Accessibility From the Beginning

You've probably heard of the need for speed. How about the need for accessibility? Build it into your web spinning from the beginning and it will be like putting your seat belts on — you'll do it automatically.

Here's an article on how to make your web space navigable with keyboard shortcuts: Using Accesskeys is Easy (www.sitepoint.com article).

Shall We Stress?

It's final exam time, traditionally the time when we all seem to need to inflict stress on ourselves. To be sure, the need to apply a large amount of study time to perform well on an exam does not necessarily reflect on your immediate time management skills. It could mean that you've simply taken on too many tasks. Regardless, it is a good time to reflect on and think about how you are going to do it better next time.

Names, Identifiers, and Meaning

I've just spent an hour coming up with a name for this blog. This seems to indicate that the choice of a name is important. Once names are chosen, it will be difficult to change them, particularly once others begin to depend on them.

Although the text for a link can be changed more easily than a website address, you will still want to think carefully about the text you choose to put in a link.