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Fixed-width layouts

Note: This blog entry predates responsive design. All modern websites should be built using responsive design principles. While working on a recent web project at work, I wondered if I should go for a fixed-width layout or stick with my preference for fluid layouts. Fixed-width layouts are certainly easier to

SCORM 2.0: high-level solutions or low-level tools?

Matt Wilcox posted an interesting argument about the development of the CSS3 standard; I think the central points of the argument can be applied to SCORM and where we’re potentially headed with SCORM 2.0. After explaining some of the shortcomings of the current approach taken by the CSS3

Disabling those pesky pop-up blockers

Note: This entry was written in 2008, most guidance provided here is no longer relevant. As a web surfer I LOVE pop-up blockers. They keep my web surfing sane and somewhat clean (though there always seems to be a few Netflix pop-ups that get through the cracks). However, as an

IFrames and cross-domain security, part 2

Update 10/2010: A new working example with cleaned up code is available. About six weeks ago, I wrote a post about some issues I was encountering with iframes and cross-domain security. I promised I would write about whatever workaround I decided to use; this post details that workaround. Warning:

Storing Adobe Captivate interaction data in a database: Adobe wants your feedback

Adobe is investigating the needs of Captivate users regarding how you would like to store your quiz interaction and score data. As you may know, Captivate already provides a mechanism for sending this data to an LMS via SCORM or AICC (and a couple of other options), but the Captivate

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