While growing up, I have never paid (OK, I admit it’s my mom who does the buying – thanks, Mom.) more than $40 for tennis shoes. That’s almost an impossible thing to do today. Furthermore, the many brands, features, and styles available make the decision-making process harder. Apply that to the more technical subject of … Read more
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
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
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
Molly Holzschlag has worked for over a decade in the online world. She has written and contributed to over twenty books covering Internet-related topics. She has amazingly rolled out three books in the second half of 2001 including XML, HTML, XHTML Magic, Perl Web Site Workshop, and Color for Websites: Digital Media. She is the … Read more
Making the most of the Web as a communications medium can ensure Web sites take advantage of what the Web is today. Television, radio, telephones, and libraries are considered standard media and each one has its own characteristics and ways of making its mark regardless of the content sent via its medium. Curt Cloninger, author … Read more
Seeing your name in lights is always exciting, but not in this book because it means your Web page sucks! It’s more fun to learn how to do something by looking at what NOT to do. That’s the approach taken mixed with humor in Web Pages That Suck from authors Vincent Flanders and Michael Willis. … Read more
These six questions lead to the six characteristics that Nick Usborne of nickusborne.com and author of the upcoming book, Net Words: Creating high-impact online copy, has identified what interests customers when they visit a business Web site. When exploring Web site strategies to turn first-time customers into repeat visitors, many enterprises have failed to address … Read more
Jeffrey Zeldman: Designer, Author, Visionary, and Speaker Jeffrey Zeldman is an outspoken web designer, author, and speaker. His book, Taking Your Talent to the Web has received high accolades. Zeldman is the publisher and creative director of A List Apart, co-founder and current group leader of The Web Standards Project, a grassroots coalition fighting for … Read more
Count on Jeffrey Zeldman to share his opinion, loud and clear with a sprinkling of dry wit. He continues with his modus operandi (M.O.) in his newest book, Taking Your Talent to the Web. As seen in Zeldman’s work and writings, you can expect this book to be different from any other Web-whatever book you’ve … Read more