Deciding that I wanted to add a listing of the articles that I have written led to a rainy-weekend redesign of the templates and a reshuffle of the content on this site. I don’t consider myself a designer, and there are things I would like to add if I ever have time, but I am … New design
Yesterday the Web Standards Project held our Annual Meeting at SXSW in Austin. Not all of us could be there in person, so while the conference-attending WaSPs answered questions at the open meeting, the virtual attendees launched the WaSP Street Team site as it was announced. The Street Team is based on the concept of … WaSP Street Team
The debate regarding the lack of women speakers at conferences continues. I have added to this conversation in the past, and a few people have picked up on that post during this current round of debate. On that post Lori gives some of the reasons why she doesn’t speak at conferences often. One reason being, … We’re still looking for those women
As a parent of a pre-teen I’ve been reading with interest the commentary over the last few days with regard to the different way in which teenagers typically relate to their online identities. In common with most of my peers I have used the same online identity for years, so if you come across a … Online identity
Those with long memories or an interest in elderly archives may remember that back in 2002 I began studying with the Open University, with the vague idea that perhaps I might do enough courses to get a degree. In the last four years I’ve acquired a passable ability to read Latin. I’ve learned that writing … Rachel Andrew BA (Hons) Hum (Open)
Congratulations to my Dad – Mike Douglass – and everyone working on Bedework, an open-source institutional calendar system, on winning a Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration. The awards were presented on Monday 4th December by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The Mellon Foundation’s Press Release gives details of all award winners, and there are photos and more … Bedework
Drew has begun his geek Christmas countdown once again on 24 Ways, kicking off with an article demonstrating how to use the YUI Slider widget to dynamically trim text on the page, and today’s article is a round up of methods for implementing ‘‘CSS Constants’ by yours truly. The list of authors is top secret … 24 Ways returns
I’ve written a fair old bit about CSS, and continue to do so. The time honoured method of starting a CSS article or book for beginners, is to start out with a comparison between font tags and CSS for simple text styling. I have a bunch of CSS books on my shelves, including my own, … CSS – what is the current starting point?
I’m probably just creating myself one more thing to feel guilty about not doing, but in the interest of improving my photography and being more creative I’m decided to join in with the Project 365 idea. I’ve had my Canon 350D since March this year and I feel I’m only just getting to a point … One photo every day for a year
I’m writing this post from a wifi enabled train, heading up the East Coast main line to Newcastle. Getting on the train at Kings Cross reminded me of how I arrived in that station, just over 11 years ago. Hauling all my wordly possessions with me in a move to London which was, in retrospect, … Trains