Sponge Project Blog

This is a frankly genius idea. So simple, yet so effective.

Basically the Street Team over at Web Standards Project, ask you to print out a load of bookmarks. You then visit your local library and place the bookmarks inside any books deemed as breaking common crimes against the web, such as using table layout (shock!) or building inaccessible sites (horror!).

This way people ignorant of the wrongs outlined in the books will soon find out the right way of doing things. There’s even a Flickr group to record the noble cause for posterity.

Think I’ll swing by Tewkesbury Library and pay their IT section a visit!

The keener eyed will have noticed some changes around here recently. No not the technical hitches (damn htaccess files!). The new look and feel for Sponge Project!

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A continuation from the previously mentioned CSS Reference, Sitepoint has now released their Ultimate HTML Reference, written by the venerable Ian Lloyd. It’s another well-thought out and very detailed look at all things HTML and xHTML.

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Changing the size of the text within our chosen browsers seems to be a hidden and dark art to some, hence the prevalence of text-size widgets on websites. Personally I’m not a fan of them, as I think education is the way forward. You don’t need the widgets as every modern browser has text-resizing functionality built-in. Sadly people don’t know how easy it is. But Joe Dolson’s guide to modifying font attributes through your web browser makes it child’s play!

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Then try Glubble. It’s a plugin for Firefox that allows parents to control what their children see (or don’t see) when surfing. Continue reading »