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“2000s” News Archive (3)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Delivering the Right Experience to the Right Device3109
feature-detection, progressive-enhancement, css, javascript
IE8: The Bad (ann)3108
internet-explorer, browsers, standards
The Acid 3 Test (web)3107
web-platform, acid-tests, support, browsers, safari, webkit, browser-engines
CSS3 Features in IE8 (pet)3106
internet-explorer, browsers, css
To ExtPHP, or to PHP-Ext? (dal/aja)3105
extjs, php
IE8 Beta 1 First Impressions (fyr)3104
internet-explorer, browsers
IE8, XHTML, and What Am I Going to Do With My Site? (bur)3103
xhtml, internet-explorer, browsers, standards, drupal
Microsoft Debuts IE 8, Aims for CSS Interoperability3102
internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, css, interoperability
Internet Explorer 8 Promises Better Standards Compliance… and a Whole Lot More (est/cio)3101
internet-explorer, browsers, standards, security
Why Isn’t IE8 Passing Acid2? (phi)3100
internet-explorer, browsers, acid-tests, web-platform, support
IE 8: Better AJAX, CSS, DOM, and New Features (dal/aja)3099
internet-explorer, browsers
Principles and Legality (mey)3098
interoperability, principles, legal, browsers, internet-explorer, microsoft
Design Is in the Details (ali)3097
design
Internet Explorer 8 Standards-Compliant by Default (sil)3096
internet-explorer, browsers, standards
Surprise of the Year: IE8 Will Use Standards Mode by Default3095
internet-explorer, browsers, standards
The Acid3 Test (wa)3094
websites, web-platform, acid-tests, support, browsers
IE8: Standards Mode by Default3093
internet-explorer, browsers, standards
Microsoft Rethinks IE8’s Default Behavior (aar/wa)3092
microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, standards
Company Name First in Microcontent? Sometimes! (nng)3091
microcontent, writing, seo, usability
Specify a Maximum Width for Em-Based Layouts3090
layout, css, units, liquid-design
Microsoft’s Interoperability Principles and IE8 (dea)3089
microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, interoperability, doctypes
IE Team Changes Its Mind on IE8 Default Behaviour3088
internet-explorer, browsers
The CSSOM View Module3087
cssom, css
Thoughts on HTML 5 (nza)3086
html, standards
Tooltips With CSS33085
css, tooltips
Table-Based Layout Is the Next Big Thing (sen)3084
layout, tables, css
The Four Principles of Web Accessibility3083
accessibility, principles, wcag
Color Rendering Difference: Firefox vs. Safari (chr/css)3082
colors, rendering, comparisons, firefox, safari, browsers
Every Keystroke Is a Prisoner—a Neat Commenting Trick (cod/aja)3081
comments, tips-and-tricks
Akismet Plugins Archive (j9t)3080
wordpress, plugins
Include: Pack Your JavaScript With Ease (dal/aja)3079
javascript, libraries, minification, performance
Optimize Your Links for Print Using CSS: Show the URL (dav)3078
links, urls, css, print
SEO Basics, Introduction to Search Engine Optimization3077
fundamentals, introductions, seo, sem, search, html
5 Reasons Why Search Engine Optimisation Is Like Horse Racing3076
seo, comparisons
Mobile Applications, RIP (mic)3075
mobile, native, web-apps
Doctype Switching for IE 83074
internet-explorer, browsers, doctypes, standards
Pattern Matching in JavaScript3073
javascript
Firefox 3 Performance Gets a Boost3072
firefox, browsers, opera, safari, internet-explorer, comparisons, metrics
I Repeat: Do Not Listen to Your Users (cod)3071
usability, user-focus
IE6 Random Crash, Error in mshtml.dll (mat)3070
internet-explorer, browsers
Adobe AIR v1.0 and Flex 3.0 Released, New Adobe Open Source Site Launched (dal/aja)3069
adobe, air, foss
How JavaScript Timers Work (jer)3068
javascript, time
How to Create Beautiful and Elegant HTML Lists Using CSS3067
how-tos, lists, html, css
The Last Days of SEO3066
seo
Structured Data—Set to Take on Google3065
google, structured-data, microformats, semantic-web
Bad Documentation Is a Killer3064
documentation, career
They Shoot Browsers, Don’t They? (ali)3063
browsers, internet-explorer, standards, doctypes
Powerful CSS Techniques for Effective Coding (sma)3062
css, techniques, link-lists
JavaScript Parasitic Inheritance, Power Constructors, and “instanceof”3061
javascript, inheritance
CSS Specificity3060
css, cascade, selectors
Common Bonds (mey)3059
standards
Just How Useful Are CSS3 Selectors? (pet)3058
css, selectors
Version Targeting: Threat or Menace? (zel/ali)3057
browsers, internet-explorer, versioning, doctypes
Cursing With JavaScript: Three Random Tips (dal/aja)3056
javascript, prototypejs, firefox, internet-explorer, browsers, pop-ups, tips-and-tricks
ECMAScript 4th Edition Reference Implementation M23055
ecmascript, standards
All These Years, I’ve Been Using the “cite” Element Incorrectly (div)3054
html
My CSS Wishlist (dav)3053
css, wish-lists
Designing Client/Server Web Applications3052
web-apps, javascript
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)3051
fonts, legibility, typography, studies, research
More Opera Weirdness (nza)3050
opera, browsers
Attribute Selectors in CSS3049
css, selectors, attributes
Does “setTimeout” Solve the “DOMContentLoaded” Problem?3048
javascript, dom, time, performance
Ext 2.0 API Docs on AIR3047
extjs, air
The Trouble With Web 2.03046
web-2.0, web-platform, concepts
What’s New in PHP 5.3?3045
php
Best Practices for XML Internationalization (jir+/w3c)3044
xml, internationalization, localization, best-practices
Is Easy Implementation the Same as Good Code? (cod/aja)3043
developer-experience, quality, performance, javascript, embed-code
W3C XML Is Ten3042
w3c, xml, anniversaries
Authoring HTML 5 (kar/w3c)3041
html, parsing
Just Say No to Flash3040
flash, security
Configuring Links in Screen Readers3039
links, screen-readers, jaws, accessibility
Too Much Accessibility—the Rise and Fall of the LONGDESC3038
accessibility, images, attributes, html
3 Simple Usability Tips for Developers3037
usability, tips-and-tricks
PHP Pretty Date (zac)3036
php, time
Heroku: Web Based Rails Hosting (dal/aja)3035
heroku, hosting, ruby-on-rails
XHTML and Search Engines (cor)3034
xhtml, search, mime-types
CSS: Selector Variables (j9t)3033
css, selectors, variables
Django Template Language in JavaScript (dal/aja)3032
django, javascript
Five Things to Do to a Script Before Handing It Over to the Next Developer (cod)3031
javascript, collaboration, optimization
XHTML 2 vs. HTML 53030
xhtml, html, comparisons
Screen Readers and Abbreviations (dot)3029
screen-readers, html
Acid3 Nearing Completion (obi/wa)3028
web-platform, acid-tests, support, browsers
Better Living Through Taxonomies (dig)3027
information-architecture, navigation, information-design
Dealing With Dependencies (tro)3026
dependencies, php
Continuous Integration for Front End Developers3025
ci-cd, css, javascript
CSS Positioning3024
css, positioning, examples
Ajaxian Roundup for January 2008: JavaScript Turtles and IE 8 (dal/aja)3023
javascript, prototypejs, dojo, extjs, jquery, gwt, yui, dwr, gears, flash, air, json, browsers, standards, css, design, comet, security, ajaxian, link-lists
Debunking a Misconception, Plus a Reminder of How Search Engines Work3022
google, search, censorship
IDEs, Plugins, and Tools for Ext JS 2.03021
extjs, code-editors, aptana, dreamweaver
Stay on “:target” (bri)3020
css, selectors
Using PHP to Generate CSS3019
php, css, code-generation
10 Principles of Effective Web Design (sma)3018
principles, design, usability, performance, simplicity, whitespace, conventions, testing
What’s Best for Web Standards?3017
standards, internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, link-lists
Adobe AIR Is on Fire (rey/aja)3016
adobe, air
Do You Have a Pretty Date? (dal/aja)3015
javascript, time
You Used JavaScript to Write What? (dal/aja)3014
javascript, web-apps
Compatibility and IE 8 (j9t)3013
internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, x-ua-compatible
IE8, Version Targeting, and the Ruckus It’s Causing (jch)3012
internet-explorer, browsers, x-ua-compatible, standards, link-lists
Internet Explorer Reality3011
internet-explorer, browsers
A Reasoned Response to X-UA-Compatible3010
microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, x-ua-compatible, standards
So What Happens Now?3009
web-standards-project, community
CSS Reset and Quirky Quotes3008
css, resets
Microsoft Versioning: Accessibility Implications (bru)3007
microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, keyboard-navigation, accessibility
Almost Precedent (hsi)3006
internet-explorer, macos, browsers, doctypes, gecko, webkit, presto, browser-engines, microsoft, standards
Internet Explorer CSS File Size Limit3005
internet-explorer, browsers, css
World Wide Web Consortium Releases Draft of HTML 5 (cne)3004
w3c, html
APNG—the Animated PNG3003
websites, png, images
Personas Are Not a Document (jms)3002
personas
Me, IE8, and Microsoft Versioning (mho)3001
internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, standards
HTML5 Is Not Backward Compatible (mat)3000
html, standards, interoperability
How to Style Unknown Elements in IE (sjo)2999
how-tos, css, html, internet-explorer, browsers
Version Targeting and JavaScript Libraries (dre)2998
internet-explorer, browsers, versioning, javascript, libraries
Graph the Semantic HTML Structure of Your Web Page (joe)2997
html, semantics, tooling
Birthday Party! Celebrate the 2nd Birthday of the YUI Library and Yahoo Pattern Library February 26 at Yahoo2996
yui, yahoo, anniversaries
Introducing WAVE 4.0 (jar/web)2995
introductions, wave, accessibility, testing, tooling
X-UA-Lemur-Compatible2994
x-ua-compatible
Mistakes, Sadness, Regret2993
html, doctypes, browsers, internet-explorer
Support for XHTML in 2008 (cor)2992
xhtml, support, browsers, search, google, yahoo, indexing
The Importance of Being HTML5 (jus)2991
html, doctypes
Empty Links and Screen Readers2990
links, screen-readers, accessibility, jaws, window-eyes
Standards Mode Is the New Quirks Mode2989
internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers
The First Working Draft of HTML 5 Is Here (ann)2988
html, w3c, standards, opera, browsers
Perspective: Acid2, Acid3, and the Power of Default (cne)2987
web-platform, acid-tests, support, browsers, internet-explorer
Broken2986
internet-explorer, x-ua-compatible, browsers
Meta Madness (jer)2985
microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, x-ua-compatible
IE8 Versioning Snowstorm (kar/w3c)2984
internet-explorer, browsers, versioning, link-lists
Sad Day for Web Standards (fyr)2983
internet-explorer, browsers
<META HTTP-EQUIV="X-BALL-CHAIN">2982
internet-explorer, browsers
The Future of IE and the Web (nza)2981
internet-explorer, browsers, doctypes, web-platform
End of Line Internet Explorer2980
internet-explorer, netscape, firefox, mozilla, microsoft, browsers, standards, interoperability
IE8 and the Future of the Web2979
internet-explorer, browsers, x-ua-compatible
The Internet Explorer Lock-In (ann)2978
browsers, internet-explorer
HTML 5 Differences From HTML 4 (ann/w3c)2977
html, comparisons, standards
Not Your Father’s Standards Switch (zel)2976
doctypes, internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, standards
A Study of AJAX Performance Issues2975
ajax, javascript, performance, metrics, studies, research
Bobbing Heads and the IE8 Meta Tag2974
internet-explorer, browsers, x-ua-compatible
IE’s Questionable Version Targeting (tka)2973
internet-explorer, browsers
IE8 and Opt-In Versioning Mechanism (kar/w3c)2972
internet-explorer, browsers, versioning
Versioning, Compatibility, and Standards (oth/web)2971
browsers, standards, versioning, interoperability, webkit
Goodbye Doctype Switching, Hello “meta” Targeting (mat)2970
html, metadata, rendering, doctypes, browsers, internet-explorer
Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 (aar/ali)2969
browsers, internet-explorer, doctypes, progressive-enhancement, html, standards, interoperability
SVG on Acid? (ada/w3c)2968
acid-tests, svg, standards
Compatibility and IE8 (cdu)2967
internet-explorer, browsers, standards, interoperability, doctypes, web-platform
CSS Floats Without Text Wrap2966
css, floats
In Response to “Tell the CSS–WG What You Want From CSS3” (mat)2965
css, wish-lists
Personas 99% Bad? (pet)2964
personas
Book Recommendation: “AJAX Security” by Hoffman and Sullivan2963
books, ajax, javascript, security
Sitemaps FAQs2962
sitemaps, search, google
Resetting Again (mey)2961
css, resets
Exploiting PHP SELF (gaz)2960
php, security
Review: Pro JavaScript Design Patterns (tif/dig)2959
books, javascript, software-design-patterns
A Quick Idea: JavaScript Version Controlling for Static HTML Documents (cod)2958
javascript, version-control
101 CSS Techniques of All Time2957
css, techniques
Functional Fun in JavaScript With Dojo2956
javascript, dojo
CSS Tutorial: Hover Effect on Linked Images2955
images, hover, effects, css
Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Code (tka)2954
career, quality
Acid 3 Tackles ECMAScript (jer)2953
acid-tests, browsers, support, web-platform, ecmascript
How IE Mangles the Design of JavaScript Libraries (sli)2952
internet-explorer, browsers, javascript, libraries, software-design
Is JSON Better Than XML? (nza)2951
json, xml, comparisons
The 3 Levels of Programmers: The Good, The Bad, and the Lazy2950
career, quality
Ext 2.0 and ColdFusion (rey/aja)2949
extjs, coldfusion
The Kimberly Blessing Interview (obi+)2948
interviews, design, web-standards-project, standards, email
Cross-Browser Custom CSS Cursors2947
css, cursors, support, browsers
Why Opera? (chr+/dig)2946
interviews, opera, browsers
CSS Not([Hacks]) (bri/dig)2945
css, hacks
JavaScript Errors2944
tutorials, javascript, errors
XHTML Access Module (ste+/w3c)2943
xhtml, accessibility
20,000 Reasons Why Comet Scales2942
comet, scalability, testing, dojo, servers
PHP: The “switch” Statement and Arrays2941
php, arrays
Beyond DOM2940
dom, ajax, javascript
RDFa and HTML Imagemap (kar/w3c)2939
rdf, html, images, image-maps
The Design Goals of XML2938
xml, software-design, principles, standards
Getting Specific With CSS (tka)2937
css, selectors, cascade
Coming Soon: Changes to the CSS Working Group? (sen)2936
css, w3c
12 Great Ways to Learn ActionScript 3 in Flash (jos)2935
flash, actionscript, learning, link-lists
Usability of Pagination Links2934
pagination, usability, links
Open Content Depends on Open Standards (tan/mic)2933
content, standards, licensing
Opera’s Antitrust Complaint and Political Control of Web Standards2932
opera, microsoft, browsers, standards, legal
Cool and Useful GWT Solutions (dal/aja)2931
gwt, examples
Using Prototypes in JavaScript (tka)2930
javascript, prototypes
The Future of the Web: What to Expect in 2008 (bri)2929
web, outlooks
Fallacies of Distributed Computing Explained (arn)2928
architecture, network, performance
Ajaxian Roundup for December 2007: It’s the End of the Year as We Know It (dal/aja)2927
browsers, javascript, prototypejs, extjs, yui, jquery, microsoft, dwr, security, performance, gwt, comet, css, mobile, ajaxian, link-lists
Making Open Standards as Open as Possible—Required Public Domain Licensing of All Microformats Wiki Contributions (tan/mic)2926
microformats, licensing, community, history
No (Content) Negotiation (bur)2925
xhtml
Er.js: Erlang-in-JavaScript (dal/aja)2924
javascript, libraries
Best Bets for Browser Bug Bashing (mho)2923
browsers, bugs, hacks, conditional-comments, internet-explorer, discussions
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!2922
javascript, php, validation
An Introduction to Classy JavaScript (tka)2921
introductions, javascript
Django and Comet (dal/aja)2920
django, comet
Prince: Print CSS That Works!?2919
css, print, tooling
Misconceptions About PNG (chr/css)2918
png, images
The Fallacy of Too Much Accessibility2917
accessibility, fundamentals
Dissatisfaction With HTML WG2916
discussions, html, standards
AJAX Usability Checklist2915
ajax, usability, checklists
Commenting on Joe Clark’s “They Shoot Standardistas, Don’t They?”2914
discussions, whatwg, html, accessibility, standards, link-lists
A Less Painful CSS Experience (tka)2913
css
They Shoot Standardistas, Don’t They?2912
html, whatwg, standards, accessibility
Packing Down Prototype (rey/aja)2911
prototypejs, compression
January 22 Publication Date [Was: Transition and Publication Requests Initiated for HTML5 FPWD]2910
discussions, html, w3c
Common Mistakes of Site Structure2909
information-architecture, mistakes
WebKit Gets Native “getElementsByClassName” (web)2908
webkit, browser-engines, javascript
When “Inaccessible” Isn’t (web)2907
accessibility
Squashing a Persistent Myth2906
accessibility, typography, css, units, myths
Learning From Screen Readers (web)2905
screen-readers, accessibility
The Great Browser JavaScript Showdown (cod)2904
javascript, performance, metrics, opera, safari, internet-explorer, firefox, browsers, comparisons
Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone2903
internet-explorer, browsers, acid-tests, support, standards
WAF and WebAPI Are Dead—Long Live WebApps Working Group! (mar)2902
web-platform, w3c
Opera vs. Microsoft (and)2901
opera, microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, standards, css
Super Simple Two Column Layout (chr/css)2900
layout, backgrounds, css
Version Identifiers Reconsidered (w3c)2899
standards, architecture, versioning
Keeping JavaScript Dependencies at Bay (cod/24w)2898
javascript, dependencies, components
What Is Wrong With Web Standards Today (mat)2897
standards, browsers, support, w3c
Working Aroung the “instanceof” Memory Leak (dal/aja)2896
javascript, memory, internet-explorer, browsers
CSS Drop Shadows (kar/w3c)2895
css, shadows, discussions
State of ECMAScript 4 (jer)2894
ecmascript, comparisons, spidermonkey
[Opera] Complaint Update2893
opera, internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, standards, legal
Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous… (nng)2892
design, usability, complexity, web-2.0, ajax, rich-internet-apps, user-generated-content, branding, monetization
Cool URIs for the Semantic Web (w3c)2891
urls, semantic-web, best-practices
Don’t Forget “navigator.platform” (nza)2890
javascript, browsers
Testing Your Browser While Being Lazy (kar/w3c)2889
browsers, tooling, testing
Increase Your Font Stacks With Font Matrix2888
fonts, css, concepts
Comparing the Evolution of Java and JavaScript2887
java, javascript, comparisons
CSS Uprising2886
css, standards
The W3C Cannot Save Us (sli)2885
w3c, web-platform, css, html, mozilla, opera, microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, standards
XForms—Who Needs Killer Apps? (ore)2884
xforms, forms, xml
Define Web Standards in a <p> or Less (mho)2883
discussions, community, standards, terminology
The State of Functional Programming in PHP (tro)2882
php, programming
Opera Sues Microsoft of Standards Compliance (dal/aja)2881
opera, microsoft, standards, web-platform, compliance, legal
Standards That Matter Are Standards That Ship (int)2880
html, multimedia, standards
Opera’s Lie Blasts Microsoft on IE and Web Standards Support2879
opera, microsoft, internet-explorer, browsers, standards, legal
CSS for Accessibility (24w)2878
css, accessibility
Google: Don’t Give Up on OpenSocial (cne)2877
opensocial, google, social-media
peterme and “The Don” Norman in Conversation (pet)2876
podcasts, interviews, design
Opera Files Antitrust Complaint With the EU2875
opera, microsoft, standards, browsers, legal
Opera Files Complaint—an Open Letter to the Web Community2874
open-letters, opera, microsoft, browsers, standards, support
Is WCAG 2.0 Almost Done?! (w3c)2873
wcag, standards
One Clear to Rule Them All (tka)2872
css, floats
The Problem With “innerHTML”2871
dom, javascript, methods
The Many Faces of Information Architecture2870
information-architecture, hci, interaction-design, information-design, user-experience
Unobtrusively Mapping Microformats With jQuery (sim/24w)2869
jquery, microformats, geolocation, functionality
Removal of Ogg Is Preposterous2868
discussions, html, standards, multimedia, licensing
The Future of Comet: Comet Today2867
comet, ajax, javascript, standards, outlooks
The Collaborative Web (ger)2866
web, links, collaboration
The Need for Diversity (kar/w3c)2865
web-platform, browsers, standards, interoperability
AJAX Cross Domain Script (dal/aja)2864
ajax, javascript, libraries
Subdomains and Subdirectories2863
google, search, seo, domains
10 Ways to Get Design Approval (boa/24w)2862
design, processes
Choosing a JavaScript Framework2861
javascript, frameworks
IE and Standards: Chris Wilson Talks (cdu+)2860
interviews, browsers, internet-explorer, standards
How to Redirect index.html to index.php (chr/css)2859
how-tos, redirecting, php, html, apache, servers
Do Websites Need to Look Exactly the Same in Every Browser? (sim)2858
websites, design, browsers
Back to the Future of Print (24w)2857
css, print, links, link-lists
JavaScript Internationalisation (24w)2856
javascript, internationalization, examples
GWT Conference: Voices That Matter Summary (aja)2855
gwt, link-lists
What I’d Like to See in HTML 5 (nza)2854
html, standards, forms, accessibility, wish-lists
Internet Explorer 8 (dea)2853
internet-explorer, browsers
HTML5 and CSS3 Are Doomed to Disaster? (mat)2852
html, css, standards
Matt Cutts Discusses the “alt” Attribute2851
videos, html, images, alt-text, accessibility, search, google
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)2850
principles, typography, fonts, readability, legibility
Conversation With Bill Gates About IE8 and Microsoft Transparency (bil+)2849
interviews, internet-explorer, browsers
Cross Site Scripting Joy (tri)2848
xss, security
Reset All Margins and Padding (chr/css)2847
css, resets, margins
HTML Declarations Screwing Up CSS (chr/css)2846
html, css, doctypes
HTML5 and CSS3 Are Doomed for Disaster2845
html, css, standards, browsers
Upcoming Changes to the JavaScript Language (dal/aja)2844
ecmascript, javascript, standards
Best of CSS Design 20072843
css, design, retrospectives, link-lists
Paper Prototyping With Morae2842
prototyping, usability, testing, tooling
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for November 2007: Defining JavaScript 2, Making Security Less Caja, and Mobile (dal/aja)2841
dojo, prototypejs, scriptaculous, mootools, jquery, yui, gwt, extjs, browsers, javascript, performance, apis, mobile, ajaxian, link-lists
Selling Links That Pass PageRank2840
pagerank, seo, monetization
Internet Explorer Doesn’t Just Suck, It Also Blows! (sib)2839
browsers, internet-explorer, javascript
My @media AJAX Keynote (bre)2838
slides, javascript, open-web
New CSS JavaScript Library (dal/aja)2837
libraries, css, javascript
SEO Mistakes: Read the Fine Print2836
seo, mistakes
My 5 Favorite WordPress CSS Tricks (chr/css)2835
wordpress, html, headings, css, tips-and-tricks
Google Can’t Code2834
google, html, conformance, quality
Ensuring Your HTML Emails Look Great and Get Delivered2833
email, html, css
Email Standards Project2832
websites, email, standards, support
HTML Design Principles (ann+/w3c)2831
html, software-design, principles
Blue [Beanie] Day—Web Standards! (kar/w3c)2830
awareness-days, standards
Scalable Media Hosting With Amazon S3 (dig)2829
multimedia, hosting, s3
Using CSS in HTML Emails: The Real Story (chr/css)2828
email, html, css, tips-and-tricks
Future-Proof Your Web Site Design by Planning Your CSS in Advance2827
design, css, headings, lists, tables, images, links, forms, javascript
Fieldsets, Legends, and Screen Readers (ste/tpg)2826
accessibility, html, forms, screen-readers
We Know Security and Usability Are Orthogonal—Do You?2825
security, usability
Cross Domain XHR W3C Proposal (dal/aja)2824
w3c, data-fetching
Matt Cutts Discusses Snippets2823
videos, seo, search, google
One Reason Why Section 508 Isn’t Working2822
accessibility, section-508
Choice Kills Usability2821
usability
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)2820
how-tos, css, resizing, typography, browsers, safari
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)2819
design, typography
URI vs. URL: What’s the Difference?2818
urls, terminology
Use the “label” Element to Make Your HTML Forms Accessible2817
forms, labels, accessibility, html
What’s Not to Love About CSS Frameworks?2816
css, frameworks
Web Standards, the Real Flash Killer (fyr)2815
standards, html, canvas, svg, multimedia, flash
Personas Suck (and)2814
personas
CSS3 and the Death of Handheld Stylesheets2813
css, mobile
An Example of Automated Accessibility Testing (joe)2812
accessibility, testing, automation, tooling
CSS Sprites: What They Are, Why They’re Cool, and How to Use Them (chr/css)2811
how-tos, images, css, sprites
A Plea to Browser Vendors (nza)2810
browsers, microsoft, apple, mozilla, opera
The Great Specificity Swindle (ate)2809
css, selectors, cascade
JavaScript: More Loops and Events2808
tutorials, javascript, loops, events
Crappy Personas vs. Robust Personas (jms)2807
personas
UI12: Web Form Design Best Practices2806
slides, forms, design, best-practices
Mozilla Hunting for Memory (dal/aja)2805
mozilla, firefox, browsers, mobile, memory
Tip: Avoid Unnecessary AJAX Traffic With Session State2804
ajax, javascript, cookies, state-management, traffic, tips-and-tricks
Stop Using Poor Performance CSS Expressions—Use JavaScript Instead (rob)2803
css, performance, javascript
An Interview With John Allsopp (joh+)2802
interviews, css
Better Web Forms: Redesigning eBay’s Registration (gar/dig)2801
forms, design, case-studies, ebay
Tips for Creating Great Web Forms (chr/css)2800
forms, css, tips-and-tricks
Adams and Clarke on CSS, the W3C, and Design (mal+)2799
interviews, typography, design, css-eleven, w3c
Making JavaScript Safe With No Script (dal/aja)2798
javascript, security
A Spider’s View of Web 2.0 (gre)2797
google, search, accessibility, progressive-enhancement, web-2.0
Ask 37signals: Personas? (jas)2796
personas, design
4 Simple Ways to Grow Your Brand2795
branding, blogging, social-media, community
Real Men Don’t Do JavaScript Do They? (dal/aja)2794
javascript
Announcing Dojo 1.02793
release-notes, dojo
New UI Library for Prototype in the Works (rey/aja)2792
prototypejs, scriptaculous
The Five Competencies of User Experience Design (uxm)2791
user-experience, design, information-architecture, interaction-design, prototyping, career
DWWS Facebook Group (zel)2790
standards, community, facebook+meta
TinyMCE 3 First Look (dal/aja)2789
tooling
Internet Explorer Memory Leaks (jed)2788
internet-explorer, browsers, memory
OpenSocial: Social JavaScript APIs (dal/aja)2787
apis, javascript, opensocial
CSS Attribute Selector Bug in Safari (tel)2786
css, selectors, bugs, safari, browsers
More AJAX Standard Updates From the W3C (cms)2785
w3c, ajax, javascript, apis
3 Great Learning Strategies for Generalists (j9t)2784
learning, strategies
Obscurity, Security, and Captcha (zac)2783
captcha, accessibility, security
What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like (chr/css)2782
html, attributes, semantics, conformance, formatting
Forward Compatibility and JavaScript (zac)2781
javascript, interoperability, internet-explorer, browsers
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for October 2007: JavaScript Wars, Java Reborn, and Browsers Wake Up (dal/aja)2780
dojo, extjs, gwt, jquery, prototypejs, yui, gears, browsers, javascript, css, tooling, ajaxian, link-lists
PHP Operators2779
tutorials, php, operators
JavaScript Statements2778
tutorials, javascript
What I Think About ES4 (cdu)2777
ecmascript, javascript
Aptana Studio 1.0 Released2776
release-notes, aptana, code-editors
How to Choose a JavaScript Framework2775
how-tos, javascript, frameworks
CAPTCHA—if Your Name’s Not Down You’re Not Coming In (ihe/rni)2774
captcha, accessibility, examples
PNG Transparency for Internet Explorer (IE6 and Beyond) (tel)2773
images, png, transparency+opacity, browsers, internet-explorer, css, hacks
Accessibility Basics: Testing Your Page for Color Blindness (chr/css)2772
fundamentals, accessibility, testing, color-blindness, contrast, colors, tooling
Bye Bye XML 1.1? (ann)2771
xml
Flash Player 9: Bringing HD Flash Video to the Web (dig)2770
flash, multimedia
Accessibility Basics: How Does Your Page Look to a Screen Reader? (chr/css)2769
fundamentals, accessibility, screen-readers
Is an Accessible Website Always Usable?2768
accessibility, usability
How I Explained Web Services Policy to My Child (w3c)2767
concepts, web-services
HTTP Streaming and Internet Explorer2766
http, streaming, internet-explorer, browsers, comet
Prototype and jQuery—Going From One to the Other (rem)2765
slides, prototypejs, jquery, comparisons
MRI: CSS Selector In-Page Tester (dal/aja)2764
bookmarklets, css, selectors, testing
CSS Frameworks Roundup (and Some Thoughts) (chr/css)2763
css, frameworks, link-lists
Learning Something New About CSS and IE6 (nza)2762
internet-explorer, browsers, css
A Killer Collection of Global CSS Reset Styles (per)2761
css, resets, link-lists, overviews
Generic Arrays in PHP2760
php, arrays
ColdFusion: Worth the Cost!2759
coldfusion, licensing
Semantic Web Is a Lot of Fun (kar/w3c)2758
w3c, semantic-web
Branding Your CSS Stylesheets2757
css, branding, comments
Transitioning From Java Classes to JavaScript Prototypes2756
java, javascript, prototypes
The Artisan and the Mass Producer (pat)2755
content-management, craft, standards
Accessibility: Making It All Worthwhile2754
accessibility, dei
WebKit Does HTML5 Client-Side Database Storage (bra/web)2753
webkit, browser-engines, html, browser-storage
The Semantic Web Gots Badges (bur)2752
w3c, semantic-web
SVG and “text/html” (ann)2751
svg, images, mime-types, html, parsing
Information Design Principles for Web 2.0 Design: Simple and Social2750
information-design, principles, web-2.0, design
Why Accessibility? Because It’s Our Job! (sib)2749
accessibility, user-experience, link-lists
CSS Vertical Bar Graphs (dal/aja)2748
css, html, visualization
Ignorance and Inspiration2747
accessibility, legal, link-lists
Amazon.com Soon to Launch New Navigation (jms)2746
amazon, navigation, design, case-studies
ActionScript Performance Tips2745
actionscript, performance, tips-and-tricks
Screen Readers and “display: none” (gez)2744
screen-readers, hiding, css, jaws, window-eyes, accessibility
Interview: Andy Clarke on the CSS Eleven (mal+)2743
interviews, css-eleven, css
The Perfect Fluid Width Layout (chr/css)2742
liquid-design, layout
Object-Oriented JavaScript2741
javascript, oop
New Set of Semantic Web Logos (iva/w3c)2740
w3c, semantic-web
The Resurrection of Downloadable Web Fonts2739
fonts, css
CSS Eleven (mar)2738
css-eleven
jQuery Crash Course (dig)2737
crash-courses, jquery
Color Sampling and SVG Gradients (bur)2736
colors, svg, images, gradients
I Don’t Hate CSS but CSS Hates Me2735
css
Automated Security Scanners Choke on AJAX (rey/aja)2734
ajax, javascript, security
Is the Target Lawsuit Frivolous?2733
accessibility, legal, link-lists
Breaking CAPTCHAs2732
captcha, tooling, metrics
CSS Eleven2731
websites, css, css-eleven
Fonts in Your Face (jon)2730
fonts, css, safari, opera
The CSS Eleven: Style or Substance?2729
css-eleven
Getting Started With Photoshop: Saving for the Web2728
introductions, photoshop, images, gif, jpeg, png
Today’s Web 3.0 Nonsense Blogstorm (tim/ore)2727
web-3.0, web-2.0, semantic-web, web, terminology
JSValidate: Form Validation Library (dal/aja)2726
libraries, forms, validation
Why I Hate Online Captioning (Because It Sucks Compared to Real Captioning)2725
captions, multimedia, accessibility
Beginner CSS Tips for Your Blog (chr/css)2724
blogging, css, testing, tips-and-tricks
Roll Out Your Own JavaScript Interfaces2723
javascript
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for September 2007: JavaScript Mashups Take a Step Forward (dal/aja)2722
dojo, extjs, prototypejs, jquery, yui, browsers, javascript, offline, mobile, adobe, design, comet, ajaxian, link-lists
Persistent Objects With Persevere the Client and Jsponic the Server (dal/aja)2721
javascript, libraries, json, servers
SVG Video Demo2720
svg, multimedia, silverlight
How Green Can You Be? (sib)2719
sustainability
Killer Web Content Examples (ger)2718
content, quality, marketing, microcontent, headings
Can Your Personal Blog Hurt Your Career?2717
blogging, career
Client Side Load Balancing for Web 2.0 Applications (dig)2716
web-2.0, web-apps, load-balancing
Akismet: Presumed Guilty (bur)2715
wordpress, spam
“* { margin: 0; padding: 0; }” No Longer Cool (chr/css)2714
css, margins, resets
Accessibility Is About Minimizing Requirements (jes)2713
accessibility, prioritization
Opinions Seem to Change Once You’re Hired by a Large Company (rob)2712
career, principles, communication
10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of (sma)2711
usability, anti-patterns, mistakes, design
Setting the Default Style Sheet Language on Your Web Site (kar/w3c)2710
css, html, mime-types, http-headers, apache
More Fun With “DOMContentLoaded” (dal/aja)2709
javascript, dom
Don’t Get Stuck With AJAX, Oracle Warns2708
ajax, javascript, oracle, java
The Incredible Em and Elastic Layouts With CSS2707
css, layout, units, liquid-design
How to Create an IE-Only Stylesheet (chr/css)2706
how-tos, internet-explorer, browsers, conditional-comments, hacks
Silverlight Introduction2705
introductions, silverlight
User Agent Style Sheets: Basics and Samples (j9t)2704
browsers, css, examples, fundamentals
7 Reasons I Switched Back to PHP After 2 Years on Rails (ore)2703
php, ruby-on-rails, migrating
Becoming PHP 6 Compatible2702
php
CSS 3: A Giant Serving of Fail (sli)2701
css, standards, w3c
Cost of Solution vs. Cost of Problem (j9t)2700
principles, economics, prioritization, comparisons
A Non-Annoying “a:visited” Technique (chr/css)2699
css, links
Yet Another Image Replacement Method2698
image-replacement, techniques
Facebook Released FBJS (dal/aja)2697
facebook+meta, libraries, ajax, javascript
IE’s Memory Leak Fix Greatly Exaggerated (dal/aja)2696
internet-explorer, browsers, memory
Quick Security Checklist for Webmasters2695
checklists, security
Liquid Faux Columns With “background-size” (pet)2694
css, layout, backgrounds, techniques
Tabs, Used Right (nng)2693
navigation, usability, design-patterns
At What Point Do Semantics Not Apply? (jch)2692
html, css, semantics
Single-Line vs. Multi-Line CSS (chr/css)2691
css, formatting, comparisons
Parroting Pareto2690
microformats, principles
The “longdesc” Lottery (div)2689
html, attributes, images, accessibility
Working With Legacy Websites (joe)2688
redesigning, refactoring, maintenance, processes, accessibility
Microformats Would Benefit From a Namespace (j9t)2687
microformats, namespaces
“replaceHTML” for When “innerHTML” Dogs You Down (dal/aja)2686
javascript, html, performance
CSS Tabs—CSS Only “DOM Tabs”2685
css, navigation
How to Be an Empathic Web Designer2684
how-tos, design, career
Tips for Keeping Forms Accessible2683
forms, accessibility, html, tips-and-tricks
Help Us Form a Baseline for Standards Support2682
standards, support, email
Help Improve Support for Web Standards in HTML Email2681
html, email, standards, support
Gleaning Resource Descriptions From Dialects of Languages (GRDDL) (dck/w3c)2680
standards, xml
Web Design 101: Floats (vir/dig)2679
introductions, css, floats, examples, design
The Price of Omitting the Alt2678
html, images, attributes, alt-text, accessibility
20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users (j9t/sma)2677
usability, user-experience, user-focus
7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users (j9t)2676
usability, user-experience, user-focus
Mono-Image CSS Rollovers2675
images, css, hover, effects, sprites
The Solution Is a HTML 5 Apathetic Doctype2674
html, doctypes, accessibility, alt-text, images
New OWL Working Group Started at W3C (iva/w3c)2673
w3c, owl
Why I Don’t Like the Google Web Toolkit (nza)2672
gwt, javascript
7 Freelancer Friday: 13 Questions With Andy Budd (and)2671
interviews, business-relations
How to Build a Cross-Browser History Management System (ble)2670
how-tos, browsers
CSS Page Loader (chr/css)2669
css
Ext 2.0: A Preview (rey)2668
extjs
On Browser WYSIWYG (sli)2667
browsers, wysiwyg, dhtml, apis
Microformats Bookmarklet Now for IE2666
bookmarklets, microformats, internet-explorer, browsers
I Wonder What W3C’s Response Will Be to AJAX?2665
w3c, ajax, web-services
Five Quick JavaScript Tips2664
javascript, tips-and-tricks
50 Web Designers × 6 Questions (sma)2663
interviews, design, myths, community
Screen Readers: A Web Developer Failure2662
screen-readers, jaws, accessibility, html, standards
Why We Need Standards Support in HTML Email2661
standards, support, email
Interview With Håkon Wium Lie (pet)2660
interviews, css, fonts, licensing
Provide an Accessible Alternative if You Must Use a CAPTCHA2659
captcha, accessibility
The Problem With CAPTCHAs2658
captcha, accessibility
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for August 2007: CSS Frameworks and the Reboot of Top Frameworks (dal/aja)2657
jquery, prototypejs, yui, gwt, dojo, css, javascript, browsers, offline, standards, mobile, tooling, ajaxian, link-lists
WAI–ARIA in HTML (gez)2656
html, aria, attributes, accessibility
YAML the CSS Framework (dal/aja)2655
frameworks, css
Blueprint CSS2654
websites, frameworks, presentational-html, css, blueprint
The HTML 5 Image Element (gez)2653
images, html, attributes, accessibility
Lists to Get More Decorative (pet)2652
css, lists, decoration
Simply JavaScript: The Core Library (sen)2651
javascript, libraries
Update to Internet Explorer’s Cookie Jar (eri)2650
internet-explorer, browsers, cookies
Font Rendering Differences: Firefox vs. IE vs. Safari (chr/css)2649
css, fonts, rendering, firefox, internet-explorer, safari, browsers, comparisons
YUI Theater—Joseph Smarr: “High-Performance JavaScript: Why Everything You’ve Been Taught Is Wrong”2648
javascript, performance
Comparing SEO to Spam2647
seo, spam, comparisons
CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing (ali)2646
css, anniversaries, fonts, standards
Aptana Milestone 9 Now Available (rey/aja)2645
aptana, code-editors
“lang” Attributes Across (X)HTML Versions (kar/w3c)2644
internationalization, xhtml, html, standards
But What Does It All Mean? Understanding Eye-Tracking Results2643
testing, usability, marketing
Please Do Not Use CSS Frameworks (jch)2642
css, frameworks, blueprint
Primary and Secondary Actions in Web Forms2641
forms, buttons, design, usability, concepts
Alternative Text for Images: The “alt” Attribute2640
alt-text, accessibility, images, html, attributes
Introduction to HIJAX2639
introductions, ajax, javascript
Are You a Web Designer or a Web Decorator? (j9t)2638
career, design, decoration
Creating a Maintainable, Unobtrusive JavaScript Slideshow (rey/aja)2637
javascript
Why the “alt” Attribute May Be Omitted (lac)2636
images, attributes, html, alt-text, accessibility, standards
Making IIS 6.0 Play With UrlRewriting2635
servers, iis, urls
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—iPhone Edition (aar/wa)2634
mobile, iphone, safari, browsers, standards
Wrong Default Encoding on the Apache Webserver2633
apache, servers, encoding, unicode
Remote Usability Testing2632
usability, testing
Zoho Writer Goes Offline With Gears (dal/aja)2631
offline, gears
CSS Techniques I Can’t Wait to Be Rid Of (pet)2630
css
JavaScript Interaction Must Be Input Device Independent2629
javascript, accessibility
Adobe Steps Up Video With New Flash and AIR for Flash Gets Easier (dal/aja)2628
adobe, multimedia, flash, air
jQuery vs. Prototype: OO JavaScript With or Without Training Wheels2627
jquery, prototypejs, oop, comparisons
Banner Blindness: Old and New Findings (nng)2626
monetization, research
Getting Rid of the Semi-Professionals2625
community, communication, career, standards
New Plugin: Live Query2624
jquery, plugins
Solved: Right Click in AS32623
flash, actionscript, javascript
The Future of CSS and the End of 3.0 (dal/aja)2622
css, standards
Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers2621
testing, browsers, tooling, link-lists
Running on “:empty” (mey)2620
css, selectors
Advanced Ternary Conditions in JavaScript (pba)2619
javascript, operators, conditionals
Name That Color2618
colors, naming
The iPhone Is Internet Explorer 4 All Over Again (wir)2617
mobile, apple, iphone, internet-explorer, browsers, comparisons
What Crisis? (zel)2616
standards, html, wcag, w3c
Using Divs Inside Tables (chr/css)2615
html, tables
jQuery for JavaScript Programmers (sim)2614
javascript, jquery, comparisons
New robots.txt Feature and REP Meta Tags2613
robotstxt, metadata, html, search, google
Metadata, Meta Tags, Meta What?2612
metadata, html, semantics, concepts, terminology
Talk Like a Googler: Parts of a URL2611
urls, terminology
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)2610
blueprint, typography