Book: Optimizing for the iPhone and iPod Touch
November 2nd, 2007 by Ade OlonohAugust’s new book, Optimizing Your Website for Mobile Safari, just hit the web. It’s a great read for web designers and developers who want to better understand how to build websites that work well in Safari on the iPhone and iPod Touch. From the website:
You’ll learn about how the browser works and why it’s so important to help users get the full experience from your website. You’ll also learn about:
- Ways to detect Mobile Safari, using JavaScript and PHP
- How to serve up a style sheet that’s Mobile Safari-specific to ensure your website is viewable on the iPhone and iPod touch
- Mobile Safari-specific CSS attributes that take advantage of Safari’s WebKit
- Which MIME types are supported–and more importantly, not supported–by Mobile Safari
- How to create video content for viewing in Mobile Safari
For only $9.99, it’s well worth the buy.


