November 2008
Television, web, and mobile use continues to rise, hitting all time highs this quarter. With our limited attention spans being pulled every which way, something has to be taking a hit. So what is... Read More
If you've ever worked on a US federal government web site, you've probably encountered Section 508 law for web accessibility. In this article, Rob wades through the jargon to deliver the tips you... Read More
A few days ago, the W3C added experimental support for HTML5 to their online markup validation service. The addition is an important catalyst that is arguably overdue.Read More
I've had this little gadget in my toolbox for a while now, that I always find invaluable when I'm working with mouse events. It evaluates two event targets to determine whether one contains the other.Read More
If the web is really going to be an operating system, there needs to be a better way to launch and organize all those great new web applications. Manually loading up each one or navigating to them... Read More
Usability testing can increase sales and user satisfaction, and decrease maintenance and support costs. That's reason enough to make it essential to building a new web site or service, but it's... Read More
Want to know how to lose your Twitter followers in one easy step? Sign up to the newly launched Magpie ad network, which will blast ads at your Twitter followers as often as every other tweet. If... Read More
What do HTTP errors look like? Cartoonist and illustrator Adam Koford has some ideas, and shares them in these hilarious illustrations. Which one is your favorite?Read More
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is arguably one of the most successful Internet entrepreneurs of all time, so when he talks, people usually listen. His advice: plan for long term success, avoid the... Read More
Could RSS be crossing over into the mainstream? New data about RSS readers from one of the web's biggest blogs might suggest that it is. But data from one blog, no matter how large, isn't a big... Read More
Slow page loads getting you down? The data: URI scheme could be the solution! While not supported in all browsers yet, data: URIs allow you to embed images within an HTML documents, thus reducing the... Read More
Google tonight will be opening up to the public an experimental feature they've been testing for a few months called SearchWiki, which lets users reorder and remove results, and leave comments on... Read More
Communicating your clients is a necessary evil of contract web development, design, programming, writing, or any other freelance art form. Our round up of ten must have web-based tools below will... Read More
People helping other people is an old idea, but in today's hustle-bustle, impersonal world of online communications, it may actually seem novel. The idea certainly has legs, though, says Dave... Read More
