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Compliance Foiled – Again

Posted on March 5, 2010 by pattyb

A months or so ago we launched a new SPH homepage. It is much cleaner, more flexible and more compliant with web standards. But there is one problem. The design does not contain places for level-two heading for each section … Continue reading →

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Internet User Experience 2009

Posted on April 1, 2009 by pattyb

This week I have the pleasure of attending the Internet User Experience 2009 conference at Washtenaw Community College. A small conference, the first two days of workshops have been packed with useful information that I can apply directly to the … Continue reading →

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Firefox’s Legacy is in its Add-Ons

Posted on March 24, 2009 by pattyb

There has been a lot of negative talk lately about Mozilla’s Firefox browser, indicating that Firefox is dying a slow death because of mistakes the Mozilla developers have made with its architecture, causing it to be slower than other browsers … Continue reading →

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Social Media Zeitgeist Takes Over Skittles.com

Posted on March 2, 2009 by pattyb

Social Media Zeitgeist Takes Over Skittles.com – MarketingVOX Fascinating. When you go to skittles.com with a scripting-enabled web browser you see existing social media websites with some annoying skittles widgets on top. You can’t get rid of them. I took … Continue reading →

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Useful Dreamweaver CS4 Features

Posted on January 23, 2009 by pattyb

Not all of these features are new to DW CS4. I’m reading Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition by David Sawyer McFarland and am discovering new features as well as features that I somehow overlooked. Workspace Related files bar … Continue reading →

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National Expert on Web Accessibility to Present at UM on January 16, 2009

Posted on January 9, 2009 by pattyb

“Best Practices for Web Accessibility” Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign Friday, January 16, 2009 2:30 – 4pm Weill Hall, Ford School of Public Policy 735 S. State Street Room 1110, Betty Ford Classroom This event is free. If … Continue reading →

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World Usability Day 2008

Posted on November 14, 2008 by pattyb

Yesterday I spent a very worthwhile day on the campus of Michigan State University attending World Usability Day hosted by the MSU Usability & Accessibility Center, who joined over 180 locations in 41 countries to celebrate the day. The program … Continue reading →

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