Flash Media on the Web
With the advent of what appears to be a ‘media boom’ on the Internet, I think it’s time for a reminder about accessible media on the web. Where new ideas like Dovetail, Yahoo! Current, Google Current,...
View ArticleHow Much will Parallels affect IE 5.5 Mac?
So that’s the question I’m pondering today. With the advent of the new Parallels Desktop for Mac, will Mac users who’ve clung to their IE 5.5 ditch the legacy browser for the ability to run the newer...
View Article7 Reasons You Should Avoid JavaScript Dynamic Navigation
Over time many bad web design ideas have been dropped or lost favour, including unnecessary splash screens and unwieldy framesets, for the good of the web user. However, one web design bad habit that...
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Alternatives to JavaScript Navigation
Recently I posted an article which talked about the reasons to avoid using javascript navigation. The article listed reasons, but not alternatives, so that’s what I’d like to spend some time talking...
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New jQuery UI – Building a Better Accordion
I’ve been a fan of MooTools over jQuery for a while, but jQuery just came out with something that makes it a bit more competitive – a set of widgets. If you head over to http://ui.jquery.com/ you can...
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Product Ideas for Visually Impaired
The NextGen PC Design Competition chose their winners, and unfortunately neither of the products I was rooting for has won. In fact, of all the innovative ideas in the competition the one that won the...
View ArticlePhotoshop How To Resize Animated Gifs
I hate animated gifs. I really really do. For a million accessibility reasons. But I also love HostGator. They’re an awesome web host, and I use them for my other websites and will be moving the files...
View ArticleHello IE8, Goodbye IE6.
There’s a new article about a major change developers need to cause to happen in 2009 – and I’m completely on board. It’s time to let go of IE6. It’s past time. Unfortunately, some people aren’t ready...
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Machine Translation and When Not to Use it
There has been a great deal of hype of late about machine translation and other language technology What is often not noticed is that the hype usually originates from the owners or producers of these...
View ArticleSignificance of barcode scanner apps
Barcode scanner apps are used in many aspects of modern life. We use them out shopping, to transfer data, to do research and more. With…
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