RDFa – This is really going to push SEO, APIs, and usability to the next level. http://tinyurl.com/mmvoh6

A well crafted article that discusses all side of the process: http://tinyurl.com/nwkz5x

Accessibility  is an ever increasing necessity. One very simple addition to your site is the hidden navigation links. These links allow screen readers to jump past reading through every navigation element every time on every page. Code: <ul class=”skip”> <li><a href=”#primary-nav”>Skip to navigation</a></li> <li><a href=”#site-body”>Skip to main content</a></li> <li><a href=”#site-footer”>Skip to footer</a></li> </ul> CSS: .skip{ [...]

This new sifr alternative leverages javascript to use almost any font. One issue I have found is actually with IETester – it just doesn’t work.  IE 8 actually doesn’t even render. This is one of the few bugs I have found in IETester.  Tests in all actual IE browsers, cufon works very well!  Note – [...]

This is for when you are using absolute paths  /images and need to setup a sub domain locally.  Ex:  http://mysite.localhost Start by creating a development folder. Next open IIS.  Right click on Sites and click “Add Web site” Enter a name for the site – this will pretty much only be used in IIS so [...]

A concise definition of HTML vs XHTML. http://www.webstandards.org/learn/articles/askw3c/oct2003/

This is truly one of the better presentations I have come across when discussing best practices in design and development for the front end of websites.  This video, while long, has stats about the impact of milli-seconds on user drop off, direction on design and its impact on page load, and a link to smush [...]

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