http://www.timkadlec.com Tutorials and ramblings on Web Design and Development from Tim Kadlec. en-us Copyright 2009 Tim Kadlec. All rights reserved. 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/psOGCKtQ6dc/post.asp How many times do we assume we know all we need to know about a topic? Sometimes, no matter how much we think we know, we can learn from even the most unlikely of sources....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/psOGCKtQ6dc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=93 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/F-vcYrjGzYE/post.asp Microsoft recently announced a decision to continue using Word's rendering engine for Outlook 2010. It's a move that if carried through, seriously hinders any prospect of a commonly accepted way to develop HTML based emails....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/F-vcYrjGzYE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=92 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/ZnQKxY-jUGg/post.asp Progressive enhancement is not only a smart idea, but it's the right idea for anyone looking to produce cost-effective websites. It is alright if your site doesn't look exactly the same in every browser. Getting clients to accept that fact is important because it can save them both time and money (not to mention save you a few headaches)....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/ZnQKxY-jUGg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=91 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/qHyWyEunEpQ/post.asp Today was a very big day for Microformats. First, they announced a new pattern that is ready for implementation. Then, Google announced that they will be starting to index Microformats and RDFa, and use that data to enhance their search results....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/qHyWyEunEpQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=90 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/V5Cb3Nnbqx4/post.asp By marking up your site with meaningful elements and attributes, you give your markup more value and provide a richer experience for both users and machines. A very quick way to improve your markup skills, and therefore the value of your content, is to expand your knowledge of HTML elements, and start making use of a few you might not have been aware of....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/V5Cb3Nnbqx4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=89 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/5GwzGfovMfk/post.asp Ideas and alibis are very much alike. Everyone has plenty of both. Some are good, and some are bad. The big difference is that while no one has a problem using alibis, very few are willing to consistently act on their ideas....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/5GwzGfovMfk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=88 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/Jb3bGBBn6yc/post.asp Object-Oriented Javascript is written by Stoyan Stefanov, a web developer at Yahoo. The book covers a lot of information, starting with the basics all the way through to a few useful, design patterns. It's in the discussions of topics like closures and inheritance, however, where the book really stands out....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/Jb3bGBBn6yc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=87 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/aUQ_vva1Uj4/post.asp It's April. The weather is starting to get nicer, Easter is around the corner...and hundreds of people are going streaking!...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/aUQ_vva1Uj4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=86 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/RnNqe87uVrI/post.asp I started working on a recap post of this year's SXSW, and every time I did, it turned into a short novel. There's a lot of exciting stuff that goes on there. Since few people, other than say...my mother, want to read about my trip in that much detail, I thought I should trim it down. So here is my recap, in 350 words or less....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/RnNqe87uVrI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=85 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timkadlec/~3/QewTumZek_c/post.asp The web development/design curriculum taught in most colleges tends to be dated and in need of definite help. Opera published their Web Standards Curriculum, and that was a great step in the right direction, but The Web Standards Project (WaSP) has taken it to an all new level with their recently launched InterAct Curriculum....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/timkadlec/~4/QewTumZek_c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=84