A conditional loader that sits on top of modernizr:
yepnope({
test : Modernizr.geolocation,
yep : 'normal.js',
nope : ['polyfill.js', 'wrapper.js']
});Really enjoying this easy to read introduction to node.
Click something, something else animates (open, e.g tabs) via https://twitter.com/#!/stefsull/status/171698501468700672
Which I agree with, on almost every point, and have been thinking for several years.
#ui #framework #LESS
Whatever you’re doing online now – whether it’s Google AdWords, social media, SEO, email marketing – whatever it is, measure it.
Do more of what is working, stop doing what isn’t working, and start testing something new.
If you’re not actually doing anything to market your business online at the minute then pick something – anything – and start testing and measuring.
” —http://twiggal.com/1217/5-truth-bombs/ via https://twitter.com/#!/IsabelleOC/status/170149883473436672/via https://twitter.com/#!/codepo8/status/162833078115504128
http://carcaddar.blogspot.com/2012/01/webrtc-and-file-api.html
/via https://twitter.com/#!/msimoni/status/162194086042943488
This seems interesting, but it needs further explaining in for me to understand it. #hosting #webrtc #sockets #html5
/via https://twitter.com/#!/codepo8/status/162466312088600576
When faced with an unfamiliar term users feel a sense of doubt. This creates one of two reactions…
The sense of doubt leads to uncertainty and inaction.
They feel a need to understand the unfamiliar term and so waste time investigating the section in case it contains relevant content to them.
Zombie LARP effectively gives the player very few verbs. In fact, it basically gives them “shoot” as in “shoot the gun at the zombie” and “run”.
And “die horribly” Mary added.
One important digital UX parallel to draw here is that a limited set of verbs governs the user having a limited set of actions. When we say to users that they can only “Like” content, then “Like” doesn’t carry any nuance. When people use the “favourite” button to mark something as “read later”, “this is dreadful”, “that’s funny” and “I agree”, then forcing them to use one verb robs the action of semantic meaning.
” —http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2012/01/london-ia-mary-hamilton-zombies.php
/via https://twitter.com/#!/currybet/status/162097692493877248
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20120124/staying-clear-of-user-agents/
Jens Meiert on coding for the user agent and tech debts /via https://twitter.com/#!/rogerjohansson/status/161693125629325312
/via https://twitter.com/#!/Cennydd/status/160334957619855360
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/where_the_wireframes_are_special_deliverable_3
Just discovered that you can namespace e.g. a click event like click.loading. You can then, for example provide different interaction during a page load, then once you have the details you need, you can unbind .loading and bind what you actually want to happen…
How to make sure something is definitely an Array in javascript:
Object.prototype.toString.call(arg) == ‘[object Array]’;
http://uxebu.com/blog/2012/01/19/javascript-snippets-isarray-arguments-to-array-x-y-padding-array-unique/
/via https://twitter.com/#!/codepo8/status/159922860490625025
CHRISTIAN HEILMANN : “an ad-libbed introduction to a few of the things I coded lately wrapped in a request to reclaim HTML5 as JavaScript developers.”
http://christianheilmann.com/2012/01/15/reclaim-html5-at-super-vanjs-in-vancouver-canada/
“Don’t.”
“Start with the smallest layout.
http://www.leebrimelow.com/?p=3175
“The days of calling yourself a Flash developer are over. This was fine when Flash was the only interactive game in town. Instead I recommend that you adopt a title that is technology agnostic. Personally I like the term interactive developer.”
This meshes with my ideas about Interaction Design. Flash devs know about animation, statefulness.
Have multiple IEs running in VMs on your machine
HTC files explained, a bit of history. Looks like they’re XML with embedded javascript. I’m sure they would have been useful before full DOM support. During the browser wars..
Neat summary article on DIY wireframeing and testing.
By ‘Mary Lou’. Very, very impressive. Beats the hell out of mouseover/mouseouts..!
by snook.ca “I don’t think there is one true way [of building websites with CSS].”
Apps vs web pages: as web pages become more like apps, c.f. page bloat (fractions of MBs) and full updates (many MBs) to apps, for even small changes. Consider how web pages can be made leaner and more efficient.
Views on HMTL5 and search engin indexing. Interesting overview of the current state of play, but no mention of <canvas> indexing.
A reply to a reply on semantics vs pragmatism by Paul Irish. Includes a set of links concerning HTML5 and ARIA.
A jquery plugin that uses an autocomplete to hijack a select element to allow alternative spelling and typing to suggest entries.
@amazon I’m upgrading my music on cassette (I know!) to a digital format. The scanner on the iPhone app just shows the tape format. Could it suggest other formats?
Five Questions with Paul Irish | CSS-Tricks
PS Infinite Versioning, very rapid release cycles and updates (for apps) are going to be a Very Big Thing.
Summary: use a Linux boot cd to access the files. Remedy: encrypt your files
