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Web Standards for E-books

E-books aren’t going to replace books. E-books are books, merely with a different form. More and more often, that form is ePub, a format powered by standard XHTML. As such, ePub can benefit from our nearly ten years’ experience building standards-compliant websites. That's great news for publishers and standards-aware web designers. Great news for readers, too. Our favorite genius, Joe Clark, explains the simple why and how. Flash and Standards: The Cold War of the Web

You’ve probably heard that Apple recently announced the iPad. The absence of Flash Player on the device seems to have awakened the HTML5 vs. Flash debate. Apparently, it’s the final nail in the coffin for Flash. Either that, or the HTML5 community is overhyping its still nascent markup language update. The arguments run wide, strong, and legitimate on both sides. Yet both sides might also be wrong. Designer/developer Dan Mall is equally adept at web standards and Flash; what matters, he says, isn't technology, but people. Accent Folding for Auto-Complete

Another generation of technology has passed and Unicode support is almost everywhere. The next step is to write software that is not just “internationalized” but truly multilingual. In this article we will skip through a bit of history and theory, then illustrate a neat hack called accent-folding. Accent-folding has its limitations but it can help make some important yet overlooked user interactions work better. Training the Butterflies: Interview with Scott Berkun

Whether it’s in front of a huge audience or a handful of executives, smooth public speaking is essential to a successful web design career. Yet most of us are more afraid of speaking in public than we are of death. In a lively give-and-take, Liz Danzico interviews Scott Berkun, author of Confessions of a Public Speaker, for tips on how to prepare for public speaking, how to perfect your timing, and what to do when bad things happen. Words that Zing

When someone consults a website, there is a precious opportunity not only to provide useful information but also to influence their decision. To make the most of this opportune moment, we must ensure that the site says or does precisely the right thing at precisely the right time. Understanding the rhetorical concept of kairos can help us craft a context for the opportune moment and hit the mark with appropriately zingy text. The Problem with Passwords

Abandoning password masking as Jakob Nielsen suggests could present serious problems, including undermining a user’s trust by failing to meet a basic expectation. But with design patterns gleaned from offline applications, plus a dash of JavaScript, we can provide feedback and reduce password errors without compromising the basic user experience or losing our visitors’ trust. Using SVG for Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part II

In Part II, dig deeper into the technology behind using SVG for your site design. Explore how to incorporate SVG in a cross-browser friendly manner, including using SVGWeb to ensure that the SVG shows in Internet Explorer. And discover the unique characteristic that makes SVG ideal for page backgrounds: scalability. Using SVG For Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part I

Many of us think of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as an also-ran: fine for charts and tables, but not much else. Yet SVG can actually enhance a site’s overall design, and can be made to work in even the most stubborn browser. In Part I of a two-part series, Shelley Powers covers important basics of working with SVG, including browser support and accessibility. The Survey, 2009

For the third year in a row, good citizens of the web, we ask that you take a few minutes to tell us about your professional skills, educational background, career prospects, job benefits, and more. Letting Go of John Hancock

Because clients expect everything to be faster, better, and simpler, web professionals must take an instant, foolproof, paperless, modern approach to how clients approve proposals and sign contracts. Implementing an instantaneous contract agreement helps to get projects off the ground, attract clients on tight timelines, and prevent potential delays. All it takes is a little PHP and some PDF magic.

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Accessibility Review: Target.com - Practical Ecommerce
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:26:51 GMT+00:00

Accessibility Review: Target.com Practical Ecommerce In February 2010, the National Federation of the Blind granted Target.com “Nonvisual Accessibility Web Certification,” asserting that the website is now ...

IBM hopes to make mobile devices more accessible - CNET
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:54:07 GMT+00:00

CellBharat (blog)

IBM hopes to make mobile devices more accessible CNET The company has been recognized in India for its "Spoken Web" technology, which lets people who are illiterate or have vision problems access the Internet ... IBM to Collaborate With Universities to Make Mobile Devices More AccessiblePR Newswire (press release) IBM,NID to unfurl Mobile Devices for Elder & Illiterate peopleCellBharat (blog) IBM, NID to collaborate on mobile internet projectDaily News & Analysis TMCnet all 101 news articles »

Area's FiOS accessibility incomplete - Lebanon Daily News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:33 GMT+00:00

Area's FiOS accessibility incomplete Lebanon Daily News Verizon FiOS "is a data communications service provided by Verizon that uses fiber optic cables to transfer data," according to the Web site techterms.com. ... and more »

Access to Open Internet Seen as Basic Right, Study Finds - eWeek
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:18:51 GMT+00:00

Access to Open Internet Seen as Basic Right, Study Finds eWeek More than seven in 10 (71 percent) non-Internet users also felt that they should have the right to access the Web. The survey also suggested the Internet ... and more »

Long Island Co Files Patent Suit Against Google, Facebook - Wall Street Journal
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:09 GMT+00:00

Geek.com

Long Island Co Files Patent Suit Against Google, Facebook Wall Street Journal ... accessibility over wireless communication networks." The patent was granted in October 2009. The complaint alleges that Facebook's social-networking Web ... Google, Facebook Sued Over Mobile Sign-up PatentGigaOm (blog) Google and Facebook Sued for Mobile Patent InfringementMashable (blog) all 106 news articles »

Where to go for great meals and easy access during the Paralympics - Straight.com
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:13:17 GMT+00:00

Where to go for great meals and easy access during the Paralympics Straight.com You wouldn't think navigating a restaurant, even with some obstacles, would be a problem for him—especially in what Tourism Vancouver's Web site calls “one ... and more »

W3C getting a new chief executive - Boston Globe
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:08:45 GMT+00:00

TopNews United States

W3C getting a new chief executive Boston Globe W3C is increasingly focused on developing technologies, such as HTML5 and the semantic Web, and on increasing accessibility to the Web via mobile phones and ... Berners-Lee to Share Reins at World Wide Web Consortium with Former IBM ...Xconomy W3C appoints Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe as new CEOInvest in Cote d'Azur Newsletter World Wide Web Consortium appoints new CEOV3.co.uk all 136 news articles »

Internet access for the 'differently-abled' - KGO-TV
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:26 GMT+00:00

Internet access for the 'differently-abled' KGO-TV ... technologies that are available to help those with disabilities use the web. Victor Tsaran created the Yahoo! Accessibility Lab, which helps people, ...

World Wide Web Consortium to meet in Delhi - The Hindu
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:51:04 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

World Wide Web Consortium to meet in Delhi The Hindu The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international body which develops standards to ensure web accessibility to all, will host its conference in the city ... World Wide Web Consortium to launch India office in Maydomain-B all 9 news articles »

P*ssed-off Opera user - CNET Asia (blog)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:35:33 GMT+00:00

P*ssed-off Opera user CNET Asia (blog) ... a Tai Chi practitioner and a committed Lifehacker, he still finds time to follow standards-based Web development and promote Internet accessibility. ...