Archived posts, June 2007
Reasons for code bloat
Chris Heilmann talks about what causes the code on Web projects to grow out of control.
Content management systems and accessibility
Several open source CMSs were evaluated to determine the accessibility of their admin interfaces.
Software update day: Netscape, Camino, NetNewsWire, Movable Type
Several major updates to Web related software that I use either on a daily basis or for testing purposes were released on the same day.
HTML 5 and accessibility
The HTML Working Group is required to cooperate with the Web Accessibility Initiative to ensure that HTML 5 enables accessibility.
WCAG Samurai Errata published
The WCAG Samurai have published the first draft of their errata for and extensions to WCAG 1.0.
Keep HTML and CSS out of my inbox. Please.
Jeffrey Zeldman thinks HTML and CSS in e-mail sucks, and I agree.
Safari now officially available for Windows
Apple’s web browser Safari is now officially available for Windows as well as for Mac OS X.
5 blogs that make me think
Five bloggers whose writings tend to make me think.
Pro JavaScript Techniques (Book review)
John Resig dives into the deep end and explains really advanced JavaScript. The Pro in this book’s title is no joke.
Safari 3 beta impressions
My impressions of the first Safari 3 beta after using it for a couple of days, on both Mac OS X and Windows XP.
Validating comments (and fixing comment preview)
Only valid HTML 4.01 Strict is allowed in comments posted on 456 Berea Street, thanks to Jacques Distler’s MTValidate plugin.
Business case for Web standards Wiki
A place to collect arguments for using Web standards, as well as counterarguments and success stories.
Westciv’s free Web standards courses restarting
The first section of Westciv’s 12 week online course on CSS was published on Monday, June 18, 2007.
Opera Mini 4 beta available
A beta of Opera Mini 4, a free web browser for mobile phones that support the MIDP2.0 standard, is available for download.
A new phase of life
I now have a tiny human being to take care of. I expect fatherhood to be rather time consuming, which translates to less activity around here for a while.
Safari/WebKit has a new Web Inspector
Recent nightly builds of WebKit have a brand new Web Inspector that is much improved over the previous version, and is available for both Mac and Windows.
Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications (Book review)
A great introduction to Ruby on Rails, the framework everyone is talking about.
London 2012 Olympics branding film causes epileptic seizures
A segment of a film that promotes the London 2012 Olympic Games brand has triggered epileptic seizures in at least thirty people.