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“2000s” News Archive (7)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Building Accessible Tables291
html, tables, accessibility
CSS Design: Taming Lists (ali)290
lists, css, design
XML Glossary289
xml, java, terminology, concepts, link-lists
All-Flash a Fast Track to Failure288
flash, usability, accessibility, seo
At the Center of the Patent Storm (djw/cne)287
interviews, w3c, licensing, legal
What Is an Accessible Website?286
accessibility, concepts
Using a MySQL Database With PHP285
databases, mysql, php
Rough Guide to the DOM284
guides, dom, javascript
Versioning CSS and Images (sto)283
versioning, css, images, caching
99.9% of Proper Grammar Is Obsolete (wer/dig)282
writing
“<h2>Neat Trick</h2>”281
headings, css
CSS Bugs in IE5.x Mac280
css, bugs, internet-explorer, browsers, unix-like, apple
What Are XForms279
xforms
Regular Expressions in JavaScript278
regex, javascript
Why XSLT 2.0 Will Be Cool (the)277
xsl, standards
Sending XHTML as “text/html” Considered Harmful276
xhtml, html, mime-types
W3C Members: What Standards? (zdn)275
w3c, html, conformance, quality, standards
Revisiting “Table Layouts, Revisited”274
html, tables, layout
99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete (zel/dig)273
html, css, quality
Re-Framing Content With XFrames272
xframes, frames, html
The Web’s Future: XHTML 2.0271
xhtml, xforms, xframes
Table Layouts, Revisited (zel)270
html, tables, layout, css
Sorting Out the Web Services Security Landscape (tec)269
web-services, security, ssl, w3c
How XML Is Conquering the Internet268
xml
Styling “<abbr>” in IE267
css, internet-explorer, browsers
RDF and RSS (mno)266
semantic-web, rdf, rss
Things Can Only Get Better265
html, standards, conformance, w3c, metrics
XHTML 2.0 Drafted264
xhtml, comparisons
The Age of Information Architecture (dig)263
information-architecture
Flash Strikes Back: Creating Powerful Web Applications262
flash, web-apps
Side Navigation With PHP (zen)261
php, navigation, functionality, arrays
The Semantic Web: 1–2–3260
semantic-web, xml, rdf, link-lists
Describing Document Text for Accessibility259
accessibility, html
Let Users Control Font Size (nng)258
usability, typography, customization, readability
Valid Garbage In, Valid Garbage Out: Answers257
html, semantics, conformance
10 Tips on Writing the Living Web (ali)256
writing, content, tips-and-tricks
Language Barriers May Stifle Web Future (zdn)255
html, xhtml, interoperability, web-platform
New XHTML Carries a Language Barrier254
xhtml, html, xml, interoperability, standards
Styling Abbreviations and Acronyms (mey)253
css
Manage Your Content With PHP (ali)252
content-management, php
Notes on Some Tools for Checking and Improving Web Page Accessibility251
accessibility, tooling, bobby
XHTML 2.0: The Latest Trick250
xhtml, semantic-web
Data Types Undefined in XML Schema?249
xml, types
Media: IBM Relates Perceived Usability to the Real Thing248
usability, marketing, ibm
Real World Style247
websites, css, layout, tips-and-tricks, techniques
Cascading Style Sheets, Level 2 Revision 1 (ber+/w3c)246
css, standards
XHTML Media Types (w3c)245
xhtml, mime-types
Debate—Design Is Not Dead!244
design
Debate—Design Is Dead!243
design
Fonts—Web-Friendly and Free242
fonts, microsoft
August 2009: How Google Beat Amazon and eBay to the Semantic Web (ftr)241
outlooks, semantic-web, google, amazon, ebay, search
Why Web Builders Must Move to XHTML (mho)240
interviews, xhtml, html, code-editors, accessibility, internationalization
Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content From Presentation (dig)239
books, css
Checking Unix Server Performance238
servers, unix-like, performance
Using XML (jde/ali)237
xml
Use Relative Font Sizes236
fonts, units
Build Your Own Web Service With PHP and XML-RPC235
web-services, php, xml
Will XML Kill HTML?234
xml, html
Further Extending the Elements (pet)233
user-experience, information-architecture, concepts
Providing Text Equivalents for Images (div)232
alt-text, accessibility, images, examples, link-lists
Web Authors Pledge Allegiance to IE (zdn)231
internet-explorer, browsers, netscape, mozilla, opera
A Touch of Class230
html, attributes, css
Some Early Ideas for HTML (w3c)229
html, history
Buy Standards Compliant Web Sites (don/w3c)228
standards, conformance, compliance, maintainability, accessibility, business-relations, economics
ASP.NET Form Processing Basics (sen)227
fundamentals, asp-net, forms
Web Page Reconstruction With CSS (tel/dig)226
html, css, refactoring
Stanford Guidelines for Web Credibility225
guidelines, user-experience
Patterns for Personal Web Sites224
design-patterns, conventions, overviews, link-lists
Anil Dash Does Amazon (sim)223
html, conformance, case-studies
CSS Panic Guide222
guides, css, link-lists
Experts Offer Tips on Usability221
usability, tips-and-tricks
One Browser, Many Names (ppk)220
browsers, netscape, mozilla, gecko, naming
XML and PHP219
books, xml, php
An Overview of MSXML 4.0218
overviews, xml, parsing, microsoft
Important Change to the “link” Tag (div)217
html, attributes
A Realist’s SMIL Manifesto216
manifestos, smil
Improving Web Page Loading215
performance, optimization, tables, javascript
Valid Garbage In, Valid Garbage Out214
html, css, conformance
CSS Accessibility Problems: Is Markup Dead?213
accessibility, css, html, screen-readers, search
Hyperlinks Matter (jud/inf)212
web, xml, rss, rest, links
Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability (nng)211
guidelines, usability, homepages
CSS Design: Going to Print (mey/ali)210
css, design, print
PDF Format Is Still Not Fully Accessible209
pdf, accessibility
Value Added Scripts208
javascript, support
Setting Priorities207
processes, prioritization
Getting Started With Cascading Style Sheets206
introductions, css
Cache or Check?205
performance, caching, comparisons
Use “<h1>” for Top-Level Heading (w3c)204
html, headings
Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE (zel/ali)203
html, xhtml, doctypes
Recommended Doctype Declarations to Use in Your Web Document (kar/w3c)202
html, xhtml, mathml, svg, doctypes
Drop Shadows (svg/w3c)201
css, shadows
The Two Faces of Flash (zdn)200
flash, seo
Top 10 Tips for Usable Flash199
flash, usability, tips-and-tricks
Waiting for the DOM198
javascript, dom, css, browsers, support, interoperability
A Fast Track Guide to ASP.NET197
guides, asp-net
Accessibility, Web Standards, and Authoring Tools (tel/ali)196
accessibility, standards, code-editors
Two Wrongs Make a Nielsen195
accessibility
SVG: Modularized and Mobile194
svg, images, html, animations
Underscores in Class and ID Names (mey)193
css, naming, attributes, support, browsers
SWF vs. SVG—Which Should You Choose?192
flash, svg, images, comparisons
Why Avoiding Tables (for Layout) Is Important191
html, layout, tables, print, link-lists
Deep Linking Is Good Linking (nng)190
links, usability, search
Web Services Demystified (sen)189
web-services, tech-stacks
How to Write a Better Weblog (ali)188
how-tos, blogging, community
Blast Sites With User CSS Sheets (mer)187
css, user-styles
Better Living Through XHTML (zel/ali)186
xhtml, html, conformance
Learning CSS (ber/w3c)185
w3c, css, learning, link-lists
Understanding Web Services (ali)184
web-services
The Importance of Web Standards (dbo)183
standards, html, xml, css, dom, ecmascript, web-platform
HTML Syntax Checker in PHP (hsi)182
html, conformance, php, tooling
When Design Motivates (dig)181
design
Flash Usability (mer/dig)180
usability, accessibility, flash
Digital Video for the Web (dig)179
multimedia, tooling
Exchanging Information With a Server Without Reloading Your HTML Page178
performance, html, javascript
The Problem With Standards177
standards, html, xhtml, comparisons
CMS and the Single Web Designer (ali)176
content-management, processes
Animated GIFs Made Easy175
images, gif
A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which Size and Type Is Best?174
fonts, legibility, comparisons, studies, research
Site Map Usability, 1st Study (nng)173
sitemaps, usability
What the Hell Is XML? (ali)172
xml
Simple Guidelines on Using “alt” Texts in “img” Elements171
guidelines, images, alt-text, accessibility
WaSP Sucks (bur)170
web-standards-project, standards
About the Hiragino Fonts With CSS (hsi)169
unix-like, fonts, css
Usability 101: Using Relative Font Sizes168
introductions, fonts, units, css, usability, accessibility
Why Don’t You Code for Netscape? (zel/ali)167
browsers, netscape
Reading Design (ali)166
design, content, readability, typography
The XML Files165
xml, history, terminology
XHTML—What’s the Point? (Draft, Incomplete) (hsi)164
xhtml, parsing
Metadata Captures Multimedia Diversity163
multimedia, metadata
Beyond Accessibility: Treating Users With Disabilities as People (nng)162
accessibility, usability, dei
MSN, Opera, and Web Standards (ali)161
browsers, microsoft, opera, standards
Content as Navigation Tool (tel/dig)160
content, navigation
Alternative Style: Working With Alternate Style Sheets (ali)159
html, css, javascript, theming
A Smarter Web (fra)158
semantic-web, metadata
Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users’ Conceptual Models (nng)157
quality, resilience, productivity, usability
Get XSL to Do Your Dirty Work (sen)156
xsl
How to Use Tables to Structurize Forms in HTML155
how-tos, html, tables, forms
Typography Matters (kis/ali)154
content, readability, typography
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)153
html, unicode, typography, character-references
How to Succeed With URLs (ali)152
how-tos, urls, usability, servers, apache, php
The W3C Needs to Be Royalty Free (cne)151
w3c, licensing
Databased Websites From Scratch150
databases, link-lists
XML Is Too Slow… Not149
xml, performance
Migrate Your Site From MySQL to PostgreSQL148
migrating, databases, mysql, postgresql
How to Read W3C Specs (jde/ali)147
how-tos, w3c, standards, learning
Measuring User Experience (tel)146
user-experience
Rapid Web Development145
processes, xhtml, css
Mobile Devices Will Soon Be Useful (nng)144
mobile, wap, usability
Microbrowser Architectures143
architecture, mobile, simplicity
Any Browser vs. WaSP—Battle of the Purists142
html, conformance, netscape, browsers, web-standards-project
Practical CSS Layout Tips, Tricks, and Techniques (ali)141
css, layout, tips-and-tricks
The Real History of the GUI140
history, design
Search Engine-Friendly URLs139
urls, seo, php, servers, apache
How Specialization Limited the Web (mho)138
career, hiring, web
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 2.0) (rob+/w3c)137
smil, standards
W3C Accessibility Guidelines136
accessibility, guidelines, w3c
First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users (nng)135
principles, usability, testing
ESI Language Specification 1.0 (w3c)134
xml, edge-computing
New Version of WAP Is a Step Forward133
wap, xhtml
The Fear of X (mho)132
html, xml, xhtml
Criteria for Optimal Web Design (Designing for Usability)131
design, usability, accessibility, frames, link-lists
Beginners’ HTML130
html
Macromedia Fireworks 4 (dig)129
macromedia
CSS Talking Points: Selling Clients on Web Standards (ali)128
css, standards, collaboration, communication, business-relations
W3C Issues XML Recommendations127
w3c, xml
Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 (dig)126
dreamweaver, macromedia
Deadline Looms for IT Law125
accessibility, section-508, legal
Introduction to Web Applications124
introductions, web-apps
Souping Up Wireless (zdn)123
mobile, wml, hdml, chtml, xhtml, html
XHTML 1.1—Module-Based XHTML (w3c)122
standards, xhtml
Ruby Annotation (w3c)121
ruby-markup, standards, xhtml, html, annotations
A Cross-Browser DHTML Table120
tables, dhtml, javascript, browsers, netscape, internet-explorer
Banner Basics: Create Ads That Work119
fundamentals, monetization
Handling Submitted Data With ASP (sen)118
asp
Live and Let License117
foss, licensing
Web Hosting—Why Pay?116
hosting, economics
The Semantic Web (tim+)115
semantic-web, concepts
Cascading Style Sheets (com)114
css
Converting a Page to CSS (jde/dig)113
css, html, conversion
The Document Object Model: An Introduction (ppk/dig)112
introductions, dom, javascript
Web on Wireless Mobile Devices111
wap, wml, wsdl, mobile
CSS Design: Size Matters (ali)110
css, typography, browsers, netscape, internet-explorer, support
Move It or Lose It, WAP and WML (mho)109
wap, wml, mobile
XML Is Now the Standard Language for the Internet108
xml, web
Preparing for Standard-Compliant Browsers (mak/dig)107
browsers, standards, compliance, html, css, tables, netscape
Web Hosting Options106
hosting, terminology
“Forgiving” Browsers Considered Harmful (jde/ali)105
html, xhtml, wysiwyg, conformance, parsing
An XSLT Style Sheet and an XML Dictionary Approach to Internationalization104
internationalization, localization, xsl, xml, html
Web Accessibility for Section 508103
accessibility, legal, section-508
W3C Hashes Out New Interoperability Standard102
w3c, interoperability
Flash’s Got a Brand New Bag (ali)101
flash, asp
Flash: 99% Good100
flash
Web Designer and Proud of It (ali)99
design, career
Back to Basics (ali)98
fundamentals, html, wysiwyg
Style and Substance97
xml, xsl
Why “Bobby Approved” Is Not Enough96
accessibility, bobby
Privacy Experts Rip IE Cookie Cutter (zdn)95
privacy, p3p, browsers, internet-explorer
Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 1.1 (w3c)94
wsdl, standards
Getting Started With Java (sen)93
introductions, java
Using Open Source Software on Your Website92
foss
Measuring Web Traffic91
traffic, analytics, monitoring, servers
The Tao of Design (dig)90
design
Macromedia Flash 5 (dig)89
flash, macromedia
Browser Alternatives88
browsers, internet-explorer, netscape
Looking Beyond Netscape and Internet Explorer87
browsers, opera, mosaic, amaya, lynx, link-lists
Manifesto for Agile Software Development (ken+)86
manifestos, programming, processes, collaboration, agile
XBL—XML Binding Language (w3c)85
xbl, xml
Box Model Hack (tan)84
css, box-model, hacks
From Table Hacks to CSS Layout: A Web Designer’s Journey (zel/ali)83
web-platform, history, css, anti-patterns, hacks, best-practices
To Hell With Bad Browsers (zel/ali)82
browsers, standards, support
Icons to Go81
images, icons, windows
Crossbrowser DOM Scripting: Event Handlers (nea)80
javascript, dom, events, browsers, support
This HTML Kills: Thoughts on Web Accessibility (ali)79
accessibility, outlooks, legal, xml, html
Why Gecko Doesn’t Matter Yet (dig)78
gecko, browsers, internet-explorer, opera
What Is ECMAScript?77
ecmascript, standards
The Curse of Information Design (ali)76
information-design
Usability Metrics (nng)75
usability, research, metrics, comparisons
CSS Tips and Tricks (svg/w3c)74
css, tips-and-tricks, examples
The Matrix of W3C Specifications (kar/w3c)73
w3c, standards, overviews, link-lists
Master Compatibility Chart (mey)72
css, overviews, support, browsers, netscape, internet-explorer
Accessibility: The Politics of Design (ali)71
accessibility, legal, processes
Old Ghosts: XML Namespaces (ldo)70
xml, namespaces
Content Is Not King69
content, outlooks, studies, research
To Use or Not to Use: An XHTML Roadmap for Designers (mho/dig)68
xhtml, html, design
CSS Is Easy! (sen)67
css
XHTML Basic (w3c)66
xhtml, standards
An Introduction to RDF65
introductions, rdf, semantic-web
Browser Wars, Part Two (eco)64
browsers, browser-wars
Will XML Replace HTML?63
xml, html, xhtml
Information Architecture Defined62
information-architecture
the5k.org61
websites, minimalism
The Hyperlinked Metaphysics of the Web (dav)60
web, ethics
PHP by Example59
php, examples
Flash Access: Unclear on the Concept (ali)58
accessibility, flash
HTML in Retrospect—What Can We Learn From the Great Success, and the Great Failure?57
html, sgml, nesting, metadata, attributes, retrospectives
XML Development Specification Hailed (inf)56
xml
Validating XML in Internet Explorer55
xml, conformance, internet-explorer
Open Source of Woe (zdn)54
netscape, browsers, foss
Tips: Design for Accessible Web Sites53
design, accessibility, tips-and-tricks
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth (jhe/wir)52
microsoft, legal
Apache HTTP Authentication With PHP (sen)51
servers, apache, http, authentication, php
The Semantic Web: A Primer50
introductions, semantic-web, xml, rdf
Flash: 99% Bad (nng)49
flash, design, user-experience
Of Standards and Standard Makers (ldo)48
standards, processes, w3c
All About Web Coding: Techspeak and Front-End Development Demystified47
terminology, concepts
WAP Standards46
standards, wap, wml, mobile
Lauding Benefits of XML45
xml
What Makes Those Damn Clients So Difficult? (dig)44
design, business-relations, collaboration
Mind Your “<table>” Manners (mho)43
html, tables
The Web Is Like Canada (ali)42
web, comparisons
XHTML 1.0: Marking Up a New Dawn (mho)41
xhtml
[xml-xhtml-tips] Archives—Strategy (sim)40
xhtml, xml, strategies
[xml-xhtml-tips] Archives—Tactics (sim)39
html, xhtml, namespaces, doctypes
When Web Pages Don’t Work38
user-experience, navigation, performance, graceful-degradation, usability, design, testing
Making the Web Accessible to Everyone37
accessibility, legal
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (spo)36
programming, version-control, building, culture, tooling, testing, quality, principles
A Milestone for SVG35
svg, images, w3c
DOM Design Tricks III: Using Events in the Document Object Model (jde/ali)34
dom, javascript, events, examples, tips-and-tricks
Extensible User Interface Language (XUL)33
xul, link-lists
End of Web Design (nng)32
design, content, interaction-design, information-architecture, usability
DOM Design Tricks II (jde/ali)31
dom, javascript, examples, tips-and-tricks
Applause for IE’s Cookie Catcher (wir)30
browsers, internet-explorer, cookies
Microsoft Lines Up Java Killers29
microsoft, java
Who Controls the Internet?28
web
WAP Backlash (nng)27
wap, mobile, strategies
The Birth of Design Is Kinky (dig)26
design, case-studies
An Introduction to P3P (w3c)25
introductions, p3p, privacy
Getting a Handle on Frames24
html, frames
Rated XHTML (ppk/ali)23
xhtml
DOM Design Tricks (jde/ali)22
dom, javascript, examples, tips-and-tricks
Developing Wireless Web Applications21
mobile, wap, wml
A New Face for the Web (zdn)20
images, svg, flash
For and Against Microsoft (dig)19
microsoft, browsers, internet-explorer, web-platform
Walking Backwards: Supporting Non-Western Languages on the Web (ali)18
browsers, netscape, support, internationalization
Exposing XML Myths (zdn)17
xml, myths
Digiglut.com (ali)16
web
Meet the DOM (jde/ali)15
introductions, dom
“Reset” and “Cancel” Buttons (nng)14
buttons, usability
Choices (spo)13
usability
A Dao of Web Design (joh/ali)12
design, principles
Netscape Navigator 6.0: Better? (tnl)11
browsers, netscape
Why IE5/Mac Matters (zel/ali)10
browsers, internet-explorer, apple, unix-like
Why Gecko Matters: What Netscape’s Upcoming Browser Will Mean to the Web (zel/ali)9
netscape, mozilla, gecko, browsers, browser-engines
Why You Only Need to Test With 5 Users (nng)8
usability, testing, processes
The Tyranny of Standards (bur)7
standards, w3c, web-standards-project
A Child’s Garden of XML (sim/ali)6
xml, xhtml
Microsoft Announces New MSDN Magazine5
microsoft, learning
XHTML 1.0: The Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (ste+/w3c)4
xhtml, standards
Is Navigation Useful? (nng)3
navigation, usability
Web Design Concerns2
design, accessibility, internationalization, frames, link-lists
The 216-Color Webmaster Palette1
colors