Archived posts, August 2007
Understanding and extending semantics in HTML
John Allsopp on the current and possible future states of semantics on the HTML based Web.
Late 2007 Web conference and event roundup
A list of Web related conferences, workshops and other events that take place around the world in the last months of 2007.
cmf2007: A Web conference focused on content management
Go to Aarhus, Denmark in November 2007 and talk to CMS vendors and developers about web standards, accessibility and usability.
JavaScript interaction must be input device independent
Make your JavaScript device-independent and accessible to all by assigning user interaction event handlers such as onclick to links instead of non-keyboard focusable elements.
Just Ask - Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design (Book review)
Shawn Lawton Henry’s book tells you how to improve the accessibility of your website or product by involving people with disabilities throughout your projects.
The HTML 5 circus: Why I left and rejoined the W3C HTML Working Group
I left the W3C HTML Working Group in July 2007 and rejoined it in August. Here is why.
Microformats (Book review)
John Allsopp explains what microformats are and how to use them to enhance the semantics of your markup.
Are we designers or developers?
If you do not do graphic design, but work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and accessibility, are you a designer or a developer?
What lies ahead, and a possible opportunity
I’m back from my combined vacation and parental leave, and want to talk a bit about what the future has in store.
Keep track of website uptime with Pingdom
Pingdom helps you monitor your website’s downtime by pinging it from servers placed around the world.
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About the author
Roger Johansson is a Swedish web professional specialising in web standards, accessibility, and usability. More about me and this site.
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