Archived posts, May 2005
Bokstafettpinne
A book baton. A listing of my favourite books.
Server maintenance
How to fix a problem with MT-Blacklist giving a Byte order is not compatible error.
Accessibility myths and misconceptions
A few common accessibility myths and misconceptions explained.
Dockable Comments
A bit of DOM scripting to move a comment form.
The Web Standards Advocate
A presentation on web standards.
Comments: Behind the Scenes
Jonathan Snook’s very neat comments system explained.
More About Custom DTDs
The W3C’s Quality Assurance Group explains the downside of custom DTDs.
Search Engine Visibility
How to measure your visibility in search engines.
Skills for Access
A comprehensive resource on issues relating to multimedia, e-learning and accessibility.
WYSIWYG Hell
A rant about WYSIWYG editors that require IE/Win and generate crappy code.
Web-Dev-Bookmarks
A huge compilation of essential bookmarks for web professionals.
That Music Thing
The Musical Baton thing. Some of my favourite music.
Transparent custom corners and borders
Create a resizable box with custom, transparent corners and borders and no extra markup.
JavaScript-enhanced image replacement
One way of solving the images off, CSS on problem with image replacement.
Image Attributes
Questioning width and height values for images.
Ten questions for Joe Clark
A very entertaining interview with accessibility guru Joe Clark.
Manipulating Definition Lists
Turning a definition list into a multi-column portfolio.
STR: SwishMAX Text Replacement
A possible alternative to sIFR.
Validating an entire site
How to install the W3C validator and use it to batch validate entire sites.
Usability Week 2005 in Stockholm
I’m heading to Stockholm for a couple of days.
VoiceOver and Safari: Screen reading on the Mac
Examining VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader in Mac OS X 10.4.
Line Height
A thorough explanation of the line-height CSS property.
Jello: A Different Liquid Layout
Fixed and fluid width combined. Sort of.
Web Essentials 05
Registration for the Web Essentials 2005 conference is open.
Webben är inte öppen för alla
I’m featured in an article in Swedish weekly Ny Teknik.
CSS Organization Tip 1: Flags
How to quickly find different sections of your CSS files.
TILT
Using scripting to inject a layout table into structurally correct markup.
Usability testing without a budget
How to do usability testing of websites even if you have no time and no money.
The Art of Reading a DTD
Handy for when you need to look up something in a DTD.
Medeski Martin and Wood: End of the World Party
Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood Title: End of the World Party Genre: Jazz-hop-funk Released: 2004 Visit Amazon.com for more…
Roots Manuva: Awfully Deep
Artist: Roots Manuva Title: Awfully Deep Genre: Hip-hop-dub Released: 2005 Visit Amazon.com for more details on Awfully Deep….
Various Artists: Verve Remixed 3
Artist: Various Artists Title: Verve Remixed 3 Genre: Jazz-house-electronica Released: 2005 Visit Amazon.com for more details on Verve Remixed…
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