An efficient and maintainable way to add visual labels to your HTML pages, using data attributes and the CSS 'content' property.
How to Add a Visual Label to Web Content
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W3C Website Redesign Feedback
The W3C announced a new website redesign and received a lot of public feedback, but what was the overall sentiment? This is a perfect task for AI…
3 Easy Tips for Fast-Loading Website Images
To improve website loading times, here are three quick tips. They all involve images, which have the biggest impact on page-load speed, and they're all super easy to implement.
A Simple Step to Better Online Child Privacy
How can a website protect a child's data without knowing whether a user is a child? Robin Berjon has proposed a simple but effective solution.
Fathom Analytics for Beginners: Demo & Tutorials
Videos showing how I get the most out of Fathom Analytics, a privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.
Online Safety Basics: Clicking & Downloading
Now our child is using computers and the web more and more, I’ve been thinking a lot about protecting children on the internet. There seems to be an endless list of things you should and shouldn’t do but I was struck by some simple advice in the latest Security Now episode (#507) that provides a lot of … Continue reading Online Safety Basics: Clicking & Downloading
Screen Readers 1, Humans 0
Spoken version: Yesterday I sent out a one-question survey on Twitter about screen readers. I’d had this fantastic idea for a website plugin that would enable blog editors to easily record an audio version of their blog posts when publishing [1]. Vision-impaired users would rejoice, website traffic would shoot up and I’d be rich and famous. … Continue reading Screen Readers 1, Humans 0
Responsive Is Not Just Visual: Three Useful Web APIs
Mobile users are on the go. They’re rushing to get a train or busy meeting people. They don’t have much time and they’re on a slow connection. Right? The answer of course is not necessarily. So-called mobile browsing could include shopping online while tucked up in bed, sending messages while watching TV or giggling at … Continue reading Responsive Is Not Just Visual: Three Useful Web APIs
Song: Waiting to Load ♪
A short song about the frustrations of slow websites, especially on mobile. https://soundcloud.com/daniemon/waiting-to-load Go to the song’s SoundCloud page to download, leave a comment, etc. Lyrics My heart is pounding as I step off the train So excited to finally see you again. I forgot the address of our meeting place tonight So I get out my … Continue reading Song: Waiting to Load ♪
Song: On the Web ♪
The other day Joe Leech tweeted that he’s “thinking about writing a sit-com about web designers. Best friends Mark Down and Rich Snippets and their hilarious adventures.” Well a sitcom needs a cheesy theme tune so here’s my crack at writing a short song for it. Now all we need are a script, location, actors, production staff… … Continue reading Song: On the Web ♪
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