So, I think everyone wants to use <video>, right? But there are obvious challenges (like some browsers don’t support it, no browsers support all of the control features, and developers cannot reliably affect the appearance of the the player and … Continue reading
Author Archives: Aaron T. Grogg
The Continuing Task of Website Accessibility
I try to think about Accessibility as much as possible. Okay, not just “think about” it, but actually “be conscious” of it, as in “actually implement” it, as much as I know how. So, sitting in an Accessibility session at … Continue reading
Cross-browser “compatibility” vs. Cross-browser “consistency”
So, this is a old topic, right? Every developer knows that every single page has to looks exactly the same in every single browser known to mankind, right? Or does it? This is something I’ve been finding more and more … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Use stored underground wind to replace coal? Or attach a kite to boat for electricity? The idea that designers should know how to code is a hot topic lately. The next time you have a few hours to read a … Continue reading
CSS3Please: The CSS3 Generator (Paul Irish, You Are a MAD Man)
Hate having to remember and then write something like this every time you want rounded corners? .box_round { -moz-border-radius: 8px; -webkit-border-radius: 8px; border-radius: 8px; } Well, in conjunction with Jonathan Neal, Paul Irish announces CSS3Please! The Cross-Browser CSS3 Rule Generator. … Continue reading
HTML5 Brings Back Some Old Friends: b and i tags
Though never truly deprecated, the <b> and <i> tags have been given a rather bad name. With XHTML and rise of semantic HTML / standards, many felt as if they were deprecated, replacing them with <strong> and <em> as fast … Continue reading
HP Slate: A NOT-so-Subtle Swipe at Apple’s iPad
A new Wired article about the upcoming HP Slate is going to try to give Apple‘s iPad a run for their money. It looks like a great device, but I find the heavy Flash-push a little annoying… Maybe they should … Continue reading
One Scary-Ass Look into the Future: External Rewards and Jesse Schell’s Amazing Lecture
For a scary look into our future, spend 28 minutes watching (or at least listening to) this video from the DICE 2010 Summit. Are we really predestined to be tracked, every move we make, every step we take? And is … Continue reading
Google Page Speed: It’s Their World, We Just Live In It
I briefly mentioned Google Page Speed in a recent post, but I’m just now making the time to dig deeper into this Firefox add-on (truthfully, it is a Firebug add-on, so you’ll need that installed first). And, as one might … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
I recently tripped across the Firefox Tips & Tricks page. There probably isn’t a lot here that most developers don’t already know, but being someone that is always on the look-out for new keyboard shortcuts, I found these, a couple … Continue reading