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Target equals blank must die!

April 19, 2006

Your user's leaving your site is not a reason to use target="_blank" in your anchor tags. Your user's switching to a different server or application on your company's web site is not a reason either. Give it up.

Hide the Web Developer Toolbar when you don't need it

April 16, 2006

Recently, I came across a way to hide the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar when you don't need it, all with 1 click.

Usability testing presentation at Spring <br>

April 1, 2006

Carolyn Snyder presented about usability testing based on her experience as a usability specialist. The information was basic (meant to be an introduction), but I still learned a couple things.

Web Publishing System presentation on March 1

February 16, 2006

I will be giving a presentation about the Adobe Web Publishing System on March 1 for COMMUG.

Strategizing an Intranet for the government

January 20, 2006

My team recently attended a presentation by Gartner Research called "Enterprise Portals: Their Strategic Future, Market and Value."

When usability is a buzzword

January 19, 2006

It frustrates me to no end when someone mentions usability but clearly demonstrates that he or she doesn't know what usability is all about.

WHAT editor?

November 28, 2005

My project uses the FCKEditor WYSIWYG editor. It's a fabulous product. And it's open source. But why the name?

How to delete web pages without affecting your search rankings

November 24, 2005

When you redesign any portion of your site, think twice before deleting the old files and folders from your web server.

Free XML weather feed from the National Weather Service

August 21, 2005

The National Weather Service now offers weather forecast information as a free SOAP-based web service.

FCKEditor: Lose the textareas

August 10, 2005

A review of FCKEditor, a WYSIWYG XHTML editor that integrates with ColdFusion, PHP, Java, and .NET.

About Chris Peters

With over 20 years of experience, I help plan, execute, and optimize digital experiences.