css

Ever sat there and pondered which browsers support what css styles? If so I’d like to quickly introduce http://www.caniuse.com. This is a great tool and sometimes the quickest way to find answers to your questions. But what about W3Schools; I hear you say. W3Schools does have a comprehensive list of styles, complete with examples of how to use them and a list of properties that you can use. However, what I find W3Schools fails on is a comprehensive outline of browser support.

caniuse.com provides you with a fool-proof table of browser support. It also outlines support for mobile browsers. Possibly one of the quieter features of caniuse.com is the ‘Known Issues’ tab underneath the table. So, ever tried to get rounded corners to work on a table with a background colour on the table header cells? These known issues can help you quickly debug your css.

Website usability should be an essential part of your online strategy, but it is so easily overlooked or overshadowed by pretty design. Here is a quick list of 7 things that can cause your users to get frustrated and go elsewhere.

1. Search
Search is a very important part of any site, and if it doesn't work then your users will just get frustrated and go to another company. Website search usability comes in two parts, the search box itself and the results.

When creating a search box you need to have a single text box and a button labelled "Search". That is about as complicated as you need to go, although it is okay to have a drop down box of categories, as long as the default is "All Categories". When the user has done a search, the search box should contain what they searched for, so that they can refine their query if the need to.

I found this excellent bookmarklet the other day which allows you to see nofollow links quickly and easily in Chrome most modern browsers.

Nofollow?

The bookmarklet consists of the following JavaScript.