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A Web Standards Checklist (MaxDesign)

Mishka — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 04:01:19 +0000

The term web standards can mean different things to different people. For some, it is ‘table-free sites’, for others it is ‘using valid code’. However, web standards are much broader than that. A site built to web standards should adhere to standards (HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSLT, DOM, MathML, SVG, etc.) and pursue best practices (valid code, accessible code, semantically correct code, user-friendly URLs, etc.). In other words, a site built to web standards should ideally be lean, clean, CSS-based, accessible, usable and search engine friendly. (Document updated: August 13, 2004)

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AJAX, accessibility and the user

Mishka — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:03:08 +0000

One on the myths of accessibility is that it suppresses creativity and progress. People mistakenly think you can�t use innovative new technologies and your web sites have to remain flat and boring. This is not the case as accessibility is one part of the design process and works alongside, not against, innovative design. The only difference is that you need to keep all users in mind and build to standards. (Article dated: October 1, 2007)

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Bite Size Standards

Mishka — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:02:42 +0000

Bite Size Standards aims to offer concise web development tutorials, tips and tricks. Written by designers and developers who are passionate about web standards.

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Cleaning up Code with Semantic Anchors (Bite Size Standards)

Mishka — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:01:40 +0000

The a element is all too common when building websites. We use it to create hyperlinks to other parts of our site and to external sites. We can also use it to link to specific sections on the current page, so a visitor can click on a link and jump to a footnote or to a specific answer on a Frequently Asked Questions page. (Article dated: July 13, 2006)

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Corporate Web Standards (Digital Web)

Mishka — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:20:32 +0000

Now that web standards have become the norm for corporate websites, many in-house developers are discovering a new phase of acceptance and implementation within many large online organizations�corporate web standards. (Article dated: July 16, 2007)

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Developing with Web Standards � Recommendations and Best Practices (456 Berea Street)

Mishka — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:49:15 +0000

This document explains how and why using web standards will let you build websites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor. Also discussed are other methods, guidelines and best practices that will help produce high-quality websites that are accessible to as many as possible. (Document updated: July 31, 2005)

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Google Accessible Search Rewards Accessibility (456 Berea Street)

Mishka — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:30:15 +0000

Google Accessible Search is a new Google product that is under development. It is designed to prioritise search results that are more usable to blind and visually impaired people. (Article dated: July 26, 2006)

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I was curious to see how this site would rank. Presented below, the first number is my position using the Google Accessible Search engine and the second is with Google proper.

web development Ottawa – 1 vs. 4
web developer Ottawa – 1 vs. 5
web designer Ottawa – 5 vs. 58
search engine marketing and optimization ottawa – 3 vs. 28

Government of Canada, Common Look and Feel, CLF 2.0

Mishka — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:53:15 +0000

The Government of Canada (GoC) has released its Common Look and Feel (CLF) Guidelines (version 2.0).

I’ll be reading through this over the next few days to get myself up to speed. It is a vast improvement and I look forward to seeing all government sites updated over the next couple of years.

I hope to be a part of the updating process too.

New elements in HTML 5 – Structure and semantics

Mishka — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:06:07 +0000

HTML 5 introduces new elements to HTML for the first time since the last millennium. New structural elements include aside, figure, and section. New inline elements include time, meter, and progress. New embedding elements include video and audio. New interactive elements include details, datagrid, and command.
(Article dated: August 7, 2007)

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New W3C HTML Working Group launched (456 Berea Street)

Mishka — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:28:16 +0000

The W3C announced the official launch of the new HTML Working Group that has been in the news since October last year, when Tim Berners-Lee blogged about the need to reinvent HTML. (Article dated: March 7, 2007)

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