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09 January 2007

The first roundup of the new year. Not much in the way of newsy news unfortunately. It’s all still quiet after the festive season. Still, some good articles and tutorials have been written – not everyone partied I guess.

Index of Government Guidelines for Web Sites

A collection of links to guidelines regulating government web sites in various countries. If you're looking for a specific country's guidelines, there's a good possibility they'll be linked to from this page.
http://www.standards-schmandards.com/

WebDD Conference 2007

On Saturday the 3rd of February 2007 there is a free conference in Reading specifically targeting web developers and web designers in the United Kingdom. The mantra behind the conference is that currently there is no focus on standards, best practice and general patterns based approaches to web development and design being pushed particularly strongly in the UK.
http://www.webdd.org.uk/

Understanding physical disability when designing a website

The second in our series, this article shows how to consider the realm of physical disability when designing a website.
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/webarticle49

Accessible JavaScript: Beyond the Mouse

"In this article, I'd like to provide a little gratification to those attempting to make their web applications accessible. To achieve this, I'll talk about some of the more basic, solvable issues relating to JavaScript accessibility, as we take an introduction to device-independent scripting."
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/accessible-javascript

Our Favorite Books of 2006

Interesting to see what other people thought were the best books to buy. I'm actually interested in both the PHP Solutions one and the Chris Heilmann one. I think this might motivate me to actually go out and get them!
http://www.digital-web.com/news/2006/12/our_favorite_books_of_2006/

Creating Your First Google Maps Mashup

Google Maps is not only one of the best sites for maps and directions, it’s also the front end to an entire universe of custom maps—called mashups.
http://www.informit.com/

Some refreshingly design based articles on the grid

You might especially be interested in parts 3 and 4 of this – very good articles.
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/

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