Posts from July 2002

a more accessible sjarvis.com

Posted on 20 Jul 2002 · tagged · comments off

For the last month, Mark Pilgrim’s 30 days to a more accessible weblog has a been topic of conversation among web designers. While I’ve followed many of the discussions, I haven’t implemented many of Mark’s ideas. Until today. As of today, this site is about as accessible as I can make it in one evening’s worth of work.

For an overview of the changes I’ve made, visit the sjarvis.com accessibility overview, which will be permanently linked on all pages shortly.

More on Weblogs and Newspapers

Posted on 20 Jul 2002 · tagged · comments off

Steve Outing’s “The ABCs and XYZs of Weblogs” at poynter.org is a companion piece to his E&P column about the same topic a few weeks ago, and which I blogged earlier.

RIP Alan Lomax

Posted on 20 Jul 2002 · tagged · comments off

Alan Lomax, Who Raised Voice of Folk Music in U.S., Dies at 87. Lomax brought us all kinds of great music, from Leadbelly (aka Huddie Ledbetter, an Arkansas native, who was in prison when Lomax discovered him). Everything white people know about country blues you owe to Lomax. RIP.

One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately

Posted on 18 Jul 2002 · tagged · comments off

Jaguaro.org Features: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately is hilarious. I don’t agree with all of it, but it’s mostly right on, especially about the Nirvana. Nirvana sucked. There, I said it.

a weekly does of architecture

Posted on 18 Jul 2002 · tagged · comments off

archidose: a weekly dose of architecture is exactly what it says it is. Every week, he posts a short article and photos about a significant architectural work, with archives. Very nice.