July 2011
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The alt attribute
The alt HTML attribute is one of the most well-known, and seemingly one of the most abused attributes on the Web. Part of this stems from IE’s “display its value as a tooltip” behaviour, but a lot of the incorrect usage out there that I come across doesn’t make sense as a tooltip either. I think a significant proportion may be a result of people discovering that the alt attribute...
Jul 29th
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Six months at the BBC
By this time tomorrow, I will have been working for the BBC for a full six months. First, the trivial stuff. While wandering around the buildings, I’ve come within spitting distance of the Prime Minister, David Coulthard, Blue, Graham Norton, a Nolan sister (I have no idea which one), Spencer Kelly, Andrew Marr, Huw Edwards, Dr Yan, Anne Robinson, Cerrie Burnell and Katrina Bryan. In no...
Jul 22nd
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A couple of things you should know about how G+...
I’ve been using Google+ for a few days now, and I think I’ve got most of it figured out reasonably well (until it changes). Most of the resistance and misunderstanding I’ve seen floating around, aside from the “it just doesn’t work right” stuff, surrounds Google’s wunderfeature, Circles. Circles are a lot like Friend Groups on Facebook and LiveJournal, and to a lesser extent...
Jul 12th
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[Update: Opera North amended their response after I originally posted this to clarify that it was principally the school’s decision and their hands were essentially tied — this if nothing else has distanced them from the rationale behind the decision, which can only be a good thing] So, Opera North have posted a response to the coverage regarding the pulling the plug on the production of...
Jul 4th
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