Blogmarks

January 2004

• A standard for site organization – A selection of well-chosen and well-named root-level directories [via]
• American accent training – Ledder gedda bedder wdr heedr. [via]
• BBEditing PHP – Now it really doesn’t suck
• Ephemera – Photos by Derek Powazek. Colours – lots of colourful colours. [via]
• Lovely bold CSS design – Firewheel Design
• Protecting your interests – Strategies to save you a boatload of legal headaches
• The Chopper returns – Bit steep at 200 quid [via]
• 1-click RSS subscriptions
• MySQL commands lists – Full syntax of all commands accepted by MySQL from O’Reilly
• Map zoom-by-icon design – Reveal map detail in interface, rather than abstract widget [via]
• Don’t design on spec – Even if the project looks promising, Zeldman just says no
• Windows version of Lynx [via]
• Design principles – Lovely looking design/development blogportal [via]
• Negative margins explained – Suddenly it all clicks into place…
• Metablog vapourware – The blog entry that wasn’t
• The business case for Web accessibility – A positive impact on your business, both in terms of PR and ROI
• CSS Pencils – Photo realistic CSS mentalist [via]
• Interview with Dave Shea – Digital Web magazine
• Simple tricks for more usable forms – More smart JavaScript and intelligent CSS from Simon Willison
• Defensive design for the Web – Amazon: Upcoming book from 37signals
• Mike Rowe no soft touch – My name is Mike Rowe, so I added ‘soft’ at the end.
• CSS hacks and filters – Heaps and heaps and heap of browsers tested. [via]
• Updated CSS Vault – Redesign plus commenting
• Free slapper! – Win a dead smart CD/DVD case with Blogstakes
• Research: screen-based typography – Boiling over with discussion [via]
• Dead centre – Centering on 2 planes with CSS [via]
• Cheap Apple gear to the UK – Excluding VAT and duty though [via]
• XHTML Friends Network – From Tantek, Eric et al [via]
• Daily Standards – Recognizing sites lovingly crafted with web standards. [via]
• 2004 Color Forecast – The new year’s palettes from Adam Polselli [via]
• 28mm – a beautiful online photography magazine [via]