An other great article from "A list Apart" about how to make pretty accessible forms.
What I like in this Article is the separation between XHTML and CSS. It's very difficult to make pretty forms, accessible without tables.
There's a good introduction about accessible forms from particletree: "10 Tips To A Better Form" This article make me also thinks about experiments of LukeW "Web Application Form Design"
Here is a really interesting article made by "A List Apart" about "How to Plan Manpower on a Web Team". The goal is to calculate scales of a given website in three dimension: size, complexity and level of activity.
Staffing depends on management buy-in
Many managers simply don’t understand why some website require a substantial maintenance staff—and this can lead to chronic understaffing. Overcoming this attitude is among the greatest challenges to be faced by a web team; with luck, the principles outlined in this article will help.
This is an interesting article from SitePoint about the way to determine the best marketing strategies.
Take a look at the professionals you’ve hired recently, and figure out how you ended up hiring them.
I agree with this article. I'm not marketer but I think that you must be in the mind of your target to find the best marketing solution. A web developer will not watch the same source of information than a designer. So to hire him you must target what he watch.
Thanks to Fred Cavazaa talking about a great 3D Desktop experiment from Toronto University. I think one things is missing: the concept of folders to manage stacks.
When would it be available for Windows ?
Even if I have a license of Windows XP, when I install my computer I don't use it. There is too much things, I don't need, that consume too much memory of my computer. The default setup of XP isn't very usefull for geek.
The best version I found is "Windows XP SP2 Strip to the Bone Edition". This version can found on the net. It is very small and light weight. It consume very few memory and is really stable.
There's only a little issue: The default keyboard language is english. To correct this you will have to copy the .dll language file (French is kbdfr.dll) and update windows registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\0000040C] "Layout File"="KBDFR.DLL" "Layout Text"="Français" "Layout Display Name"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\input.dll,-5010"
Online services are one the most powerfull invention of the Web. All datas are now stored and backup online. But sometimes it's difficult to track and remember all subscribed services. There is too many !
Here is a list of all online services I'm using:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| GMail | Manage mails and contacts |
| Google Calendar | Manage and share Calendar |
| Google Spreadsheet | Manage and share Spreadsheet |
| Flickr | Manage and share photos. |
| Google Web Albums | New service to replace Flickr. |
| Google Writely | Manage and share Word doc |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Blogger | Simple but effective blog manager |
| Google Page Creator | Create really simple webpage |
| Google Analytics | Website statistics analyser |
| Google Sitemap | Optimise and monitor website |
| Google AdSense | Manage Ads and Banner to earn money |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Meteo | French meteo channel |
| TV Guide | French TV Guide |
| Google Translate | Translation French/English |
| Google Maps | Mapping and Navigation |
| Pandora | Smart radio player |
| AlloCine | French theater guide |
| ColliPoste | French poste (like Fedex) |
| Froogle | Whish List |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Google Talk | Jabber Messenger |
| Google Desktop | Search and links between desktop and web |
When I setup a new computer I always install Firefox with my favorite Extensions. Here is a list of usefull ones.
My bookmarks are stored in del.icio.us, organised by tags and bundles. Foxilicious is a very cool extension to update local bookmarks. The others helps presentation and management.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Foxylicious | Synchronize bookmarks with del.icio.us |
| 2 Pane Bookmarks | Split bookmark pane |
| Del.icio.us | Quick del.icio.us bookmark |
| Google Browser Sync | Synchronize all Firefox settings |
| AutoMarks | Autocomplete search with bookmarks |
Extensions to remove Adds and Banners.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Adblock Plus | Get rid of ads and banners |
| AdBlock Filterset.G | Automatic AdBlock blacklist update |
Usefull web developers extension.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Web Developer | Usefull DOM introspection toolbar |
| FireBug | CSS and JavaScript debugger |
Miscelanous very cool extensions.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Fission | Combines address and progress bar |
| Gmail File Space | Store files on GMail account |
| DragDropUpload | Directly drop files into attachment boxes |
| IE View | View current page in IE |
| Bug Me Not | Bypass compulsory web registration |
| GooglePreview | Thumbnail of google results |
| FireFTP | FTP Client |
