Many people learn by example. When reading documentation explaining the features of functionality, it doesn’t always make sense until seeing it in action. For instance, in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) line-height is explained as: { line-height: normal|npx|n%|…; } That isn’t going to make much sense to many of you even if you know CSS. What … Read more
Doug Isenberg is an attorney and founder of GigaLaw.com, the Internet law Web site. You can’t beat these qualifications in choosing an author for this book. Anyone who does Web design, manages a Web site will want this book as Internet law is an exasperating topic with few clear answers. There are few Web sites … Read more
The online marketing experts, Web designers, and usability gurus have been saying that the content is the heart of a Web site, it’s what connects the readers with the site. Yet, many sites, especially businesses, aren’t getting the message. Even writers who are used to writing for printed publications have to change their habits for … Read more
Small businesses have to do it all: finances, paperwork, and even fixing computer equipment and managing the costs to update and maintain the equipment. This list doesn’t even include the business’ core business that brings in the dough. We’ve all gotten stuck waiting far too long for a technician to come on the phone to … Read more
What happened to Webnouveau (webnouveau.net), the list of 800 CSS tableless Web sites? I didn’t see any announcements about it going down, but it has been replaced and and the domain bought by someone else. Update: Thanks to Jenett for getting the site’s creator name. The individual’s name is Donimo Shriver. Update #2: I’ve put … Read more
Three years ago, I gave a forgettable URL name a more meaningful and shorter one. It started in 1993 with dgs.dgsys.com/~mevans, then it became rampages.onramp.net/~meryl. Couldn’t come up with cool name like many of you have. For once, I appreciated having an uncommon name even though no one can spell it or prounce it right … Read more
With many sites overlooking the simple ALT in images, it’s no question that many need educating on this important topic. Statistics show that 15 to 30 percent of the population has a need for accessibility features on Web sites. Happily, people live longer and aging brings seeing and hearing challenges. Furthermore, seniors are responsible for … Read more
In Webs of Innovation: The Networked Economy Demands New Ways to Innovate, the author discusses how businesses must find new ways to innovate while maintaining the core business that is already successful. For established companies to get involved in the new technologies, they must either acquire startups, introduce cooperatives efforts either partnering or investing in … Read more
BookCrossing is an original concept and a labor of love with the slogan of “Help spread the words.” How it works: Register your books with BookCrossing, then give them to a friend, a charity, or otherwise releasing them “into the wild” and following their progress and travels. When I went on a cruise, they had … Read more
World’s Longest Palindrome? and there’s a word (OK, so it’s not in dictionary.com) that means “fear of palindromes,” look at it — the word is a palindrome itself.