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Links for August 2003

Devil’s Dictionary (2.0) 30 Aug 2003
Growing resource… When you want to know what terms *really* mean
‘Zeldman made us do it’ 28 Aug 2003
Beta version of a new W3C markup validator
Spelling and grammar not the same 28 Aug 2003
Zeldman emphasizes the analogy between web standards/semantics and spelling/grammar
Google-ability and naming 27 Aug 2003
An interesting dilemma when it comes to naming a product or a site — with Google, uniqueness is rewarded
Why Web Standards FAQ’s 27 Aug 2003
D. Keith Robinson’s Gorilla Web Tips takes a shot at answering frequently asked questions about web standards
Holovaty Interviewed 27 Aug 2003
My favorite response: the ideas in Adrian’s CSS wish list
Designing For the Future 27 Aug 2003
Ian Lloyd writes up the second piece for a Second Voice, and lays down a few unfortunate truths about the maintenance of standards-based markup
Good Times 26 Aug 2003
Daring Fireball’s commentary on why Wintel machines are chosen over Macs in many corporate environments
Containing Floats 25 Aug 2003
Complex Spiral’s first article explains how and why floats work in CSS the way they do, and how to work with them
Complex Spiral Consulting 25 Aug 2003
Eric Meyer’s new professional presence on the Web; any coincidence that its initials are so close to CSS?
Clément Hardoüin 21 Aug 2003
Interesting layout concept utilizing horizontal scrolling for his weblog and portfolio
FC Now, Fast Company’s Weblog 21 Aug 2003
With the frequency of postings and comments, this one is going to be hard to keep up on without relagating to a quick scan
CSS Rollovers, no preload 20 Aug 2003
Pixy demonstrates a clever technique to avoid preloading images for CSS rollovers
Interview with Dave Shea 19 Aug 2003
Dave, on the popularity of the CSS Zen Garden: “Novelty was the spark, familiarity is what keeps it alive.”
New blog sweepstakes 19 Aug 2003
Brian Alvey launches Blogstakes, offering “two winners for every prize”
Web Graphics back online 19 Aug 2003
A few kinks still to be worked out in the layout, but WG takes on an interesting new look
Counter-Googling 14 Aug 2003
TrendWatching explains the means by which marketers can find extremely useful information about customers or prospective customers, especially anyone within the “3 million or so bloggers” group.
Name Change for AOL Time Warner? 11 Aug 2003
AOL wants the ‘AOL’ removed from the ‘AOL Time Warner’ name because of negative publicity
Build it, and They Will Come 10 Aug 2003
Nic Steenhout helps kick off a new feature @ Mezzoblue, this one covering accessibility and our responsibility to address the issues
Accessible Image Replacement 7 Aug 2003
Mike Rundle documents another image replacement technique using a negative text-indent value.
In Defense of FIR 6 Aug 2003
Dave Shea builds a case around the Fahrner Image Replacement technique
Sippey on the Idea of Wired 5 Aug 2003
“I don’t miss Wired…I miss the idea of Wired.”
Zeldman’s DWWS slides 5 Aug 2003
Prepared for Web Design World 2003, the simple slide template design itself is a nice example of alternate CSS usage.
Image replacement - no span 5 Aug 2003
Seamus Leahy’s approach to the FIR technique, minus the extra span element
Dave revamps Mezzoblue 4 Aug 2003
Mr. Shea’s been busy making changes behind the scenes
A new image replacement technique 4 Aug 2003
Stuart Langridge’s version of a new image-replacement technique using height, padding, and overflow
Effective SEO Campaigns 4 Aug 2003
Brandon reviews three simple methods of improving search engine ranking
Through the Eyes of Rocco 4 Aug 2003
Even Rocco DiSpirito gots a blog, flanked by AmEx advertising and promotion
PHP5 Preview 3 Aug 2003
Extended look at what PHP5 will bring