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Category Archives: Mac

Useful links: media queries, next 6 billion, iOS5

Friday, October 28, 2011

Essential Considerations for Crafting Quality Media Queries from zomigi. Anytime Zoe takes the time to write about CSS, it’s worth reading and this article is particularly timely. The Next 6 Billion. I’m already seeing references to “the next 6 billion” as a phrase that everyone seems to understand and that carries a lot of background [...]

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RIP Steve Jobs

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Image Credit: Jonathan Mak

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Useful links: HTML5 forms, common HTML5 mistakes, Lion, Dropbox, and Bloom’s Taxonomy

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The latest on browser support for HTML5 forms. From wufoo. Avoiding Common HTML5 Mistakes from HTML5 Doctor. Reading is Easier on Safari with Lion – Here’s Why from Mac Tips talks about several new features in Lion. Use Dropbox to Test Your Website Locally from Digital Inspiration is sure a lot less expensive than Browser [...]

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Useful links: Triberr, Hidden, WebVTT

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

That Tech Chick has a post about a new social tool called Triberr. You might want to give it a spin to see if it increases traffic to your blog. Hidden is a nice app for Macs. If your Mac is stolen, it sends you a location and photos of the thief. Recent developments around [...]

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WWDC 2011: The Musical

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

I could have saved myself a lot of typing yesterday. All you need is WWDC 2011: the Musical.

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Useful links: Facebook app, Mac malware, iOS 5 rumors, Wells Fargo settlement

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Turn your Facebook profile into a virtual museum. Might be a good way to take a look at what you’re sharing and whether it’s really what you want to be sharing. Mac OS update against Mac Defender. Twitter Getting Photos in Order Ahead of iOS 5 Integration. Just a few days until Apple announces what’s [...]

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

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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 [...]

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Useful Links: YouTube edu, Mac news, Privacy

Thursday, October 21, 2010

100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers may give you some helpful resources. Apple’s “Back to the Mac” Event: All the Announcements at Mashable is a nice summary of recent announcements. No more CD slot – time to flip a switch in your brain to flash drive for everything. Tracking the Companies that Track You [...]

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Useful links: Tutorials, content strategy, iOS4, and some good advice

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Think Vitamin has a set of video tutorials that can be viewed free. Some look suitable for classroom use. Content Strategy Roles and You has some great ideas for organizing your workforce to fill content strategy roles. Be sure to check out the great infographic on approaches to web content strategy. Speaking of content strategy, [...]

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Embedding fonts the Google Way

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

For a while I toyed with the idea of using embedded fonts to liven up my web pages. I would read articles on how to do it and get discouraged. Some browsers needed one kind of font, some another—it was too much bother. Then Google came out with a font embedding system that is dead [...]

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