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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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| 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.
http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/jf/column7/
| 2. OTHER VOICES: |
The Alt and Title Attributes Eight Worst Search Optimization Techniques CSS Hacks and Browser Detection |
- The Alt and Title Attributes
Alt text is not meant to be used as a tool tip, or more specifically, to provide additional information about an image. The title attribute, on the other hand, is meant to provide additional information about an element. That information is displayed as a tooltip by most graphical browsers. Many people seem to confuse these two attributes. This article takes a look at the difference between the two attributes.
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200412/the_alt_and_title_attributes/
456 Berea Street, December 8, 2004 - Eight Worst Search Optimization Techniques
Some webmasters and SEO companies will use any means they can think of to get a high rank in search engine listings. That's not always a good idea. This article gives a detailed list of eight search engine optimization techniques you shouldn't use, and why you shouldn't use them.
http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Search-Engine-Optimization-Help/Eight-worst-search-optimization-techniques/
SEO Chat, December 8, 2004 - CSS Hacks and Browser Detection
More and more Web developers are ditching tables and coming round to the idea of using CSS to control the layout of their site. With the many benefits of using CSS, such as quicker download time, improved accessibility and easier site management, why not?
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/css/hacks-browser-detection.shtml
Webcredible, December 2004
| 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 |
- MySQL Gets Graphic With DB Toolset
MySQL AB, which recently released MySQL 4.1, today announced a pair of tools that will provide a visual interface to MySQL database data. MySQL Query Browser is a GUI toolset that simplifies database usage. MySQL Administrator is a visual console that handles top-line database operations like user administration, backup/restore, log views and server configuration.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3445371
internetnews.com, December 8, 2004 - Experts Urge People to Unplug Occasionally
As technology's influence in the lives of young people becomes ever greater, a few teens and twentysomethings are unplugging - getting away from the Internet and other high-tech gadgets, at least for a while. It's a backlash, experts say, to being hyper-accessible by e- mail, instant message, cell phone calls and text messages. People are spending more and more time in front of a computer screen or futzing with technological devices. Sometimes, they just need a timeout.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ALWAYS_ONLINE_UNPLUGGING?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Associated Press, December 8, 2004 - Walmart.com, Amazon.com Suffer Site Performance Problems During Holiday Shopping
Sluggishness or outages at online storefronts are critical problems for online retailers, particularly during the holiday season, hurting sales volume, customer satisfaction, and customer confidence.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118877,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp
PC World, December 8, 2004
That's it for this Thursday. I'll have more for you next time.
Lee Underwood
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Created: December 9, 2004
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