Web Standards, Accessibility & More

Like Twitter? Need a  job in the tech/computer industry? Then follow some of  the 30 Tweeps listed below! Lots of categories and locations to choose from.

By U.S. City

• @sfmobilejobs – Jobs for the Mobile Web and Digital Media in Silicon Valley, Seattle, LA and NYC.
• @AtlantaTechJobs – IT jobs in the greater Atlanta area.
• @NewYorkTechJobs – IT jobs in the greater New York area from Careerbuilder.com
• @LA_WebJobs – Los Angeles web jobs.
• @ConnectionsNY – open tech positions in New York.

International, UK, Australia

• @itweetjobs – IT jobs across Europe.
• @ia_uxjobs – user experience jobs in the US, France, the UK, Ireland, and more.
• @standoutjobs – India, Canada, USA and more.
• @web20jobs – UK-based web 2.0 jobs.
• @ITJobsLondon – IT jobs in London.
• @ITJobsSydney – IT jobs in Sydney, Australia.

Company-Specific

• @jobsblog – Microsoft
• @JobsatIntel – Intel Corp.
• @IBMUKcareers – IBM
• @1984jobs (Apple-related, 1984jobs).
• @HewittCareers – Hewitt career news and listings.

The Rest

• @flashjobs – Flash development jobs.
• @MobiJobs – mobile developer positions.
• @seojobs – SEO job listings.
• @37jobs – high tech jobs from 37signals job board.
• @freelance_jobs – freelance positions.
• @NetRecruiter – IT jobs.
• @CentricsGroup – open position in IT.
• @jobsintech – more high tech jobs.
• @robojobs – even more high tech jobs.
• @alldevjobs – design & development jobs.
• @yourwebjob – mostly development jobs, but all are web-related.
• @alldevjobs – Developer jobs.
• @TalentInsight – IT job listings.
• @Web_Design_Jobs – Web design and other graphics jobs.

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Here are some recent blog articles that are a must read for any web developer (especially front-end coders).

• Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone – Microsoft folks are claiming that IE8 will be standards-compliant.
• A Preview of HTML 5 – Wazzup with the next version of HTML?
• Add and Remove Elements with JavaScript (reprise) – very powerful code for implementing your unobtrusive JavaScript.
• Secure and Accessible Contact Form v3 – from Mike Cherim’s Beast-Blog, a great standards-friendly and accessible contact form (using PHP).

When I first used Gmail (Google’s free email service), it was a little awkward at first because the logic behind it is different than all other mail applications…and it’s brilliant. It’s based on email conversations. Email messages are groups into a conversation; this makes your email much better organized and much easier to scan. Seems simple, but it is quite unique, and it’s executed well. The AJAX is smooth and make tasks much easier. There are also a nice Contacts feature and a built in text-messenger (Google Talk).

Google’s other fine products and services makes it a fine choice for online tasks including Google Calendar, Documents and Spreadsheets, and Groups. I find Google’s web applications easier to use, faster, and just slicker than most other similar apps. Google Docs are really cool because not only can you edit docs and (simple) spreadsheets online, but you can collaborate with other people.

Yahoo! made a good effort in the new version of Yahoo! Mail, but falls short in load speed and overall performance.

And unless you pay, you get bombarded with advertising in Yahoo! Mail. MSN mail isn’t much better. And staying away from Microsoft applications is usually a good idea. Ads are much less bothersome in Gmail, in fact, I hardly notice it at all as they are subtle text ads, not big, blaring, graphical ads. The Google ads are also relevant to the content of the email, which can actually be helpful sometimes.

So Microsoft finally released Internet Explorer 7. I have mixed feelings about it, but overall I’d say it leaves a lot to be desired…even for an early Microsoft product release. IE7 is available now, but won’t be ready for Automatic Update Distribution until November 1.

The Bad stuff

• Still some security issues (It took them less than 24 hours to find the first security hole in IE7.) (http://secunia.com/advisories/22477/)
• The new interface may confuse most “regular” Windows users who are used to certain conventions (like the menu bar for example, which is hidden by default).
• Still not standards-compliant.
• No extensions available (whereas Firefox has a plethora of extensions for users and developers.)
• Only runs on Windows XP Service Pack 2
• It’s still closely tied to the Windows operating system
• Difficult to run multiple versions of IE

The Good stuff:

• The User Interface has a new, clean ‘minimalist’ appearance.
• RSS features greatly enhanced.
• Anti-phishing features (protect users from divulging personal information to fraudulent Web site)

Also, on Firefox:

The Mozilla Firefox is currently scheduled to release version 2.0 on October 24. Improvements include integrated search, spell-checking feature, and enhanced tabbing. FF2 and IE7 will both have Anti-phishing features.