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January, 2008 archive

Some links for light reading (29/1/08)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Have you SEO’ed your search feature?
Empty Links and Screen Readers
Come on my selector part 1
State of the eNation Reports
Creating accessible PDFs from Word 2007
The meta freezeIE drops the bomb (again)
Librarians challenge Web 2.0 youf-work myths
How To Build A Facebook Application
Using bulleted lists in web content
HTML 5 - W3C Working Draft
Introducing WAVE 4.0
11 Power Tips for […]

Slightly chilling

Friday, January 25th, 2008

I stumbled on this video today. The words would be chilling if it weren’t for the target of their wrath.

The transcript, in part:
Hello, leaders of scientologyWe are AnonymousOver the years we have been watching you your campaigns of misinformationYour suppression of descentYour litigious natureAll of these things have caught our eyeThe leakage of your latest […]

“Definition lists - misused or misunderstood?” - now in French

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Definition lists - misused or misunderstood has now been translated into French by Rodrigue Hunel and the developpez.com team - Les listes de définitions : mal utilisées ou mal comprises?

An evening with Molly Holzschlag

Friday, January 25th, 2008

An event not to be missed if you are in or around Melbourne.
Event: An evening with Molly HolzchlagDate: Wednesday 6 FebruaryTime: 6.30pm for 7pm startCity: MelbourneVenue: Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place Melbourne 3000 VICCost: FREE
Description:
Come along and take part in an informal Q&A session with one of the industries leading educators and best-practice advocators.
Molly E. […]

IE8 and versioning - very worrying developments

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I am not a fan of targeting browser versions. Nor am I a fan of the “opt-out” proposal. I am also unhappy about the idea about going back and adding a new meta element to every site I have done. It seems many others aren’t happy either. I’ve been collecting links for the last couple […]

Some links for light reading (22/1/08)

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

A CSS layout that does not rely on DIV, FLOAT, CLEAR nor structural HACK!
CSS Gradient Text Effect
What makes a good form?
iTunes Player Hits a High Note, Passes RealPlayer
.aspx considered harmful
W3C adds a touch of Sparql to Web 2.0
The best Web 2 jQuery javascript plugins
Cultivate Teens By Catching Their Eyes, New MMC Report Recommends
Revisiting the top […]

Some links for light reading (15/1/08)

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Accessible Flash banner ad guidelines
Three steps to a small business Web 2.0 website
A Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging
Solutioneering, or putting solutions before problems
Becoming a Freelance Web Worker: Part 4, Working Anywhere
Javascript CSS Selector Engine Timeline
A quick idea: JavaScript version controlling for static HTML documents
101 CSS Techniques of All Time
Podcasting Equipment Guide
Bombshell: Google and Facebook Join […]

Some links for light reading (11/1/08)

Friday, January 11th, 2008

CSS Not([hacks])
Cross-browser underlining the difficulty of drawing a line
70+ Powerpoint and presentation resources and great examples
Understanding CSS Colour modes
Dashing into trouble - why html comments break in firefox
Advanced CSS Printing — Using CSS Page Breaks
40 Downloadable Open Source Social Software Applications
Favicons Episode 5: The Delicate Beauties
Twitiquette: Etiquette for Twitter
Flickr to Authenticate OpenID - Is This […]

Observation and accuracy

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

There are three men on a train, One of them is an economist and one of them is a logician and one of them is a mathematician. And they have just crossed the border into Scotland (I don’t know why they are going to Scotland) and they see a brown cow standing in a field […]

Some links for light reading (2/1/08)

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

End of Support for Netscape web browsers
Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone
Year zero
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2007
Twelve Predictions for 2008
Ten things that will change your future
Innovation Predictions 2008
The shape of things to come
Facebook, Lifelets, and Designer Responsibility
CSS for Accessibility
Stretchy Images with HTML and CSS
A (CMS) holiday wishlist
Design bookmarklet
They shoot standardistas, […]