It may just seem to be a point release, but Textpattern 4.0.4 is a really a revolutionary step forward in terms of the development of the software. I haven’t been this excited about the software in a good while, and I am really looking forward to testing out the new capabilities here and at a [...]
It started with a bang. bq.FrontPage, which is currently available for Windows and Unix users, contains an editor for creating and editing Web pages; an Explorer for visualizing and managing Web sites: support for WebBot agents for automating text searches, feedback forms, and threaded discussion forums; Wizards and templates; and a to-do list feature that [...]
I have been working on a new site design for our Cooperative web site ever since I saw some of the presentations at CIL last year. Needless to say, it has been a long process but I am nearly done, though. Two things I intend to use as part of the final site evaluation is [...]
I was eager to try out the beta version of Internet Explorer 7 that has been floating around the Internet. Now I am not. bq.I’m very happy that we’ve shipped IE 7 beta 1. I wanted to make it clear that we know Beta 1 makes little progress for web developers in improving our standards [...]
Did you know that abusing Amazon images is possible? I had never thought of that.
Google recently released an arguably more benign version of Microsoft Smart Tags recently called Google AutoLink. For various opinions, check out Rogers Cadenhead, Anil Dash, Richard Eriksson, Dave Winer and Richard Zeldman. The point that can’t be ignored, though, is that Google offers no way to decline to participate as Microsoft did. Fortunately, others have [...]
Is it just me, or does anyone think that creating a PodSite is pretty much the equivalent of creating a Hypercard Stack? Extremely cool in 1987, and utterly pointless today. An offline webbrowser for the Ipod might be a good idea, but custom content for it is beyond silly.
I have expressed my opinion about Flash before, but today I had a perfect example of why I find it problematic. I had a couple who were trying to use the website of our county property appraiser. They had come to the library even though they had Internet access at home because when they visited [...]
I gave the site another makeover yesterday, but this one I am especially pleased with. The template is called Flexible Layout and was developed by Tonico Strasser. Among other things, it allows for true source ordering, which means that screen readers and lynx users actually get the content in the middle column first. I definitely [...]
Any style of CSS Menu you may find yourself needing is pretty much available. Just remember the Zeldman advice on why you should drop-downs only when necessary. Horizontal – Drop-Down Menus, Horizontal Style Vertical – Suckerfish Dropdowns You know, I think sometimes I might become a halfway decent web designer (if I could only find [...]