Ma.gnolia: Mike Cherim's Bookmarks

Mad World to Mad Web - Beast-Blog.com

2008-07-09T22:09:24-07:00

I rewrote the lyrics of Mad World by Tears for Fears, 1982, as performed by Gary Jules, 2001. Introducing 'Mad Web' which covers various web development related topics in an effort to provide levity

Web Excessibility - Beast-Blog.com

2008-06-13T17:52:31-07:00

Too much of a good thing often ends up being less good. The same applies to web accessibility.

Don’t Freak Out Over Pests - GreenMethods.com

2008-06-12T09:20:24-07:00

Finding pests and not freaking out is good. Put it in perspective. Simple solutions are often handy

Kudos to Camden, Maine’s No Spray Way - GreenMethods.com

2008-06-07T07:49:50-07:00

Camden, Maine takes a strong approach to pesticide usage on town land and suggests the same for private properly. We salute Camden for taking this approach. More need to follow suit.

Web Design Blog » Web Browser Usability Issue - Designbit

2008-06-04T06:13:12-07:00

Browser makers could easy to use and consistent textsize widgets as part of the browser.

HTML Basics: Introducing Elements - GBHXonline.com

2008-06-02T12:51:14-07:00

This is an introduction to the basics of HTML or HyperText Markup Language. In this post we introduce HTML elements. More to come.

What it’s like to run a web design gallery — Tyssen Design

2008-06-02T09:56:22-07:00

Web design gallery owners answer questions about what it's like to run their galleries as well as some perspectives from SEOs.

Accessibility Evaluators Aren’t Worthless - Accessites.org

2008-05-06T20:47:16-07:00

We accessibility tools can be very useful, just don't love them or hate them too much, but simply extract any value they can offer.

Understanding this RSS Thing - GBHXonline.com

2008-05-06T07:40:59-07:00

This article attempts to introduce and explain Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and how you can put it to use for you

The Green Marketing Era - GreenMethods.com

2008-05-04T11:20:29-07:00

Everyone is selling green nowadays, but who's doing it right. Are false claims being made. The six sins of greenwashing

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

2008-04-30T22:49:19-07:00

The April 30th, 2008 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WACG 2) candidate recommendation... this could be it folks

Protecting Forms from Spam ‘Bots - Beast-Blog.com

2008-04-30T08:47:00-07:00

Securing forms on the web is critical. These four techniques, when used together, provide excellent 'bot-posting mitigation

Will the Road to HTML 5 be Rough? - Beast-Blog.com

2008-04-20T10:17:40-07:00

I think HTML 5 is a great step forward and I fully support it, but how will the industry get from 4 to 5. A transition plan is needed

Nikita the Spider * Bulk/Batch HTML Validation, Link Checking and More

2008-04-15T17:16:30-07:00

A pretty cool validator, runs batches... nice :)

The WordPress Author’s Checklist - GBHXonline.com

2008-04-12T19:47:52-07:00

There are 15 different things most WordPress authors should attend to before publishing a post. This is a checklist of those items

KNOWBILITY :: Business Services :: Web Accessibility Consulting and Verification

2008-04-02T16:02:38-07:00

The John Slatin Accessibility Fund Project is an independent volunteer collaborative effort of many individual and business accessibility experts who are generously donating time.

Captioning Sucks!

2008-04-01T22:12:43-07:00

And now we know.

Understanding WordPress Auto-Conversions - GBHXonline.com

2008-04-01T22:07:48-07:00

WordPress is smart in that it will handle some of the more tedious mark-up and character conversions. This article is an overview of these abilities.

Gmail: Custom Time Sent

2008-04-01T05:49:48-07:00

Hahaha

Views From a Screen Reader User - Beast-Blog.com

2008-03-25T17:13:59-07:00

Based on one screen reader user, a lot of form elements and other abuses can be easily tolerated and survived, but a lot depends on user settings.

Before Hiring a Web Developer or Designer - GBHXonline.com

2008-03-22T22:15:45-07:00

Before you hire a web developer or designer, there are certain things you should know enough about to ask. The answers will be revealing

Specifications, Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations - Accessites.org

2008-03-20T05:54:10-07:00

Web accessibility standards or guidelines can sometimes conflict with Best Practice recommendations. Which one do you follow?

Law Office of Lainey Feingold

2008-03-11T17:34:00-07:00

This is an early WCAG 2.0 implementation site: The official web site of disability civil rights attorney Lainey Feingold who advocates disability rights through structured negotiations and settlement agreements.

IEBlog : Microsoft's Interoperability Principles and IE8

2008-03-03T20:31:59-08:00

We've decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from what we’ve posted previously. Why Change? Microsoft recently published a set of Interoperability Principles . Thinking

Web Essentials 2005 - The Title attribute - what is it good for?

2008-03-01T14:43:56-08:00

Extended information about using the title attribute

CSS: Pushbutton Links | Mike’s Experiments | MikeCherim.com

2008-03-01T11:01:26-08:00

Pushbutton Links: Make real working pushbuttons from ordinary links using CSS only.

The Four Principles of Web Accessibility - Beast-Blog.com

2008-02-28T09:25:33-08:00

The WCAG 2.0 guidelines and Success Criteria are organized around four principles, which lay the foundation necessary for anyone to access and use Web content. Anyone who wants to use the Web must have content that is: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust. If any of these are not true, users with disabilities will not be able to use the web page.

Doctype switching for IE 8 | 456 Berea Street

2008-02-27T13:51:42-08:00

Version targeting as it has been presented is an incredibly bad idea to force upon the minority of people in the web industry who have a clue.

CSS Type Set

2008-02-26T06:28:16-08:00

CSS Type Set is a hands-on typography tool allowing designers and developers to interactively test and learn how to style their web content.

2008-02-25T20:44:54-08:00

In this part one a look at six of twelve things most sites should probably have as an integral part of their being.