JavaScript: Defer Execution with the defer attribute of the script element – Speed Tweak of the Week
From WebSiteOptimization.com:
The defer attribute gives a hint to the browser that the script does not create any content so the browser can optionally defer interpreting the script. This can improve performance by delaying execution of scripts until after the body content is parsed and rendered.
This is an iteresting post of methods of consuming content… of interest, “E-mail is the last thing I check during the day.”
..and: “I never go to any web site on my own anymore (if I’m not doing research, of course). All the information I want to read comes into my aggregator. And, if I happen to miss something, I can probably deal with it. I think that my feeds run the gamut of the type of information I want to read. And if I miss anything in the field of librarianship, someone else is bound to pick it up and post it to their weblog. I’ll then read it in my aggregator. The power of linking, my friends.
The Library of Congress SCIENCE TRACER BULLET SERIES contains research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics, lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you to stay “on target.”
produced by Laura Carlson and her colleagues at the University of Minnesota Duluth, is a mega-reference containing over 3,000 links to information and articles about web design, with an emphasis on web standards and accessibility. The site practices what it preaches: it’s marked up in XHTML 1.0 Strict; meets WGAG Triple A (AAA) plus Section 508 access guidelines; and uses CSS for layout. A listserv and an RSS feed help you keep track of site updates. Bookmark it.
The Great Software List is an advocate of great software and ignores mediocre software. The Great Software List is composed of high quality programs that share most or all of the following features:
(1) Ease of use with a well-designed user interface;
(2) A generous array of keyboard shortcuts (preferably customizable);
(3) High degree of customizability where applicable; and
(4) Affordability.
First Genuine Symbol Web Browser
Widget Software are to release a symbol web browser called Communicate: Webwise. The new web browser allows surfers to view pages as they were intended by the content developer, as plain text, or as symbols to help people with learning difficulties browse the web. The system is able to process most pages, apart from pages that contain embedded objects such as Java or Flash. The browser will go on sale later this year, and is expected to cost around £70. The browser uses the Rebus Symbols system to display web pages as symbols. Rebus Symbols were developed as part of the Peabody Rebus Reading Programme in the USA in the 1960’s. The symbols are used in conjunction with words on the web page to provide support for visitors with moderate or severe learning difficulties. The system will work best with sites that display short sentences on a single line, as most punctuation marks are not displayed on the graphics line making it difficult to determine where one sentence starts and another begins. Like most websites that advocate accessibility, Widget Software’s website is far from accessible, not even achieving WCAG 1.0 Level “A”. It would be interesting to see how their system will make sense of the images on their web page that displays the different views of the browser, without so much as providing alternative text for images.
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