Bits and pieces

A bunch of links to interesting reads:

• Web Standards for Business: François Nonnenmacher highlights the benefits of using web standards for business sites.
• Westciv CSS Level 1: Westcivs’s free online CSS training course. Available for a limited period of time.
• Enhancing Structural Markup with JavaScript: Simon Willison writes about ways to use JavaScript to enhance web pages.
• Two columns with color: A simple CSS layout tutorial by Russ Weakley of Max Design.
• Widgetopia: Christina Wodtke’s collection of interface elements picked up at various sites.
• The Elements of Style: The principal requirements of plain English style.
• CSS Design: Creating Custom Corners & Borders: From A List Apart #165.
• Bad Tags: Patrick Griffiths of HTML Dog takes a look at outdated HTML tags.
• CSS Fast Rollovers Without Preload - Updated: A method to avoid the flickering of CSS rollovers that will sometimes occur in IE/Win.

• December 11, 2003
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