Archives Webjockey

Aug 31  05

After spending a day a couple of weeks ago trying to figure out why my site wouldn’t work in IE when it worked in every other browser, all I can say is, “Amen!”
Via compooter.org

Stupid IE!

Aug 15  05

Textpattern, the venerable content management system used on this site, has finally been “officially” released. After several so-called “release candidates,” Dean Allen (Textpattern’s creator), decided to call this first “official” version, 4.0 (Textpattern has been widely used since 2001).
If you’re a blogger or would-be blogger, wait no longer. Head over to Textpattern.com and grab the […]

Textpattern 4.0 Released

Jul 22  05

If you’re designing a web site or blog, you probably already know about validating your XHTML and CSS to find errors in your code. But what about evaluating your site for popularity, design, accessibility, and experience? But what about offering an easy way for visitors to rate your site? Enter Silktide SiteScore.
Enter your Web address […]

Rate Your Site with Silktide SiteScore

Jun 29  05

When it comes to CSS, I’m a hack. I know what little I know from peeking under the hood, cutting and pasting, or repurposing free templates (like the great examples available at francey.org). But after three or four completely different blog designs (and at least half a dozen site redesigns before I started blogging), I’ve […]

Stylin’ with CSS: A Designer’s Guide

May 27  05

Yahoo is beta-testing a new “intent-driven” search tool called Mindset. Enter your search term and drag a slider along a spectrum that runs from shopping to research. Mindset scores results based on whether the sites are primarily commercial or non-commercial. Colored bars under each listing represent the scores, with blue indicating a commercial score and […]

Yahoo Mindset: Intent-Driven Search