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* December 26, 2002.
* Volume 1, Issue 26.

* What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
  <http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/>
  New Links In These Categories:

1:  ACCESSIBILITY.
2:  CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
3:  DREAMWEAVER.
4:  EVALUATION & TESTING.
5:  JAVASCRIPT.
6:  LABELS.
7:  PHP.
8:  TYPOGRAPHY.
9:  USABILITY.



SECTION ONE: New references.

* 1: ACCESSIBILITY.

W3C To Open Web to Those With Disabilities
By Thor Olavsrud
<http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/print.php/1558321>


* 2: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.

A Touch of Class
By Tantek Celik
<http://tantek.com/log/2002/12.html#L20021216t2238>

Underscores in class and ID Names
By Eric A. Meyer
<http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2001/css-underscores/>

Dynamically labeling blockquotes with CSS
By Adrian Holovaty
<http://www.holovaty.com/blog/archive/2002/12/20/0454>

How /not/ to use CSS
By Jan Moesen
<http://jan.moesen.nu/20021221_how-not-to-use-css/>


* 3: DREAMWEAVER.

Building PHP Applications With Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
By Harish Kamath
<http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/DWMXandPHP/page1.html>


* 4: EVALUATION & TESTING.

Experiences in remote usability testing, Part 1 
By Velda Bartek and Deane Cheatham
<http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-rmusts1/?n-wa-12192>

Professional usability testing and return on investment as it applies 
to user interface design for web-based products and services
By Charles Mauro
<http://www.taskz.com/ucd_testing_roi_summary.php>


* 5: JAVASCRIPT.

The Problem with JavaScript
By Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier
<http://www.NewsFactor.com/perl/story/20265.html>


* 6: LABELS.

What Is A Controlled Vocabulary?
By Karl Fast, Fred Leise and Mike Steckel
<http://www.boxesandarrows.com/archives/what_is_a_controlled_vocabulary.php>


* 7: PHP.

The Object-Oriented Evolution of PHP 
By Zeev Surasky
<http://www.devx.com/webdev/Article/10007>
This article describes the evolution of the object-oriented programming support in PHP, covering the new features and changes that are scheduled for PHP 5.


* 8: TYPOGRAPHY.

Hold on there Jake...
By Timothy Luoma
<http://www.tntluoma.com/opera/beyond30/000184.html#000184> 
"Jakob Nielsen blaming CSS for tiny font sizes is like blaming cars for
hitting people."


* 9: USABILITY.

Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes of 2002
By Jakob Nielsen
<http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20021223.html>

Research-based observations
By Bob Bailey 
<http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/dec02.asp#bobbailey>
First Dr. Bailey presents a year-end list of design "Dos and Don'ts"
that all have recent research to support them. Then Dr. Eric Schaffer,
gives some practical advice:
<http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/dec02.asp#tep> 

Gorilla Usability
By D. Keith Robinson
<http://www.evolt.org/article/headline/4090/51076/index.html>



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* SECTION TWO: What Can You Find at the 
Web Design Reference Site?

Accessibility Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/accessibility>

Association Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/associations>

Book Listings.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/books>

Cascading Style Sheets Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/css>

Color Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/color>

Dreamweaver Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/dreamweaver>

Evaluation & Testing Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/testing>

Event Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/events>

Flash Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/flash>

Information Architecture Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/architecture>

JavaScript Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/javascript>

Miscellaneous Web Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/misc>

Navigation Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/navigation>

PHP Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/php>

Sites & Blogs Listing.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/sites>

Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/standards>

Tool Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/tools>

Typography Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/type>

Usability Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/usability>

XML Information.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/xml>

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