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Sunday, December 16th, 2001 at 9:50 AM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

O’Reilly has A Primer for Accessible Web Pages. It covers a little history of Section 508 and WAI. It points out, "Web design experience will probably show you that if the web pages you build effectively address these issues, you have gone a long way toward separating a document’s content from its design." That’s another reason to follow Web standards and use XHTML with CSS.

While on the topic of O’Reilly, they have a new section called OnLamp, which stands for Linux + Apache + MySQL + (PHP, PERL, and Python). Open Source developers will benefit most from this resource.

flash portfolio

Lookandfeel New Media has one of the most fun Flash-based portfolios and a few experiments in its Area 14 section under Portfolio. If I were a potential client, I wouldn’t want to be waiting for things to load. However, things load pretty fast and there’s no reason why a company can’t make its portfolio a little spicier.

shosk me

Shoshkele ads are not new since I’ve seen the rare ad when a character walks across a Web page advertising something. Shoshkeles are "flash-based ads that superimpose themselves directly over the viewed page and then merge into the page." They seem cute at first, then they become annoying after awhile. I’m not sure which is worst… pop-ups or Shoshkeles. You can’t stop the Shoskeles and they disrupt whatever you’re reading. Pop-ups, at least, don’t get in the way of your reading. Haven’t seen one? Go to UnitedVirtualities and click on Shoskeles. Pick your torture.

telecom act of 1996 picked-apart

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was supposed to open the telephone industry and offer customers more competitive prices. Instead, it put a lot of mom and pops out of business and only the giant ones managed to survive, but not without layoffs. ADCOs (alternative distribution companies) may finally give the big cos something to worry about.