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Category Archives: JavaScript

Useful Links: CSS3 Cursors, Learn to Code, HTML5 in WordPress, ARIA

Introducing the New CSS3 Cursor Styles is at Sitepoint. Learn to Code is an new site that aspires to become a brilliant educational tool by teaching users to code using interactive and social tools. Congratulations to this new venture and wishes for much success in teaching learners to code. The Rise of HTML5 in WordPress [...]

Guest Post: 7 Things Everyone in Your Organization Should Know

This weekend, I attended the Online News Association Conference in Boston. It was a great gathering of multimedia developers and those concerned with all things digital – quite a fantastic event. I had the opportunity to participate on a panel called “If I Were in Charge, I’d…” Proposals for the panel were solicited before the [...]

Useful links: Accessibility and SEO, creative writing/programming, Edge

Jared Smith wrote an excellent WebAIM article talking about how Accessiblity and SEO are moving closer and closer together in their goals and techniques. He talks about a variety of things, including HTML5 and SEO. Look at Jared’s list of similarities (links are to WebAIM articles): The list of accessibility and SEO practices that are [...]

Review: HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World

product HTML5 & CSS3 For The Real World, written by Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris and Estelle Weyl, is from Sitepoint (2011). This book takes on several topics that could fill an entire book individually, yet manages to serve each topic well. As you can tell from the title, the book talks about HTML5 and CSS3, [...]

Useful links: CSS selectors, OS X shortcuts, Postel’s law, Bob’s Birthday

Understanding CSS Selectors at Script Junkie. Great explanation of attribute selectors, including how to style with attribute selectors when using ARIA roles and forms. The article also explains how to use more than one attribute selector to create styles. Want to look like a real computer whiz on your Mac? Study A selection of Mac [...]

Useful Links: Webcraft, Mint in classrooms, Useful vs. Delicious

Mozilla’s School of Webcraft is taking names and keeping lists in anticipation of the opening of registration for the new classes on Jan. 8 2011. Learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Mint.com is taking a personal finance class into middle schools, according to TechCrunch. I know this isn’t the first time commercial concerns have developer curriculum [...]

Useful Links: JavaScript Tips, Map of social networks

Addy Osmani has lots of good JavaScript and JQuery help on  his blog. In case you didn’t know yet which social network is conquering the world, here’s an infographic from Vinco’s Blog.

ARIA States 101

See Also: ARIA Roles 101 As part of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (ARIA), defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible. It is used to improve the accessibility of dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies. [...]

ARIA Roles 101

See Also: ARIA States 101 As part of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (ARIA), defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible. It is used to improve the accessibility of dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies. [...]

Useful Links: SVG, BAM, InterACT

Doug Shepers from the W3C put together a slideshow in SVG, HTML, CSS and JavaScript that is worth your time. It’s an SVG demo. Play with it. View it in the latest Firefox. BAM or Blog Accessibility Mastermind is a six lesson course offered by Glenda Watson Hyatt of Do It Myself Blog. I haven’t [...]