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January 27, 2010
Commentary & Society | Adrian Roselli
Too Soon to Advocate HTML5?
The problem is HTML5 is so lax in its requirements, as compared to previous versions of HTML, that editors can become a hindrance to web site development. Read More »
November 12, 2009
Code | Joel D Canfield
Hosting and Streaming Your Own Videos Securely Using Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3)
There's more than one tutorial out there about creating your own Flash video, and a handful that show how to use Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) to host them. I discovered recently, rather painfully, that if you want to protect your bandwidth costs by restricting access to the video, the details are sketchy and often conflicting. Once I sorted it out for myself I wanted to share. Read More »
October 19, 2009
Commentary & Society | Mandy Minor
The four low-tech aspects that are most valuable to tech projects
Much of a tech project’s success rides on low tech aspects like interpersonal relations, project management, and knowing the target users of what you’re making. If you don’t have control of these your project won’t be as good as it could be. Read More »
January 26, 2010, in Commentary & Society
Define "Cognitive Disability"
by aardvark | With WCAG guidelines, and by extension federal guidelines, referencing "cognitive disability" as one form of disability which developers need to support, you'd be hard-pressed to find a definition of the term anywhere in those guidelines. Read More »
January 26, 2010, in News
Mobile Internet Use Continues Climb
by aardvark | As mobile devices are more common, and browsing the web on them has gotten even easier, we can expect to see them continue to gain ground on traditional computers for casual web surfing. Read More »
January 20, 2010, in Reviews & Links
Accessible Video and Transcripts
by aardvark | With HTML5 on the horizon, it is becoming far easier to embed video on a web page than it has been. However, you also need to bear in mind that not only are video (and audio) transcripts good practice, they are required by law for many organizations. Read More »
January 18, 2010, in Community News
The Latest on HTML5
by aardvark | Many of us have been following the ongoing progress of HTML5 for some time now, alternately curious and confused by the nascent specification. How'd we get here and what do we, as web developers, do? Read More »
January 06, 2010, in News
W3C: Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites
by aardvark | The W3C WAI has just published a document, "Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites," that helps walk users through the steps necessary to contact someone about the accessibility issues you find on a site, along with tips and sample emails. Read More »
January 05, 2010, in Commentary & Society
Lots of Twitter Followers Guarantees... Nothing
by aardvark | What does it mean to have a huge number of Twitter followers? What does it do for you? The answer to both is: Nothing. Read More »
December 17, 2009, in IA/Usability | News
New Tool for Determining Browser Viewport Size
by aardvark | Nine years ago I had become fed up with trying to explain that screen resolution, browser chrome, and browser size combine to create some unique viewport sizes. Today Google has gotten a little closer to getting the point with its Browser Size tool. Read More »
