Jonathan Follett takes another trip down the long hallway, looking at ways to collaborate, communicate, and manage conflict in virtual space.
Topic: Industry
From Switches to Targets: A Standardista’s Journey
Grab your galoshes and walking stick and follow along with A List Apart‘s Eric Meyer as he considers the vices and virtues of version targeting as a standards toggle.
Hat Heads vs. Bed Heads
Every team and office includes people with potentially conflicting personalities and working styles. By applying the right relationship management techniques, you can calm tension, communicate more easily, and run your projects more efficiently. Keith LaFerriere shows us how.
You Are Not a Robot
Are we not (wo)men? Cut us and we bleed. Present us with a problem and we solve it—using judgement, experience, and the ability to generalize. Learn why machines will never be able to do our jobs, and how knowing that fact can build respect for the profession.
Evangelizing Outside the Box: Web Standards and Large Companies
Contrary to popular belief, designers and developers at many big companies use web standards in their work every day. They just don’t talk about it. For standards awareness to reach the next level, they’ll have to start talking, says PPK.
The ALA Primer Part Two: Resources For Beginners
In part one of this series, Erin Lynch suggested a few good starting points for those new to ALA. In part two, Erin and the rest of the ALA crew suggest resources for those new to the whole industry.
A Standardista’s Alphabet
“A is for Aaron, who fell down the stairs. K is for Kevin, menaced by bears.” No wait, those are just the notes from our last staff meeting. Jack Pickard offers a lighter look at the world of web standards.
The ALA Primer: A Guide for New Readers
New to A List Apart? Welcome! ALA‘s own Erin Lynch suggests a few good places to start reading.
Everyware: Always Crashing in the Same Car
Ubiquitous computing is coming, in some ways, it’s already here. Shouldn’t we think about what we want it to be? In our last issue, we published the introduction of Adam Greenfield’s Everyware. In this issue, we’re running the book’s conclusion.
Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
Ubiquitous computing is no longer a mirage. The time to consider its implications is now, while we still have the opportunity to decide how it should be integrated into our lives. We’re proud to offer a taste of Adam Greenfield’s new book, Everyware.
