This content is a little crusty, having been with me through 3 separate
platform changes. Formatting may be rough, and I am slightly less
stupid today than when I wrote it.
How to say "GIF"
Steve Wilhite, inventor of the GIF image file format, accepted a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award this past week. His acceptance “speech” is understated epic-ness.
So apparently it really is “Jif,” like the peanut butter. I am so sorry for saying it wrong all these years, Steve. It won’t happen again.