Let me just state something for the record here.Internet Explorer 6 is an absolute dog to develop with. And sorry, that’s an insult to dogs I know. But the people at Redmond campus, or whatever they call it (ok - Microsoft) need to know just how many CSS hacks I need to make in order for their browser to look good when rendering a web page.I would ... Read full entry
Entries from November 2005
Sick
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 14 November, 2005 to the technology subset
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Notkeys
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 10 November, 2005 to the technology subset
Hotkeys, or accesskeys, are keyboard short cuts used to navigate websites, and can be an invaluable aid in improving accessibility for disabled people and others with limited mobility.How do they work? Here’s a quick demo. On your keyboard, hold down the ALT key (or the CTRL key if you are a MAC user) and then press the C key. Those using Internet ... Read full entry
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Middle
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 9 November, 2005 to the disassociated subset
Wednesday. The mid point of the week. For some.For others it can be the beginning of the (work) week. And you have my commiserations. For a fortunate few though it is the end of the (working) week. Kind of anyway.Whatever, it is time to break out ... Read full entry
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Evidence
Posted by John Lampard on Sunday, 6 November, 2005 to the disassociated subset
So here it is, another Sunday night. Another weekend over. Leaping from the highs and digging out of the lows. And all in the space of 48 hours. The desire find some late night bar and hang there all night is overwhelming. So to is the inclination to call up that salt mine in the morning and say, “so long and thanks for all the shite.”But the urge for one ... Read full entry
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AE35
Posted by John Lampard on Sunday, 6 November, 2005 to the comment subset
Sunday morning optical device alert:“I’ve just picked up a fault in the CD-Rom unit. It’s going to go 100% failure within 72 seconds of the manufacturer’s warranty expiring.”Well that would be about right wouldn’t it?No wait up here. What if I were to regard this... warning as, say, a specific threat ?Hmm, yes! That’s it! I can use this... crisis as an ... Read full entry
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Stock-standard
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 4 November, 2005 to the events subset
Webstock Web Conference.Web Standards New Zealand brings you a web experience!
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To
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 4 November, 2005 to the technology subset
Whew.Wow.Seems I’m up with the whole Web 2.0 thing after all.It seems Apple iTunes rates as a Web 2.0 application. At least according to the discussion in response to a recent post by Andy Budd.I live again.
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