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Remember non-vendor-prefixed CSS 3 properties (and put them last)

Everybody wants to use CSS 3 now that even Internet Explorer will support parts of it once IE 9 is out. But since parts of CSS 3 are still subject to change, most browsers use a vendor prefix for many CSS 3 properties to signal that their implemenation is
Publication date: 2010-09-02 more

What characters are allowed unencoded in query strings?

A couple of months ago I advised people to Be careful with non-ascii characters in URLs. We
Publication date: 2010-08-30 more

Minimise file size with the YUI Compressor TextMate Bundle

It
Publication date: 2010-08-26 more

CSS3 is not HTML5

There
Publication date: 2010-08-23 more

No longdesc attribute in HTML5

According to an HTML Working Group Decision, the longdesc attribute will not be included in the HTML5 specification. Not everybody is happy with that decision, so whether longdesc is still out when HTML5 is finished remains to be seen. In case you aren
Publication date: 2010-08-20 more

Please don't resize my browser window

As I mentioned recently in Frustrated by the Web, I
Publication date: 2010-08-16 more

Frustrated by the Web

So I
Publication date: 2010-08-10 more

DC Based Agency Janmedia Interactive to Build New Website for the Global Banking Alliance for Women

Washington DC
Publication date: 2010-08-06 more

Janmedia and Washington Gas Collaborate on New Sustainability Website

Washington DC
Publication date: 2010-08-06 more

Janmedia Interactive and Wyle Laboratories Team-up to Develop Interactive GIS System

Washington DC
Publication date: 2010-08-06 more

Vacation

Yep, it
Publication date: 2010-06-16 more

Be careful with non-ascii characters in URLs

One thing that is rather common, especially on websites whose content is not in English, is URLs that contain unencoded characters such as space,
Publication date: 2010-06-14 more

New windows with JavaScript and the target attribute

I
Publication date: 2010-06-08 more

Validating HTML5 in the browser

I like to be alerted of any validation errors that sneak into my markup as soon as possible. That's why I find the HTML Validator Extension for Firefox very hard to live (well, work) without. Unfortunately, it does not support HTML5. I've been looking hard for an alternative that does and has the same features as the HTML Validator Extension, i.e. runs locally in the browser without sending anything to a remote server and validates every page you load automatically. No luck.Read full postPosted in Browsers, HTML 5, Web Standards.
Publication date: 2010-06-03 more

Accessibility does not prevent you from using JavaScript or Flash

A common misconception is that in order to make a website accessible you have to abstain from using JavaScript or Flash. Almost every time I hold a workshop on Web standards and accessibility there is at least one participant who believes that accessibility limits what they can do on the Web by telling them to stay away from anything that isn't pure HTML.Read full postPosted in Accessibility, JavaScript.
Publication date: 2010-05-31 more