{"id":690,"date":"2005-12-21T00:26:35","date_gmt":"2005-12-21T00:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guyweb.co.uk\/2005\/12\/21\/links-for-2005-12-21\/"},"modified":"2005-12-21T00:26:35","modified_gmt":"2005-12-21T00:26:35","slug":"links-for-2005-12-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guycarberry.co.uk\/guyweb\/2005\/12\/21\/links-for-2005-12-21\/","title":{"rendered":"links for 2005-12-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tantek.com\/log\/2005\/11.html#d26t1820\">On CSS hacks<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">Tantek explains a potted history of his CSS hacks from then to now and makes the suggestion that maybe the best thing to do is write to published standards and avoid hacks altogether. This is something I fully support and if you check any of my source cod<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/guyweb\/webdesign\">webdesign<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/guyweb\/css\">css<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uie.com\/brainsparks\/2005\/12\/16\/what-about-site-maps-and-site-indexes\/\">Site Maps and Site Indexes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">Are site maps and site indexes any use? If users rely on them, maybe the homepage isn&#8217;t doing its job properly. This article and comments suggests that page &#8216;scent&#8217; is the thing that needs addressing. 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Grids are really good at helpin<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/guyweb\/css\">css<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/guyweb\/grid\">grid<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/guyweb\/design\">design<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kurafire.net\/projects\/face\">FACE: Faruk&#8217;s Animated CSS Enhancements<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">For the longest time, the Web has existed as a static medium, where only animated GIFs and, later on, Flash added some life to pages. 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