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Simple Comments Release Notes: v.960
The number one change in this release is support for OpenID. Other enhancements include: HTML Header/Footer Templates, Article...
Adding Client Capabilities to Server Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
The introduction of the Extender Wizard in Visual Studio 2008 has enhanced the design-time experience with regard to working with...
How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field: Part 10
In the last article, we examined two visual features that could be used to enhance the appearance of the Autocomplete control....
Adding Client Capabilities to Server Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit assists in the development of extender controls, the use of attributes to decorate extender...
JavaScript and HTML Tricks
In this article you'll learn about a wide variety of tips: from storing and using hidden data to making HTML forms and lists...
Functional Testing
JMeter is useful and convenient for functional testing. This week, you'll learn how to create a Test Plan and incorporate...
Book Review: Head First JavaScript
This book is written for someone who has a good grasp of HTML and CSS, and is looking to extend their capabilities. There are...
Web Hosting Control Panels
Web hosting is a highly competitive field. Extra features, such as free domain names, site builder and pricing vary widely, but...
Use Your Blog for Fast Search Engine Rankings
If you run a Web site and are looking to get it listed quickly with the search engines, there's no easier way than to also...
Refactoring HTML: Well-Formedness - Part 3
UTF-8 is a standard encoding that works across all Web browsers and is supported by all major text editors and other tools. It...

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Acid 2 Test Back to Normal
The Acid 2 test hosted here on the WaSP site was broken but is now fixed.
British Standard for accessibility
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has invited two members of the WaSP, Bruce Lawson and Patrick Lauke, to join the...
Opera Web Standards Curriculum
Chris Mills of Opera Software ASA announced today the release of the <a href='http://www.opera.com/wsc/'>Opera...
hAccessibility redux?
Thanks to Sebastian Snopek from the International Liaison Group (WaSP ILG), this post is also available in Polish: Wtórny...
RNIB Surf Right Toolbar available for IE
Those clever folks at the Royal National Institute of Blind People have teamed up with the Web Accessibility Tools Consortium and...
Easy-to-use Flickr and YouTube
It&#8217;s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that accessibility is only about the blind people with physical...
Opera 9.5 released
Just a short buzz: the final version of Opera 9.5 was released today, with a boatload of exciting features. Of particular...
Spry turns two
Adobe's JavaScript frameworks is maturing, but there's still room for improvement.
Mozilla Download Day [German Translation]
Mozilla hat sich vorgenommen, ins Guinness Buch der Rekorde zu kommen mit den meisten Software-Downloads in 24 Stunden! Darum...
Mozilla Download Day
Mozilla is on a mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours!