This site is intended as a showcase for my articles on CSS, SEO, and Accessibility, in addition to my resume and portfolio. I also wanted an opportunity to write pure HTML5 and CSS3. I have striven to use as few classes and IDs as possible. If you are using a non-compliant browser (read Internet Explorer prior to version 9 or Firefox 2), you will see a degraded display. No concessions have been made for non-compliant browsers, except for a script to help them recognize HTML5 elements, since browsers are programmed to ignore elements and attributes they do not recognize. If this were a client site I would make more effort to make this site backwards compatible. But after all, this is not a site for a general audience.
Why not make the site look the same on all browers in currency? It is fast becoming accepted that pixel-perfect designs across a wide range of browsers is old school. With the advent of web-aware mobile devices and the persistance of Internet Explorer 6 use, it is now thought that the same content should be offered in varying format based on the User Agent (UA). It is impractical to expect a site to look the same on all devices. In fact, as I will argue elsewhere, my view is that the user owns a webpage after downloading it. The designer should not hijack the user's system.
This concept is called progressive enhancement. It means that users of older browsers and some mobile devices will still have an end-to-end experience, but not all users will see all the refinements that come from CSS3.
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This is Dan Storm's wife, Nancy. In April Dan was diagnosed with a Type IV GBM (brain tumor). It is situated in his language/speech center. By early May he was unable to speak (for the most part) or read or walk or use his right arm. Worst of all his inner voice was silenced and he found himself umable to pray. He was hospitalized for 6 weeks, during which time an allergic reaction to medication nearly killed him. His mouth was black and swollen with what looked like a chemical burn, his head was blistered and peeling. He was looking an awful lot like Job. He surprised everyone by living and is now walking, speaking a little bit, and reading some. The doctors don't expect him to live out the year. Dan, on the other hand, believes God is going to heal him. His faith is strong.
Last December we adopted 7 year old twins. They've had an incredibly hard life, and they need their father. Please pray for Dan's healing.
Thank you, Nancy