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June 19, 2006 at 11:20 am · Filed under Accessibility, Geek talk
Today someone asked how she could persuade a colleague to include accessibility and standards compliance in the requirements for a major site redesign. I can’t meet with every hostile boss and nay-sayer on the planet, gently persuading each of them to see the light. But I can talk to them through the quiet pages of DWWS 2e, if you would like me to.
Aahhh…the pain of convincing people that don’t realise the importance of accessibility and web standards!
Jeffrey Zeldman has released his second edition of his very successful book Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition). Its available for pre-order on the US version of Amazon, but isn’t available here just yet.
For those that haven’t read his first edition book, I highly recommend it. And for those that thought you had it covered with standards compliancy…well I guess we’ve got more to catch up on!
Tags: web+standards, jeffrey+zeldman
June 18, 2006 at 9:29 pm · Filed under Accessibility, Browsers, CSS, Geek talk
So here lies the second day summary of the @media conference, which was jam packed full of geeky stuff. Read the rest of this entry »
June 18, 2006 at 6:07 pm · Filed under Accessibility, Browsers, CSS, Geek talk
Having fully recovered from the last two day’s worth of events, I guess you could say its about time that I give a quick overview of the two day affair…one - so that I can keep a note of the conference, and two - to share with those that didn’t get a chance to attend, a rundown of what went on. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: atmedia, atmedia2006
June 15, 2006 at 10:12 pm · Filed under Geek talk
Having just returned from the first day of the two day event @media, I can truly say that the guys at vivabit have certainly pulled out all the stops this year.
Not only is the line up impressive, with top names from all over the globe with regard to web design, accessibility and standards, but the venue where it is being held is as smart and as slick as they come. And to top it all off…all attendees got a bag with goodies, and no I don’t mean the kind at the standard conferences where the string breaks off after stuffing it full, but an actual BAG; which also contained 3 coloured stones which you could trade in for drinks at Sugar Reef in the evening!!!
After the morning registration, I was caught in the lift with a few other late attenders, including Dave Shea and Dan Cederholm. Sounds odd, but I was slighty in awe. Its funny how you see familiar faces at these events. Sitting in on talks where you can physically see individuals that you have read about or heard about through various blogs; who have written books that you refer to on a regular basis. People that you have the utmost respect for. That in itself is pretty amazing!
Highlights for me today include the opening talk by Eric Meyer, and the presentation by Jeffrey Veen on web 2.0. Two great speakers that know their topics well and know how to deliver these topics in a way that keeps you entertained!!!
I’m officially worn out by the intake of information, the watching of the footie match this afternoon, and the fab dins in China Town with Steve and Sharon, so its time to nod off as tomorrow is another day, which is scheduled to be a bit more technical, but that’s just the way I like it!!!
April 6, 2006 at 9:49 pm · Filed under Geek talk
Attended a conference today with Google Consultant Steve Johnston, SEO extraordinaire!
Long gone are the days of Keyword obsession in meta tags, its all about separating content, from layout, from behaviour, labelling images, links, and ensuring the content you have is meaningful to both the user and googlebots themselves!
Mean anything to you? Made a lot of sense to me! Accessibility, web standards, meaningful copy, it all ties in together!
Steve has a Google ebook which I was lucky to get a copy of at the event, but I would highly recommend you obtaining from his site. Very concise, informative, and reassuring!
Tags: SEO, google
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