loadaverageZeroDedicated to current Web standards: XHTML and PHP, CSS, Accessibility, Development and Programming with client-server Open Source technology.What is RSS- July 27, 2005 Perhaps the terms "aggregator," "autodiscovery," and "feed" are part of your daily lexicon, but I am to understand that as few as 10% of Web users even know what RSS is or what to do with those orange XML chicklets. And worse, clicking on one usually results in a page full of confusing source code or the browser prompting you to download the file. These are not good results for visitors that are new to RSS. So, even though the target audience of loadaverageZero are Web...http://loadaveragezero.com/#Jul-27-2005 Original Vanilla- July 22, 2005 I kind of like chocolate myself, but this is good too. If you've ever installed phpBB, or looked at it from the perspective of modern Web development, then you know that despite its many features, it falls short when it comes to standards and CSS support. It's also a PITA to install and configure to get it running the way you want it. This morning I installed Vanilla, from Mark O'Sullivan of Lussumo. I had it working and tweaked in less than an hour.http://loadaveragezero.com/#Jul-22-2005 Sky Rockets in Flight- July 17, 2005 In one delightful afternoon, the pagerank for Web Developer Resource Index (drx) shot from nil to six. The gods at Google sure work in mysterious (and goofy) ways. Now, I'm not sure who should be more pleased with this turn of events, me (as a reward for all the hard work I put into it), or the 700-odd pages I'm reviewing, rating and linking to. I guess some basic arithmetic answers that question.http://loadaveragezero.com/app/drx Basecamp Bats 500!- July 10, 2005 Over the past few days I've been pondering my next addition to the drx database, because, as a sort of mini-milestone, the author I have selected will mark the 500th contributor to the list. My guidelines are already pretty strict, but this one had to be something special. Well folks, Basecamp is it. After using it for about a week now, my conclusion is this: Basecamp is slick, there is no doubt about it.http://loadaveragezero.com/#Jul-10-2005 The Pacific Northwest is Buzzing- July 7, 2005 And hopefully it isn't the sound of chainsaws. Two big events are right around the corner. If design is your gig, then plan on attending WebVisions 2005, taking place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. If you're an Open SourceWeb developer, then maybe you should hold out until August, when OSCON 2005 will be rolling in the same location. Sadly, I can't make either one. If I had my druthers, I'd make a beeline for OSCON with the singled-minded goal of meeting Larry..http://loadaveragezero.com/#Jul-07-2005 Digital Web: On Staff- July 5, 2005 I am pleased to announce that I have accepted an invitation to join the staff of Digital Web. It seems that Cal Henderson is rather busy these days, with a little thing called Flickr. Nick has assured me Cal remains the lead programmer (it is his system after all), and hopefully he will be able to continue his role at DWM when things cool off for him a bit. In the meantime, I will be working on the database backend, and the software that drives the front end.http://loadaveragezero.com/#Jul-05-2005 Firefox Extensions for Web Developers- July 5, 2005 You will find many Firefox Extensions listed in drx, and they are located in almost as many categories. The goal of this page is to consolidate the best of them into one view in order to demonstrate this diversity. There are hundreds of other fine examples that are not listed here. The ones that are have been selected because they are focused on Web development, like the rest of drx.http://loadaveragezero.com/drx/extensions |