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December, 2007 archive

Word of the day: Juvenilia

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Juvenilia is a term applied to literary or artistic works produced by an author during his or her youth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenilia
I wonder if there is a term for “works produced by an author during his or her declining years”? If not, some suggestions could include: senileilia… geriatrilia… venerabilia… veteranilia… ?

Some links for light reading (18/12/07)

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The future of web standards
identifying classes / classifying ids
CSS Doc
CSS for Accessibility
Matrix: HTML 4 Elements and CSS 2 Properties (Beta)
Enhance Your AJAX Applications with Visual Cues
Implementing Contextual Feedback and Help to Improve the Usability of Web Applications
CSS Unworking Group
Overdoing accessibility
The state of functional programming in PHP
Consumer Apps: 2007 Year in Review
Subdomains and Google
Will it fly? […]

Some links for light reading (12/12/07)

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Do we still need bulletproof layouts?
Internet Explorer 8
Choosing a JavaScript framework
Command Shift 3 - It’s like Hot or Not for web design
Hugs (because machines need hugs too)
Conversation with Bill Gates about IE8 and Microsoft Transparency
Killing Some Bad Layout Conventions
Research Paper - Social network websites
Unobtrusively Mapping Microformats with jQuery
New Flash Player with MSAA on Firefox and […]

Headwand in action

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Roger Hudson and I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Judith who has cerebral palsy. In the video below, Judith talks about her passion - Second Life. This video was used in a presentation at OZeWAI on Web 2.0 and accessibility.

Some links for light reading (4/12/07)

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

A Preview of HTML 5
Designing For Flow
Email standards project
A better way to use PDF files online
24 ways
Providing Context for Ambiguous Link Phrases
Getting those first 10 Clients
Step on to the CSS3 Soapbox!
Usability is not a verb
CSS - A Recipe for Success
Did the Long Tail Beget Social Design?
2008 Will Be The Year of Business Networking
beyond […]