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ADAPTING TO DIFFERENT
DEVICES
If you've ever gone on an extended web surfing spree us-
ing a mobile device (and odds are you have), you've dis-
covered that a tiny screen isn't the best window onto the
Web. Sure, you can scroll and zoom your way around vir-
tually any website, but the process is often laborious. Life
gets much better if you find a specifically designed mo-
bile site that scales down its content to fit your device.
Today, it's not unusual to find developers creating cus-
tom versions of the same website for specific devices, like
iPhones and iPads. These sites are often hosted on differ-
ent web domains (like
http://m.nytimes.com
for the mo-
bile version of the New York Times). But here's the rub:
