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Everything I've written about realted to "web standards"

1. Stop being a dick, support IE6

   Monday, November 10th, 2008 | 79 Comments

   Somewhere down the line we forgot what it is all about; the user and the user experience. Rouge irresponsible industry leaders are telling us it is time to move on from Internet Explorer 6, IE6.

2. Me on Digital Web Magazine

   Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments

   Today my first article on Digital Web Magazine was published; pretty exciting stuff! The piece is title, “Smart CSS Ain’t Always Sexy CSS”. Another highly debated topic that I am sure will stir up some good discourse.

3. 800×600, should I really care?

   Friday, August 25th, 2006 | 47 Comments

   Screens are getting larger and resolutions are adjusting accordingly. The days of the 640×480 screen resolution are behind us; are we at a stage that we can begin ignoring the infamous 800×600 screen resolution?

4. Web Standards – an unnatural feeling!

   Monday, August 7th, 2006 | 13 Comments

   Will we ever have complete web standards? Probably not, and I am willing to bet we won’t ever see a mass-adoption and adherence towards whatever becomes of “web standards”. It isn’t that web standards are flawed – it just isn’t natural! We have, as a species, been predisposed to ignore convention and standards during development; […]

5. Web 2.0 redefined with one word — responsibility

   Friday, July 14th, 2006 | 2 Comments

   The term “Web 2.0” has been overused and has unfortunately oversaturated conversations to the point of being synonymous with industry ignorance. Like many leaders and followers of innovation – we role our eyes at the mere mention of the idea of the existence of such a term. Whether you like the term or not […]

6. Microformats – should I be focused on tomorrow’s technology today?

   Monday, June 26th, 2006 | 6 Comments

   Microformats are here to stay, or so it seems with the announcement of Yahoo! Local’s support. However, should I care about Microformats right now? This was the question of debate among my colleagues today over lunch. The concept seems to make sense, but does this mean we all go back and correct the mark-up around […]

7. Web Standards [The Basics Part Four] - Accessibility

   Friday, February 10th, 2006 | 2 Comments

   The objective of accessibility is to ensure that our interactive properties will be usable and available to the largest possible number of readers, visitors, and customers. Section 508 requires that many sites accommodate people with disabilities ranging from limited mobility to a vast range of visual impairments. By conforming to basic accessibility guidelines we not […]

8. Web Standards [The Basics Part Three] - The Checklist

   Thursday, February 9th, 2006 | 4 Comments

   By complying with XHTML, CSS, and basic accessibility standards; Interactive Properties ensure their long-term viability as browsers and standards evolve.

9. Web Standards [The Basics Part Two] - XHTML

   Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 | 5 Comments

   The difference between HTML and XHTML
   XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML is HTML as defined through XML (Extensible Markup Language). XML allows progammers who understand it to write their own markup commands, or modify current ones, increasing the flexibility of a language such as XHTML.

10. Web Standards [The Basics Part One] - CSS

    Monday, February 6th, 2006 | 4 Comments

    CSS, Cascading Style Sheets, is a breakthrough in Web design because it allows developers to control the style and layout of multiple Web pages all at once. As a Web developer you can define a style for each XHTML element and apply it to as many Web pages as needed. To make a global change, […]