Buzz Archives for November 2005
Pandora’s Box (Model) of CSS Hacks And Other Good Intentions
This Thanksgiving I’ve decided it’s about time that I provided some more background and analysis on one of the things I am certainly unintentionally (in)famous for.
By Tantek Çelik | Filed in Browsers, Bugs, CSS, Education, HTML/XHTML, Microsoft, Outreach, Validation, W3C/Standards Documentation, Web Standards (general)
- The W3C Web API Working Group
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W3C announces the Web API group to develop specifications that enable improved client-side application development on the Web.
By Jeremy Keith | Filed in DOM Scripting TF, W3C/Standards Documentation
- Beyond New Professionalism
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In Molly's recent WaSP buzz, Web Standards and The New Professionalism she offers: Today, I want to express that I believe that this new professionalism means taking responsibility for the education of ourselves and each other, and ensuring that reversions like Disney Store UK never happen again. As part of the ...
By Holly Marie Koltz | Filed in Education, Education TF, Web Standards (general)
- Web Standards and The New Professionalism
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Either you’re with us or against us: you know your craft (or you’re willing to learn) or you don’t. We’re in a process of defining a new professionalism for Web developers and designers.
By Molly E. Holzschlag | Filed in Accessibility, Web Standards (general)
- How to Create User-Friendly Pop-Under Ads
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A pop-under ad that avoids the problem of blocking access to content.
By Christian Heilmann | Filed in DOM, DOM Scripting TF
- An Open Letter to Disney Store UK
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Dear Disney Store UK, I would write this to you directly via your site feedback page but it is throwing Access database errors. The email appears to be down as well. So instead, I'm going to write my letter here in a public forum in the hopes that someone from your ...
By Molly E. Holzschlag | Filed in Accessibility, Bizarre, CSS, Design, HTML/XHTML
- IE7 Conditional Comments
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In mid October, the IE Blog urged developers to stop using CSS hacks to workaround IE's problems, and start relying on Microsoft's proprietary conditional comments. I wrote up my thoughts about the new syntax, and it seemed practical enough considering that IE7 is looking to address most of the reasons ...
- WaSP Microsoft Task Force Update: Upcoming Products, XAML, Acid2, SXSW, and IE7 Revealed
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The WaSP Microsoft Task Force held another face-to-face meeting with available members on Tuesday. We met in a Starbucks along the waterfront in rainy Seattle. While the setting might have been a bit predictable, the conversation was unique and at times, very encouraging. WaSPs at the meeting were DL Byron ...
By Molly E. Holzschlag | Filed in Authoring Tools, Browsers, CSS, Design, HTML/XHTML, Microsoft, Microsoft TF, W3C/Standards Documentation, Web Standards (general)
The Web Standards Project is a grassroots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.
Recent Buzz
Small Business Update
By Aaron Gustafson | August 5th, 2010
A while back I announced WaSP’s new small business outreach effort and, thanks to your help, we’ve been making great progress.
Back in February, I announced that one of WaSP’s new efforts was going to be in the direction of outreach to small businesses. Since that time, things have looked pretty quiet from the outside, but the Small Business Outreach Committee has actually been quite busy gathering materials and putting together our first document which aims to help small business owners evaluate the competencies of those seeking to do web work for them.
Thanks to the efforts of a handful of WaSP members and a cadre of other web professionals, we’re making great progress. We’ve just wrapped up the material organization phase and are beginning to work on drafting the document, which we hope to have out before the end of the year. We’re also in the process of putting together a website to house “living” versions of the materials we produce and assist with the promotion and distribution of this document and any others we generate in the future.
We’ll post further announcements on this project as we get closer to the launch date.
Filed in Education, Outreach, Small Business Outreach | Comments (0)