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July, 2006 archive

August Web Standards Group meeting - Brisbane

Monday, July 31st, 2006

The Brisbane Web Standards Group is holding its next meeting on August 31, 2006. This talk is a must-attend for any developer who is interested in real-world accessibility - a great opportunity to see a screen reader in action. There will also be a presentation on AJAX and Web 2.0
Lyn Eagers - a blind perspective
Lyn […]

August Web Standards Group meeting - Sydney

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

We have a very exciting Web Standards Group meeting coming up in Sydney on Thursday 17 August. Two of Australia’s leading speakers will be addressing some of the issues facing web designers, developers and managers now and into the future.
Roger Hudson: Exploring tag clouds - and how users interact with them.

This presentation will explore ways […]

Some links for light reading (19/7/06)

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Microsoft to Push IE 7.0 via Automatic Updates
An angry fix
Leaving W3C QA Dev
Misplaced Anger: A Rebuttal to Zeldman’s Criticism of the W3C
Dvoraked
Dear John (Dvorak)
Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content
Advanced box model test
Veerle Pieters Interview
An Interview With Molly E. Holzschlag
Interview with Chris Wilson
JavaScript event tests part 1: onmouseover
How to Ruin a Web Design - The […]

Ten questions for Steve Faulkner

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Steve Faulkner has many years experience as a web developer and accessibility consultant. As well as his ongoing consulting work, he presents & runs workshops at conferences, and guest lectures at universities on the practical implementation of web accessibility. He is also leading the development of Web Accessibility testing software in collaboration with organizations and […]

Some links for light reading (28/7/06)

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Microsoft to Push IE 7.0 via Automatic Updates
An angry fix
Leaving W3C QA Dev.
Misplaced Anger: A Rebuttal to Zeldman’s Criticism of the W3C
Dvoraked
Dear John (Dvorak)
Folksonomies: A User-Driven Approach to Organizing Content
Advanced box model test
Veerle Pieters Interview
An Interview With Molly E. Holzschlag
Interview with Chris Wilson
JavaScript event tests part 1: onmouseover
How to Ruin a Web Design - The […]

Styling abbreviations and acronyms

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

I wrote an article on abbreviations about three years ago that discussed the basics of abbreviations. Aspects of the article were slightly misleading and I have been meaning to update the information for a long time.
A modified version of Styling abbreviations and acronyms is now online - based on a post sent to the WSG […]

Simple, accessible external links - German transation

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Nina Gerling has kindly translated the Simple, accessible external links article into German. For some reason, it sounds far more interesting as Externe Links gesondert kennzeichnen.

Ten questions for David Storey

Friday, July 21st, 2006

David Storey is the Chief Web Opener at Opera Software, based in Oslo, Norway. He leads a small global team, responsible for improving the compatibility of the web, so that it can be accessed by all.
Ten questions for David Storey explores Web Openers, web standards, Opera9, Operas relevance in todays marketplace, document.stylesheets and User Agent […]

Some new books about to hit the shelves

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML &amp CSS
Beginning CSS Web Development
Professional CSS for Web Development: From Novice to Professional
Teach Yourself CSS in 24 Hours

Some links for light reading (19/7/06)

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Tutorial: CSS3 and International Text
Top 71 CSS Menus Navigation Tabs
Waferbaby CMS
XHTMLized
Building Accessible Widgets for the Web
Measuring the web
Do Links Need Underlines?
IE7 Beta 3 now available in multiple languages
Why CSS Bugs Me
Some Print Stylesheet Tips
Using a Background Image Grid to Lay Out Your Web Site
How to set up a full bleed design in Photoshop
First London […]