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Highlights of Week 07/2010

February 19th, 2010 Michael Gaigg 1 comment

The Skinny on CSS Attribute Selectors (by Chris Coyier) – CSS attribute selectors are really useful and I’ve been using them for ages; here a nice summary by Chris.
Common Misconceptions about Web Designers (by Shannon Noack) – working odd hours? When was the last time I’ve seen day-light?
CSS files downloaded twice in Internet Explorer with protocol relative URLs (by Robert Nyman) – and Robert gives three nice (and trivial) examples on how to avoid it.
Create a Clean and Professional Web Design in Photoshop (by Waheed Akhtar) – Step-by-step guide for Photoshop geeks. Really basic but a nice start.
Is Web accessibility a human right? (by Vlad Alexander) – excellent article; and Ian Pouncey’s response: Accessibility is a human right.
How to Make Your Small Business Geolocation-Ready (by Leah Betancourt) – jump on the train of geographically optimized interaction!
The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect It (by Dave Heiner) – Microsoft finally bowed to pressure by the EU (better late than never).
25 Beautiful Examples of “Coming Soon” Pages (by Tyler Denis) – get inspired; and Walter offers similar A Collection of “Coming Soon” Web Pages

January 31st, 2010 Michael Gaigg No comments

Win 5 Copies of “Fluid Web Typography” (by WebdesignerDepot) – leave a comment with your favorite typography link for the chance to win a copy of Jason Cranford Teague’s book (I hope this trackback counts as a comment .
Finding the current location by IP and with the W3C Geo API (by Chris Heilmann) – nice writeup on how to read the IP in PHP and call the API with cURL.
Web accessibility myths (by Ian Pouncey) – accessibility isn’t a target to aim for, it is a goal to aspire to.
13 video player UIs in 24 hours (by Jason F.) – form follows function, or not? What do you think about these media players?
There are always more than two options (by Derek Sivers) – couldn’t agree more. Counting choices means limiting yourself, like “all flights to Europe are too expensive therefore I cannot go to Europe” – how about taking a cruise?
Resist the urge to punish everyone for one person’s mistake (by Derek Sivers) – another great by Derek, on how to stay positive when your thinking is clouded.