Links from 2007

Notes from Leisa Richelt presentation.

Unless I’m creating cookie-cutter sites, I don’t think a CSS framework can help me. That said, I think a framework like Blueprint has its place.

The design firm DIY Kyoto (as in Kyoto Protocol) recently began selling a device called the Wattson, which not only shows your energy usage but can also transmit the data to a Web site, letting you compare yourself with other Wattson users worldwide.

Clive Thompson Thinks: Desktop Orb Could Reform Energy Hogs

"…what if the reason that web accessibility (and accessibility in general) hasn’t got as far as it should have by now, is that the majority of designers/managers/people in charge of making stuff have no, or not enough knowledge of what life is like fo

If you use TextMate, you should really think about using the TODO bundle more often. It’s a pretty simple, low-maintenance bundle that adds tremendous value to your code.

This 15-week course is designed to expose you to the power and functionality of Flash MX 2004.

Paper Critters: Online Paper Toy Creator

Pragmatic application deployment automation, without mercy.

I wrote jQuery off as a passing fad. Over the past few months it’s become clear to me exactly how wrong I was. jQuery is an exceptionally clever piece of engineering.

Man punched for singing Coldplay song

Justice is done.

"I decided some time ago that if I was going to build an issue tracker that I’d have to start by creating a simple issue life-cycle and workflow...." Garrett's working on an issue tracker.

Another CSS framework.

Another Blueprint discussion

Supports playback of a single MP3 file or an RSS, XSPF or ATOM playlist (with advertisement possibilities), a wide range of flashvars (settings) for tweaking both behavior and appearance and an extensive, documented javascript/actionscript API.

The idea that a redesign of anything more than the most basic of sites will not require changes to (X)HTML markup is simply a myth.

This tool allows you to visualise good colour combinations on a Photoshop style colour picker. It's primary use is finding acceptable colours from an existing inaccessible combination - while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of the original.

Employ Gæoudjiparl Van Den Dobbelsteen : June 2007

Nuts. I like it.

Khoi Vinh interviews Olav Frihagen, creator of Blueprint framework.

The Juicy Studio Luminosity Contrast Ratio Analyser and the example luminosity contrast ratios have been updated to match the latest version of the draft Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

The more engaged users are, the more features an application can sustain. But most users have low commitment -- especially to websites, which must focus on simplicity, rather than features.

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring “Hello Kitty,” the Japanese icon of cute, as a mark of shame, a senior officer said Monday.

— Bad Thai cops to endure Kitty shame

a short list of issues and bugs that I have come across when working towards accessible Flash sites. These are all focused on the Flash Player in the Browser.

Midnight Inbox - the complete personal organization experience

How to Grow a Tea Garden - wikiHow

A tea garden is a delightful hobby that can complement your herb garden and will provide you with the joy of fresh tea at a moment's notice.

Blueprint is a CSS framework, which aims to cut down on your CSS development time. It gives you a solid CSS foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, and even a stylesheet for printing.

A comprehensive introduction to the JavaScript programming language.

A simple rule for good web sites: content is golden. In an accessibility context, structured content is golden. It a core responsibility of the site owner to ensure this is followed (not just the developer).

"Content is the heart of a brilliant user experience. From the body content to the alt text to the footer, the words that shape the page lie at the very center of an engaging visit." Amen.

...use SVK?

"svk is a decentralized version control system built with the robust Subversion filesystem. It supports repository mirroring, disconnected operation, history-sensitive merging, and integrates with other version control systems, as well as popular visual m

Dust-Me Selectors is a Firefox extension (for v1.5 or later) that finds unused CSS selectors.

Now that I have an Intel-based Mac with Parallels and Boot Camp for running Windows, I have found the perfect screen reader testing system.