Author Archives: John F Croston III

How to Hide “Required” from Visual Users, but Make it Available for All Others

Posted on August 27, 2008 by John F Croston III

How do most people usually designate that a field is “Required” in a web FORM? I would think that it is with an asterisk (*) after the actual INPUT field and it is sometimes made “bold” and “RED”. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Adpative Technology, CSS, Design Principles, Development, Fire Vox, Firefox, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Layout, Programming, Screen Reader, Search, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation, Web Standards | 1 Comment

How to Set Up and Use Access Keys

Posted on August 4, 2008 by John F Croston III

Access keys allow people to use the keyboard instead of the mouse to perform certain functions. Mostly to move from page to page or a different section of the current pages content. By using web standards you can improve peoples … Continue reading →

Posted in Access Key, Accessibility, AccessKey, Adpative Technology, Best Practices, Content, CSS, Design, Design Patterns, Design Principles, Development, Firefox, HTML, Programming, Web Standards | 3 Comments

BarCampDC Coming Soon!!

Posted on August 2, 2008 by John F Croston III

A bunch of us have been sitting at Murky Coffee discussing the next BarCampDC. Right now we are still looking for a venue and sponsors. We are trying to schedule it for either September and October. I will keep you … Continue reading →

Posted in BarCamp, BarCamp DC | 1 Comment

Key Points Learned at PodCampDC 2008

Posted on July 21, 2008 by John F Croston III

This blog post about PodCampDC (April 20, 2008) is way over do. I noticed it in my work in progress post list. I had started the post a long time ago and decided I would still post the few items … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Practices, Design, Design Patterns, Design Principles, Development, Helpful Tips, PodCamp, PodCampDC, Podcasting | Leave a comment

Home for 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2008 by John F Croston III

I’m currently at home in Buffalo, NY at my parents to celebrate the 4th of July holiday with my family. After driving almost 9 hours Thursday to get here I spent time with a few friends, my god son, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffalo, NY, Centreville, Colorado, Columbus, OH, Denver, Fun, Mom, New York, NY, Ohio, Road Trip, Rochester, NY, Virginia, Washington, DC | 2 Comments