16/11/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Stuart Loxton, web developer at design agency Strawberrysoup , explains how to create subtle CSS changes to your site based on time of day
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19/10/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell shows you a nifty technique to collapse the body area of website tables, using a combination of CSS and JavaScript
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19/10/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell looks at the difficulties of working with grid-based layouts that include images and columns – and comes up with some simple solutions
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05/08/2009 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell examines what increasingly common browser zoom features mean for accessible layouts
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31/07/2009 | Filed under
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> Mobile
Craig Grannell explores some ideas for fine-tuning websites for Apple’s increasingly popular smartphone and its very smart browser, Mobile Safari
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29/07/2009 | Filed under
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This month Alastair Campbell gives us a quick tour of the different accessibility guidelines and standards you should be aware of
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20/05/2009 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Just because it’s at the bottom of the screen doesn’t mean it isn’t vital for creating an informative and stylish homepage. Elliot Jay Stocks shows us how
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18/05/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell shows you how to use a couple of nifty CSS3 tricks to improve the usability of internal page links on your websites
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08/05/2009 | Filed under
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> Flash
Widen your website’s appeal by delivering its content more quickly. Paul Wyatt explains how to streamline your visuals without compromising on quality
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24/04/2009 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Make a good first impression on your visitors by designing a homepage header that combines clarity with visual flair. Elliot Jay Stocks shows the way
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15/04/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell delves into the underused but useful Portable Network Graphics format, showing you how it can bring flexibility and visual impact to your websites
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25/03/2009 | Filed under
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> Flash
Pushed for time? Deadlines looming? Learn to copy tweened animations to ActionScript and you can save yourself hours of effort. Paul Wyatt demonstrates this handy technique
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17/03/2009 | Filed under
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> Graphics
It’s never been easier to power your website with WordPress. Elliot Jay Stocks explains how themes work, the simple way to edit them, and how to incorporate some basic plug-ins
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16/03/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell turns into a cross between Jeffrey Zeldman and Russell Grant, taking a peek at what the future of CSS has to offer – with a little help from Opera, Safari and Firefox
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27/02/2009 | Filed under
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> Flash
With a few well-placed Flash tricks, you can liven up that dull micro site or standalone promotions site. Paul Wyatt shows you how to create a looping background animation
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25/02/2009 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Give your site a unique look by personalising its typography. Elliot Jay Stocks reveals how you can use Photoshop to distort your fonts beautifully
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23/02/2009 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell explores successful homepages and finds out what makes them tick, from the content shown to the underlying structure and code
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19/12/2008 | Filed under
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> Flash
You can create a cool menu for your website in under half an hour using Flash’s clever IgalleryX component. Paul Wyatt explains how
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04/12/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Enabling certain aspects of magazine and print design to influence your websites can lead to a more satisfying and visually appealing result, says Craig Grannell
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25/11/2008 | Filed under
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> Graphics
In the concluding section of our tutorial, you’ll learn how to turn your Photoshop grid into a fully functioning website. Elliot Jay Stocks explains how
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13/11/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell shows you how to be more creative with lists, using them to create great-looking site maps for showing to clients and helping your users
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03/11/2008 | Filed under
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> Flash
Paul Wyatt demystifies Papervision and introduces you to its Flash component. You’ll learn to create a 3D object then apply a texture and mouse movements
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28/10/2008 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Use an online portfolio to showcase your best work. Elliot Jay Stocks shows you how to design a striking photography website for maximum impact
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22/10/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Nomensa’s Mark Napthine outlines the benefits of having a style-switcher on your website, and then provides a working example of how to create one
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06/10/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell explores how to create flexible CSS-based layouts, based on an underlying grid and gutter structure, for information-heavy sites that are packed with content
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02/10/2008 | Filed under
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> Flash
Paul Wyatt explains how to create slick, user-friendly navigation bars for your Flash websites and integrate them into an HTML page with Dreamweaver CS3
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10/09/2008 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Craig Grannell explains how to create a striking website masthead using Illustrator – and avoid the worst conventions of Web 2.0
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03/09/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell shows you how to bring a little visual flair back to your navigation bars, and ensure that everything remains flexible when text is enlarged
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14/08/2008 | Filed under
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> Flash
Avoid clumsy YouTube content by adding a DVD-style chapter navigation system to your site. Paul Wyatt explains how to customise your videos
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15/07/2008 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Even if you’re no sketch artist, you can still achieve a “sketchy” look to your site design. Elliot Jay Stocks grabs paper and pencil to show you how it’s done
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30/06/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell is a master of getting around varied screen sizes and resolutions that affect how users view websites. This issue, he shows you a flexible method
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11/06/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> Facebook
Want to spread your message to 47 million people? Rik Lomas shows you how to use Facebook’s Developer Platform to build your very own application
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03/06/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Browser compatibility continues to improve, but each browser still has its quirks. Craig Grannell shows you how to target specific browsers with override style sheets
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15/05/2008 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
In the first of a new series looking at different technologies, Alastair Campbell tackles the classic accessibility case: screen readers
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13/05/2008 | Filed under
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> Graphics
Your brief is to create a bold, high-impact logo for a design portfolio. Tom Hartshorn walks you through it, illustrating his design tricks along the way
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25/04/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell provides you with a quick and easy guide to taking advantage of CSS for print, enabling you to fine-tune your site’s output
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17/04/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> Flash
Looking to add audio to a site? Paul Wyatt shows you how to create an MP3 from a WAV file using Sorenson Squeeze, and link it up to a Flash movie via ActionScript
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08/04/2008 | Filed under
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Nomensa’s director of user experience, Alastair Campbell, reviews the past year of accessibility checks and tackles the most common issues
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31/03/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> Flash
Don’t let system fonts ruin the look of your site! Paul Wyatt
explains how to make your headers look stunning with Scalable Inman
Flash Replacement
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26/03/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> CSS
Does your site look great on all monitors, from the small to the ridiculously big? Craig Grannell shows you how to create a layout for multiple screen resolutions
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24/03/2008 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell provides you with a quick, easy and modular solution for creating website drawers, using a lean little script that’s just hundreds of bytes in size
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19/03/2008 | Filed under
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> PHP
Paul Hudson takes the blood, sweat and tears out of mastering object-oriented programming, a powerful technique that’s otherwise known as OOP
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19/03/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> Open Source
Promote your mate’s band with Zina, a lightweight audio-streaming solution that’s like iTunes for the web. Karl Hodge shows you how it’s done
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04/03/2008 | Filed under
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This month, Nomensa’s accessibility expert Alastair Campbell analyses Scumballs To Cancer, a site covering a charity fundraising event
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01/02/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> Open Source
XSL transformations enable you to style and lay out XML data on-the-fly. This month, Karl Hodge uses the open source editor HTML-Kit to show you how it’s done
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30/01/2008 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
Graphic designer Miles Noble was asked to redesign the personal site of dance music saviour Mylo. Alastair Campbell tests it for accessibility
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22/01/2008 | Filed under
Develop
> CSS
Craig Grannell demonstrates how to take a leaf out of print typography’s handbook in order to transform your type using a baseline grid
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05/12/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> Open Source
If you’ve always fancied creating your own podcast, but haven’t known where to start, this is the tutorial for you. Karl Hodge shows you how it’s done using free software
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30/11/2007 | Filed under
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> CSS
The table has been discarded by some web designers, but Craig Grannell wants to drag it back into use with strong structural markup, some natty JavaScript and CSS
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28/11/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> Flash
This second part of our Flash tutorial carries on from the greenscreen shoot, so now Paul Wyatt takes you into the postproduction suite to apply a little pizzazz
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16/11/2007 | Filed under
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> Flash
Paul Wyatt shows you how to set up a greenscreen shoot with a simple DV camera, replicating pro-style special effects along the way
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01/11/2007 | Filed under
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> Open Source
With its swift installation and simple set-up, Elgg provides you with all the tools you need to become the next MySpace. Karl Hodge shows you how it’s done
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31/10/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> Tools
Rob Buckley shows you how to make your sitey the sharpest search engine of them all using Google’s Co-op technology. The secret behind it? Refinement and customisation
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05/10/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> CSS
Craig Grannell shows you how to emulate iframes: discover how to place scrollable content within your page designs without moving away from current web standards
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18/09/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> Flash
Paul Wyatt shows you how to use the pseudo-3D parallax scrolling technique to add the illusion of depth to your portfolio or showcase sites. Get ready for some clever Flash fakery
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14/09/2007 | Filed under
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> CSS
Craig Grannell shows you how to speed up your web design and hand-coding by creating template documents that can be reused on new projects
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06/07/2007 | Filed under
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> Flash
Paul Wyatt shows you how to use external CSS and text files to produce interactive web content, and how to create a preloader for dynamically loading JPEG images
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22/06/2007 | Filed under
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> CSS
Utilise CSS to make your website links look much more appealing, while simultaneously enhancing the usability of your site. Craig Grannell explains all...
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17/05/2007 | Filed under
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> CSS
Follow Craig Grannell through the process of generating a horizontal, two-tier navigation bar that you can use as the basis for navigation on as many websites as you like
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04/05/2007 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
This edition, Nomensa’s director of user experience, Alastair Campbell, checks out whether Superblogging is really accessible.
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03/05/2007 | Filed under
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> PHP
Paul Hudson illustrates how to warp, stretch, rotate and improve your existing artwork using PHP, saving your artists hours of work in the process
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25/04/2007 | Filed under
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> CSS
Based on the 2000AD Books website, Craig Grannell reveals how to generate a floating-boxes layout that’s ideal for an online portfolio. Even better, you can rework the result again and again
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23/04/2007 | Filed under
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> Q&A
Navigating the internet is a tough task, even with a search engine. That’s why Garrett Camp and his colleagues set up StumbleUpon.com, a more sociable way to find new sites
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13/04/2007 | Filed under
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There’s always a way to improve your site’s user experience. This issue, Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell looks at text-sizing widgets.
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11/04/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> JavaScript
Clean, well-structured JavaScript can help you conserve space on your web pages by hiding some of the content, as Steve Tucker demonstrates
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30/03/2007 | Filed under
Develop
> CSS
Craig Grannell shows how to position content on your website in the form of sidebars, and also demonstrates how to style up page structure, headings, paragraphs, lists and links
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20/03/2007 | Filed under
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> JavaScript
Steve Tucker demonstrates how easy it is to implement rich text fonts into your web pages using sIFR, giving headings and pullquotes a professional look.
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15/03/2007 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
As well as being good design practice, accessibility can also be a legal requirement. Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell examines blog.eop.org.uk
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02/03/2007 | Filed under
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> CSS
Changes in screen size can be a nightmare for web developers, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Craig Grannell reveals the art of creating fixed layouts for multiple screen sizes
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28/02/2007 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
Ignoring the Disability Discrimination Act can be fatal to your business. Accessibility expert Alastair Campbell looks at www.psas.org.uk
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15/02/2007 | Filed under
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> PHP
It’s all very well mashing up other people’s content, but it’s even better to enable them to reuse your own. This is an ideal job for XML – and our PHO expert, Paul Hudson.
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02/02/2007 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
You can’t afford to ignore the Disability Discrimination Act. Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell put www.rawcliffe-leisure.co.uk through its paces
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29/01/2007 | Filed under
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The Disability Discrimination Act places obligations for people to provide accessible services. Alastair Campbell tackles www.jamesmills.co.uk
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26/01/2007 | Filed under
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> Q&A
Roger Greene is CEO of software company Ipswitch (www.ipswitch.com). An advocate of corporate blogging, he tells .net how posting your ideas and thoughts can improve business
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05/01/2007 | Filed under
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> PHP
No, this isn’t a do-it-yourself version of Fight Club. Our regular PHP expert, Paul Hudson, walks you through how to create your own API for others to use
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15/12/2006 | Filed under
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> Q&A
Cameron Moll is one of the world’s leading figures on the future of mobile web. .net caught up with him to find out exactly where the mobile web is headed, and why we’ll all be using it
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07/12/2006 | Filed under
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> CSS
John Oxton demonstrates how it’s possible to keep forms simple in order to attract and retain clients, while also ensuring they are in keeping with your site
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13/11/2006 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
If you don’t want to ignore the Disability Discrimination Act, make sure your site is accessible. Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell examines www.daymedia.co.uk
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29/10/2006 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
Having an accessible website is more important than ever. Alastair Campbell puts www.hungryben.com through its paces
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27/10/2006 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
The Disability Discrimination Act places obligation on people to provide an accessible service. Alastair Campbell tries out www.huntforproperty.ie
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26/10/2006 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
Website accessibility is for some a legal requirement as well as good design practice. Alastair Campbell puts www.dkeirle.com through its paces
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18/10/2006 | Filed under
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The Disability Discrimination Act places obligations for people to provide an accessible service. Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell analyses
www.web-fundi.com
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10/10/2006 | Filed under
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> AJAX
Rik Lomas shows you all the techniques you need to incorporate AJAX into your site and use the Google Maps API to best effect
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03/10/2006 | Filed under
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> CSS
John Oxton explores how to make a simple but effective liquid layout, which will work across browsers and uses absolute positioning
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11/09/2006 | Filed under
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> CSS
The beginning: the best way to ensure your CSS is going to work properly is from the ground up. John Oxton sets the standard for his series on development with CSS. Are you ready to keep up?
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08/09/2006 | Filed under
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> DHTML
Use our brief overview to find out about the building blocks that make up DHTML websites – from what HTML really is, to adding interactivity using JavaScript…
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31/08/2006 | Filed under
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> Access all areas
When designing your website you should make sure that it’s accessible for everyone. Alastair Campbell shows you how
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22/08/2006 | Filed under
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> Culture
No website could exist without it but, if you don’t get the planning phases right, it’s very easy to get your navigation all wrong. Jesse James Garrett reveals that location, location, location is the key
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18/08/2006 | Filed under
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> Tools
Add other people’s content to your site or blog thanks to this nifty – and free – RSS repackaging service
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07/08/2006 | Filed under
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> Culture
Designing a great site is only half the job: People need to be able to access it, too. We delve into the latest guidlines on accessible site building.
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25/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Security
/ Develop
> PHP
Think your data is safe? Paul Hudson suggests you think again…
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13/07/2006 | Filed under
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> AJAX
/ Develop
> PHP
Paul Hudson finally climbs to the peak of mount Ajax, with the hardest project yet…
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10/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Tools
The best Firefox extensions for developers. Firefox has now been downloaded 165,123,014 times, inspiring hundreds of fantastic extensions. Rob Buckley presents the fifteen you really can’t afford to miss.
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07/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Tutorials
With PHPizabi you can create a social networking site with messaging and chat features. Karl Hodge shows you how…
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07/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Tutorials
With PHPizabi you can create a social networking site with messaging and chat features. Karl Hodge shows you how…
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07/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Tutorials
With PHPizabi you can create a social networking site with messaging and chat features. Karl Hodge shows you how…
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07/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Tools
Even the name, Ruby On Rails, suggests something completely different: not scary, not tiresome but intrinsically valuable.
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06/07/2006 | Filed under
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> Culture
If your shopping cart is scaring off sales, you might never know – unless you track what works and what doesn’t. Gary Marshall discovers how metrics can shed light on your site
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05/07/2006 | Filed under
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> AJAX
/ Develop
> PHP
Paul Hudson reveals how to add a poll to your pages using AJAX power
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04/07/2006 | Filed under
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> PHP
Discover the holy grail of PHP – A bullet-proof email validation script
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04/07/2006 | Filed under
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> CSS
/ Develop
> CSS
We show you how to bring your site bang up to date by converting your old tables-based layout to CSS...
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