Monthly Archives: July 2009

XSLT and org.apache.xalan.xslt.Process

By Chris | Published: July 8, 2009
I had to download and open the Xalan package from a mirror site at http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/xml/xalan-j. I had to set the class path in DOS. I read http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/tooldocs/windows/classpath.html to find the command. set CLASSPATH= C:\Program Files\Java\xalan-j_2_7_1\xalan.jar; C:\Program Files\Java\xalan-j_2_7_1\serializer.jar; C:\Program Files\Java\xalan-j_2_7_1\xml-apis.jar; C:\Program Files\Java\xalan-j_2_7_1\xercesImpl.jar You have to set each path you need and seperate them with semicolons (;). [...]
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Celebrate With BBQ Brisket On Independence Day

By Chris | Published: July 4, 2009
In Search of the Wabba Wabba I wanted to chronicle my experience with cooking Brisket on July 4, 2009. First, a few words of prologue, Brisket (with a capital B) scares the hell out of me! That is why I’m writing this post – for future reference. I’ve heard horror stories about how easy it [...]
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Web Site Navigation Schema Proof

By Chris | Published: July 2, 2009
As a proof of concept I came up with a outline which led to a picture of a navigation schema. The idea is to link children through tags to their parents and to other families. I think it is better to start with grandchildren and work your way backward in lineage. Also, where families link, [...]
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Web Usability Training 10/31/2008

By Chris | Published: July 2, 2009
Doug twitter.com/nullvariable doug@seoworkers.com nullvariable@gmail.com John info@seoworkers.com www.webnauts.net www.seoworkers.com xkcd.com webhuddle.com * Your preference isn’t the same as everyone else * Lengths: In general use shorter pages for homepage and navigation pages and apage that need to be quickly browsed and read. Use longer pages to - facilitate uninterrupted reading esp. content pages - match the [...]
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Web Usability Training 10/30/2008

By Chris | Published: July 2, 2009
Q/A: Where do you get examples of sites? SEE: www.websitesthatsuck.com How grainular should we allow users to decide? Don’t give users choices like “A” or “B” – that ends with 50%/50% split. Rather, focus on requirements. Ask, “What do you want the site to do?” Then you can test them with if “A” or “B” [...]
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