I just noticed with the sidebar on top a browser window does not slide behind it docks to the sidebar.

This obviously reduces the screen real estate , question is should we consider this when designing websites?

vista, windows vista, web design

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Just looked at the schedule for webDD looks good, my schedule hopes to be

1. Microformats HTML to API
2. Doing it in style: creating beautiful sites, the web standards way
3. Quick and dirty Usability tests - one week, no budget, and no usability facility
4. Web Accessibility: What, Why, How, and Who Cares?
5. Unobtrusive Javascript with Rails

But I would like to do the end to end series by Scott Guthrie and the
Ruby On Rails for .NET Developers (even though I am not one) by Dave Verwer hence why I need a time turner (Harry Potter style) or even better a TARDIS (how cool would that be)

Anyway I guess from the blogs filming will be taking place (subject to successful applicants for the post) so I will just have to catch up with them later. I am no good at filming or photography but will ensure I have my (pretty krap I hasn’t to add) camera and camcorder with me so if they are totally desperate on the day will be there happy to step in.

Just thought of a solution for those missed morning sessions what about this for an idea the inspired GROK talks could include an off the cuff 10 min review of the highlights of morning sessions that you attended. Assuming connectivity I guess session reviews will get blogged pretty quickly and with the backnetwork in place if the speed of updates is like it was at d.construct last year you will probably be able to get your talk notes written for you. Anyone willing to volunteer to trade a talk one of the sessions I attend for one on my wishlist?

webDD, web developer events, webDD backnetwork,conferences

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Watching news this morning I discovered Milton Keynes calibrated it’s birthday today.

But did not see the important birthday celebration The Frisbee’s Birthday announced.

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I have moved a customer onto the GRID some two month’s ago now. I listened to the hype that it is the next generation in platforms etc etc.

It would appear that this is wrong I have nothing but downtime, poor customer service and small but not insignificant issues. So I checked around. It would appear I am not the only one high ranking google sites that I assume get a lot of traffic have experienced problems and switched as have others .
I do still rank media temple and see other good feedback about them.
I see N.Design Studio (this great WordPress Theme creator) is on the Dedicated Server. I am seriously considering what to do. !! Do I upgrade or shift?

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sickr

Originally uploaded by shaun_hare.

The screen output posted to flickr

Sometimes I get a little reassurance when the big sites fail and I no longer feel inferior that I have to debug soo much !!!

The message I got from a search on flickr


var b1 = _ge('headersearchbutton1'); b1.parentNode.removeChild(b1); _ge('search_header_form_td').style.paddingBottom = '2px'; _ge('candy_search_button_bar').style.display = 'block'; _decorate(_ge('candy_search_button_bar'), 0, 1); var f = _ge('headersearchform'); if (f.q.value == 'Search everyone\'s photos') f.q.style.color = '#999'; f.q.onfocus = function() { if (this.value == 'Search everyone\'s photos') this.value = ''; this.style.color = '#222'; if (window.map) map._disableKeys = true; } f.q.onblur = function() { if (this.value != '') return; this.style.color = '#999'; this.value = 'Search everyone\'s photos'; if (window.map) map._disableKeys = false; } var _do_header_search = function(w, m, action, s) { var f = _ge('headersearchform'); if (f.q.value == 'Search everyone\'s photos') f.q.value = ''; f.q.value = f.q.value.trim(); // do location search if the location search window is open, or if w == 'location' if (w == 'location' || (_ge('loc_search_div') && _ge('loc_search_div').style.display != 'none')) { if (!_ge('loc_search_div')) { // create the location search crap! var div = document.createElement(’div’); div.id = ‘loc_search_div’; document.body.appendChild(div); var page_type = ’site’; F.decorate(div, F._loc_search_div).div_go_go_go(page_type); } try {_ge(’loc_search_div’).div_do_loc_search()} catch(err) {writeDebug(err)};return false; return; } f.w.value = w; f.m.value = (m) ? m : ”; f.s.value = (s) ? s : ”; 0


Also it is nice to see someone comments like me !!

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Well just signed up for the WebDD conference on the 3rd of February.

Got the tip off from the Boagworld podcast and it looks quite good. Some of the speakers I haven’t heard of but it seems to be well supported.
Having sat next to Patrick Lauke at an Ajax Clearleft conference and seen him at dConstruct and heard and read his views on accessibility I am looking forward to hearing him speak with Bruce Lawson.

Another backnetwork too.. always get a few snippets from there.

It is just a shame that we never manage to get many of these sort of activities/events/conferences up north!!

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