Newsletter 7-12-2009
It’s still wet out there. Fortunately all I get to see of the outside is through windows as I work my way through an impressive list of waiting projects. Recently I encountered a true AJAX-enthusiast, too. To say he makes life hard for someone who wants to build accessible websites may be an understatement. But it can be done, accessible AJAX, like Flash, is possible.
So I linked to a short, but good, article on AJAX accessibility. I also wrote up some of my tips, the ones that don’t warrant a full tutorial but could be useful nevertheless. Some for Flash even, which may surprise some of you since I have a reputation of a bit of a Flash-hater.
In other news: My article ‘The Layout Must Die‘ suffered some popularity. It was re-tweeted, linked to, debated… unique visitor counters shot up. I used Hyves’ plans for a new home-page as example and, in fact, I saw quite some traffic coming in from Hyves HQ. One of their designers was even kind enough to leave some insightful comments.
Cool!
I hope you had a great weekend. I sure did, and things may just get better still…
This issue:
- AJAX Accessibility
- Writing more magnetic copy
- Some (very) simple tips
- Free Goodies
AJAX Accessibility
AJAX or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is an innovative way of using existing technologies to create highly interactive web applications.
http://www.defcon0.com/ajax-accessibility-for-websites/
Writing more magnetic copy
Whether it’s a cover letter for your resume, a sales pitch to a client, a blog post, a Twitter tweet, or an internal business proposal, all of us need to write in a way that draws the reader closer to us.
http://www.defcon0.com/10-secrets-to-more-magnetic-copy/
Some (very) simple tips
It’s been a while since I did a tutorial. Doing tutorials takes a lot more time than regular articles, that’s one reason. A constant nagging voice in my head saying “They know all that, you are not telling them anything new” is another …
http://www.defcon0.com/some-very-simple-tips/
Free Goodies
See how the blind see your site, the FANGS plugin emulates screenreaders for you. Get it, use it.
http://www.standards-schmandards.com/projects/fangs/
Happy web building!
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