June 2010

YUI Graded Browser Support

  • June 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • This page has been around for a good while. I’m flagging it up now because I’m trying to build up a sort of toolkit and primer for colleagues managing websites; the rather unsophisticated ‘every user should have exactly the same experience on our website’ is – sadly and surprisingly – still a common attitude. This [...]

Web management for beginners: how detailed should I be?

  • June 25, 2010 at 6:57 am
  • Categories: Web design & development

  • I’m trying to write an outline of key considerations for website managers. I don’t want to blind people with science; on the other hand, the audience in question are people who are paid to be responsible for websites. They really ought to know these things already; how much should I give them? I don’t want [...]

Legal considerations for people responsible for websites

  • June 17, 2010 at 10:36 am
  • Categories: Web design & development

  • I’ve drawn up a legal primer for people commissioning or managing websites. This is by no means detailed or comprehensive: it is intended as a starting point and to raise awareness of the issues. I welcome feedback on anything that’s unclear or factually wrong. I’ve posted it here initially, but I may well move it [...]

Arguments for open local data

  • June 3, 2010 at 12:01 pm
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • One of the challenges facing proponents of open data is persuading others of its value; particularly persuading the custodians of data that making it publicly available is a valuable thing to do, and is in their interest to do it. Dan Slee (Walsall Council) and Stuart Harrison (Lichfield District Council) and myself have compiled some [...]