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Avoidance != Solution
On a forum I frequent, somebody recently posted a tale about some sysadmins having a problem with a server. Said server kept on restarting due to a signal from the UPS indicating that its power drain was excessive.
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Why “left: -9999px;” is Better For Accessibility Than “display: none;”
Update: Thierry Koblentz points out in the comments that either technique may be appropriate, depending on circumstances. I mention this in the last paragraph, but just to be clear, there should have been a “usually” or “often” or some such word in front of the “better” of the title. That, or a different title. Update […]
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WebDD: Microsoft’s Reality Distortion Field is Fully Functional
A designer? Originally uploaded by writerus drivelus. Last Saturday I went to the WebDD conference at Microsoft Campus, Reading. Following my standard conference procedure, I checked in, obtained coffee, and fired up my MacBook.
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Forget Second Life…
Get a First Life!
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WebDD: February 3 2007
WebDD is a web design and development conference to be held at the Microsoft Campus in Reading, UK this coming 3 February (a Saturday). There is, naturally, a certain emphasis on Microsoft technologies, but not exclusively. Actually, although there are several presentations involving MS technologies, I was wrong to think that Microsoft were somehow involved […]
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Not This One Again
I thought this particular urban legend had died a death some years ago, but it surfaced again down the pub last night. So, as a Public Service Announcement, let me make it clear that: Bob Holness did not play saxophone on Gerry Rafferty‘s song Baker Street.
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BarCamp London, September 2 – 3 2006
After a tense 24 hours or so, I got bumped up from the waiting list to become the bottom of the list of attendees at BarCamp London next month. I’m not sure what I’ll be offering in the way of a presentation yet, but there’s a good chance it’ll have something to do with XSLT […]
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Quirks or Strict: a Quick Way to Tell
A useful bit of JavaScript for web developers