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Feds Want Banks to Strengthen Web Log-Ons
Although the requirements apply just to financial services companies, the policy could stimulate wider use of two-factor authentication by other merchants that are willing to "federate" their Web sites with banks, said Michael Aisenberg, director of government relations for Internet services provider VeriSign Inc.
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Google aims for Web developers' hearts and minds
Google is taking a page from Microsoft's well-worn playbook for tech industry domination: Rather than just rolling out new products and features, the search giant is trying to win the hearts and minds of Web developers.
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Is the web's love affair with PHP over?
EDC believes PHP's recent glorious past is over, as customers spend money on "more important" technologies to build mission critical systems and vendors like Microsoft and Sun Microsystems make more of a concerted marketing push around alternatives such as ASP.NET and JavaServer Pages (JSP).
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Web Application Form Design
Quite rare is the Web application that doesn’t make extensive use of forms for data input and configuration. But not all Web applications use forms consistently. Variations in the alignment of input fields, their respective labels, calls to action, and their surrounding visual elements can support or impair different aspects of user behavior.
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5 Free Windows Web Design Apps You Can't Live Without
This is a great article reviewing 5 tools web developers can't live with out. The biggest winner I took away from it was Topstyle Lite, which is a great CSS Editor. Like the author of this article says, it helped him (and me) get over the CSS learning curve rather quickly.
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Walkaway, walkaway...I no follow
I added the NoFollow Plugin to the Makovision installation of Movable Type today. We'll see how it goes.
On that subject, there are some intriguing thoughts on SEO and what implications the NoFollow Plugin will have for SEO companies. Dave Winer seems to put it more succinctly.
Makovision Is Back Online
Welcome back to Makovision.com. The reasons Makovision was offline are too numerous to mention, but we are glad to be back up.
If you have never received the Makovision "Cutting Thru The Crap" Newsletter, you may want to sign up now.
With a leaner, CSS-based design (though not 100% standards compliant yet), and our always up-to-date RSS Feeds, our focus will be much more on providing the news Makovision users were always accustomed to receiving. I don't think Makovision users ever felt like they were trying to be sold something. This will not change.
Thanks for sticking around,
Don Makoviney
Makovision.com
Designers vs. Programmers, Calling a Truce
Molly E. Holzschlag at WebTechniques. But, for now, hybrid personalities seem to be rare. When I meet someone who isn't intimidated by either programming or design, it's usually someone who got started in the online industry very early. This is because most businesses structure the workflow in a way that limits employees. Giving employees a rigid job structure may make it easier to find the right person to blame when something goes wrong, but it's not conducive to producing the best end product.
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