip Thompson outlines the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them	Interview with Jim Buckmaster Online classified advertising site Craigslist is run more as a public service than for profit – a philosophy that’s led to war with eBay. We talk to chief executive Jim Buckmaster about one of the internet’s most unlikely success stories
Guitar Essentials makeover A site that sells guitars needs to strike the right chord. Valentina D’Efilippo, designer at Tribal DDB London, aims to refocus its design to keep shoppers engaged all the way to the checkout	Create a Cover Flow-style menu with Flash Paul Wyatt explains how to create a cool menu for your website in under half an hour using Flash’s clever IgalleryX component