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WebReference Update: December 9, 2004

What's new this week on WebReference.com? This week Jonathan Fenocchi shows how to use JavaScript to make your Web pages easier to read.

In Other Voices, find out if you know the difference between the alt and title attributes, learn the eight worst search optimization techniques, and find out how to use CSS hacks to display your Web pages properly.

In Net News, MySQL AB announces a visual interface to MySQL database data, experts encourage us to get away every now and then, and major sites suffer performance problems due to holiday traffic.

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New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:

1. FEATURE:  Easy Table Reading in JavaScript
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1. FEATURE: Easy Table Reading in JavaScript

Readability is a key factor on any Web site as it enhances the user experience. If a user suffers from a partial visual impairment it can help them pinpoint information with greater ease. This article focuses on taking advantage of JavaScript's style-alternating capabilities and event-handlers to make any dynamic Web page easier to read in a few seconds.

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2. OTHER VOICES:  The Alt and Title Attributes
Eight Worst Search Optimization Techniques
CSS Hacks and Browser Detection

3. NET NEWS:  MySQL Gets Graphic With DB Toolset
Experts Urge People to Unplug Occasionally
Walmart.com, Amazon.com Suffer Site Performance Problems During Holiday Shopping

That's it for this Thursday. I'll have more for you next time.

Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com



Created: December 9, 2004

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