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Articles by Trenton Moss (47 articles found)

Average article rating: 3.32

Client side scripting

Opening PDFs in a new window with JavaScript
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2007   Page Views: 22,592   Rating: 3.64/5    Votes: 7   Popularity: 3.08   Bookmark Count: 27
Learn how to use unobtrusive JavaScript to automatically open all PDFs in a new window.

HTML / CSS

CSS

Ten CSS tricks you may not know
Last Updated: 29 Sep 2004   Page Views: 198,143   Rating: 4.56/5    Votes: 64   Popularity: 8.23   Bookmark Count: 146
Ten tricks to make life easier
CSS shorthand properties
Last Updated: 8 Dec 2004   Page Views: 28,830   Rating: 3.91/5    Votes: 9   Popularity: 3.73   Bookmark Count: 14
By using CSS shorthand properties you can reduce the size of your CSS document even more.
Preparing your CSS for Internet Explorer 7
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2006   Page Views: 16,297   Rating: 4.22/5    Votes: 5   Popularity: 2.95   Bookmark Count: 19
Internet Explorer 7 has different (and better) support for CSS than any of its predecessors - find out what implications this may have for your website.
Ten more CSS tricks you may not know
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2006   Page Views: 33,335   Rating: 4.45/5    Votes: 37   Popularity: 6.97   Bookmark Count: 95
Follow up to the popular article, Ten CSS tricks you may not know - learn something new and see how many you already know!
New CSS commands for Internet Explorer 7
Last Updated: 13 Jan 2007   Page Views: 37,173   Rating: 4.31/5    Votes: 7   Popularity: 3.64   Bookmark Count: 23
Internet Explorer 7 now supports a number of new CSS commands - find out what these are and how to use them.
Print Stylesheet: The Definitive Guide
Last Updated: 12 Apr 2007   Page Views: 19,152   Rating: 4.57/5    Votes: 8   Popularity: 4.13   Bookmark Count: 44
A print stylesheet will automatically make all your webpages print-friendly. Find out how to make one with this definitive guide.
Planning your stylesheet - the definitive guide
Last Updated: 29 Mar 2008   Page Views: 7,074   Rating: 3.00/5    Votes: 7   Popularity: 2.54   Bookmark Count: 19
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
Don't let your stylesheet files get out of control - follow these guidelines right from the start and you'll easily be able to manage and update your CSS files.
Ten ways to speed up the download time of your web pages
Last Updated: 9 Jul 2004   Page Views: 84,879   Rating: 4.39/5    Votes: 34   Popularity: 6.73   Bookmark Count: 59
10 Tips to improve responsiveness for your reeades
CSS hacks and browser detection
Last Updated: 4 Apr 2005   Page Views: 38,398   Rating: 3.81/5    Votes: 11   Popularity: 3.97   Bookmark Count: 35
More and more web developers are ditching tables and coming round to the idea of using CSS to control the layout of their site. With the many benefits of using CSS, such as quicker download time, improved accessibility and easier site management, why not?
Writing effective ALT text for images
Last Updated: 4 Apr 2005   Page Views: 24,696   Rating: 3.67/5    Votes: 9   Popularity: 3.50   Bookmark Count: 15
Anyone who knows anything about web accessibility knows that images need alternative, or ALT, text assigned to them
10 common errors when implementing accessibility
Last Updated: 29 Mar 2008   Page Views: 5,852   Rating: 2.38/5    Votes: 6   Popularity: 1.85   Bookmark Count: 11
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
Web developers often make the same errors as each other when implementing accessibility - find out what these are and how to avoid making these mistakes.
CSS and round corners: Making accessible menu tabs
Last Updated: 24 May 2004   Page Views: 51,348   Rating: 4.00/5    Votes: 10   Popularity: 4.00   Bookmark Count: 37
Using CSS and text instead of relying on graphics

Web Services

User interviews - A basic introduction
Last Updated: 7 Aug 2008   Page Views: 4,649   Rating: 1.00/5    Votes: 2   Popularity: 0.30   Bookmark Count: 8
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
A basic introduction to user interviews, a great way to build research on your users and help improve the usability of your site.

Usability

Web accessibility: The basics
Last Updated: 14 Jun 2004   Page Views: 16,168   Rating: 3.71/5    Votes: 4   Popularity: 2.24   Bookmark Count: 10
What is web accessibility & why is it important?
The secret benefit of accessibility. Part 1: Increased usability
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2005   Page Views: 13,667   Rating: 3.54/5    Votes: 14   Popularity: 4.05   Bookmark Count: 11
Web accessibility has so many benefits that I really do wonder why such a large number of websites have such diabolically bad accessibility
The secret benefit of accessibility. Part 2: A higher search engine ranking
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2005   Page Views: 17,406   Rating: 4.00/5    Votes: 9   Popularity: 3.82   Bookmark Count: 19
An additional benefit of website accessibility is an improved performance in search engines.
The secret benefit of accessibility part 1: Increased usability
Last Updated: 11 May 2005   Page Views: 13,092   Rating: 3.82/5    Votes: 6   Popularity: 2.98   Bookmark Count: 11
As soon as new site visitors arrive at your website the first thing they need to know, before anything else, is what you do. This oh-so-overlooked yet such basic of information can be communicated to your site visitors in a number of different ways.
Web accessibility for screen magnifier users
Last Updated: 11 May 2005   Page Views: 15,138   Rating: 4.00/5    Votes: 4   Popularity: 2.41   Bookmark Count: 14
The needs of screen magnifier users are overlooked when implementing web accessibility on to websites. Some of the basic principles for improving accessibility and usability for screen magnifiers users, also increase usability for everyone. Listed are six ways to improve accessibility and usability.
Beyond guidelines: Advanced accessibility techniques
Last Updated: 24 May 2006   Page Views: 11,788   Rating: 4.00/5    Votes: 2   Popularity: 1.20   Bookmark Count: 13
Find out how to go beyond the W3C accessibility guidelines and offer a truly accessible web experience.
The future of web accessibility
Last Updated: 27 Nov 2006   Page Views: 8,251   Rating: 3.00/5    Votes: 2   Popularity: 0.90   Bookmark Count: 6
Accessibility is currently in a great state of change - find out what the future holds for web accessibility and how this may affect your website.
WCAG 2.0: The new W3C web accessibility guidelines evaluated
Last Updated: 27 Nov 2006   Page Views: 10,404   Rating: 4.18/5    Votes: 3   Popularity: 2.00   Bookmark Count: 25
WCAG 2.0, the second version of the W3C's accessibility guidelines are soon to be released - find out what accessibility experts at Webcredible think of these new guidelines.
Accessibility audit vs. accessibility testing
Last Updated: 13 Jan 2007   Page Views: 7,404   Rating: 0.0 / 5    Votes: 0   Popularity: 0.0   Bookmark Count: 5
Article outlining the difference between the two accessibility evaluation methods: The accessibility audit and accessibility testing.
Improving accessibility for motor impaired users
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2007   Page Views: 7,363   Rating: 3.67/5    Votes: 3   Popularity: 1.75   Bookmark Count: 5
The unique requirements for motor impaired web users can often be overlooked - find out what you need to do for your website.
Online persuasion - 7 ways to persuade people to buy
Last Updated: 6 Jul 2008   Page Views: 5,869   Rating: 2.08/5    Votes: 9   Popularity: 1.98   Bookmark Count: 6
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
Persuading people to do what you want them to do on your website isn't as hard as you think. Read through these top tips and so your online conversion rates can soar!
5 ways to improve online cross- & up-selling
Last Updated: 6 Jul 2008   Page Views: 4,778   Rating: 1.00/5    Votes: 3   Popularity: 0.48   Bookmark Count: 2
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
Find out how to increase cross-selling and up-selling on your website. Doing so will help you sell more items and keep customers coming back to your site again and again.
Split A/B testing
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2007   Page Views: 8,754   Rating: 4.60/5    Votes: 4   Popularity: 2.77   Bookmark Count: 11
Split A/B testing is ideal for testing two web page designs to find out which is the best. Find out how A/B testing works and when to use it.
Eye tracking: Eye candy vs. I can do
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2007   Page Views: 14,009   Rating: 3.38/5    Votes: 7   Popularity: 2.86   Bookmark Count: 15
Find out the pros and cons of eye tracking, showing you when you should and perhaps shouldn't use it.
10 ways to orientate users on your site
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2007   Page Views: 9,044   Rating: 3.43/5    Votes: 3   Popularity: 1.64   Bookmark Count: 10
Follow these top tips and make sure site visitors know where they are on your site at all times.
Customisable websites - the definitive guide
Last Updated: 29 Mar 2008   Page Views: 5,653   Rating: 1.53/5    Votes: 4   Popularity: 0.92   Bookmark Count: 9
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
ustomisable websites have recently become more and more popular - get the lowdown on when and why you should and shouldn't allow users to change pages on your website.
Web usability: The basics
Last Updated: 19 Apr 2004   Page Views: 19,156   Rating: 1.90/5    Votes: 18   Popularity: 2.38   Bookmark Count: 8
The basics of web usability.
Beyond Web usability: Web credibility
Last Updated: 26 May 2004   Page Views: 31,723   Rating: 3.50/5    Votes: 12   Popularity: 3.78   Bookmark Count: 12
Web usability is no longer enough
Planning a usable website: A three-step guide
Last Updated: 11 May 2005   Page Views: 16,837   Rating: 4.00/5    Votes: 6   Popularity: 3.11   Bookmark Count: 18
A website is like an information flow, with you as the provider and your site visitors as the receivers of the information. If you don't plan your website with this in mind, you could find yourself with a brand new website that solves all your immediate needs... but not those of your site visitors.
How to Embed Usability & UCD Internally
Last Updated: 17 Nov 2007   Page Views: 3,762   Rating: 3.67/5    Votes: 2   Popularity: 1.10   Bookmark Count: 4
Integrating usability into any organisation can be a difficult and isolating experience. Get the lowdown on how to achieve this within your organisation.
Ecommerce imagery: Persuading with pictures
Last Updated: 17 Nov 2007   Page Views: 6,790   Rating: 0.0 / 5    Votes: 0   Popularity: 0.0   Bookmark Count: 8
The use of effective images to sell online is crucial. Read through these essential guidelines and find out how to use images to increase conversion rates.
7 Usability Guidelines for Websites on Mobile Devices
Last Updated: 17 Nov 2007   Page Views: 21,442   Rating: 4.10/5    Votes: 3   Popularity: 1.96   Bookmark Count: 13
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
Usability and page design for Websites on mobile phones is very different to that of PCs. These essential mobile usability guidelines will help ensure your site works well for mobile visitors.
Designing online social networks: The theories of social groups
Last Updated: 29 Mar 2008   Page Views: 7,013   Rating: 2.00/5    Votes: 1   Popularity: 0.00   Bookmark Count: 8
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
Customisable websites have recently become more and more popular - get the lowdown on when and why you should and shouldn't allow users to change pages on your website.
Usability & security: Unlikely bedfellows?
Last Updated: 6 Jul 2008   Page Views: 4,521   Rating: 1.00/5    Votes: 3   Popularity: 0.48   Bookmark Count: 3
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
With people having to remember more and more usernames, passwords and PINs, it's crucial that any online security offers the best possible usability. Find out how you can help customers remember their passwords and continue using your website in the long-term.
Online videos: Engaging your users
Last Updated: 2 Sep 2008   Page Views: 3,967   Rating: 1.00/5    Votes: 1   Popularity: 0.00   Bookmark Count: 3
Licence: The Code Project Open License (CPOL)   
A guide to using online video on your site to offer more enticing content.
Writing effective link text
Last Updated: 3 Oct 2004   Page Views: 30,432   Rating: 4.69/5    Votes: 13   Popularity: 5.22   Bookmark Count: 10
Because of this unique ‘choose-your-own adventure’ way the Internet is structured, it's essential that we can find and understand links quickly
Linking out is good
Last Updated: 2 Nov 2004   Page Views: 19,480   Rating: 3.52/5    Votes: 11   Popularity: 3.66   Bookmark Count: 8
Site visitors will leave your site. And there's nothing you can do about this.
Build up links to your website
Last Updated: 11 May 2005   Page Views: 16,513   Rating: 3.53/5    Votes: 8   Popularity: 3.19   Bookmark Count: 15
How to build up links to your website.
Don't submit your website to any search engines
Last Updated: 29 Aug 2004   Page Views: 54,635   Rating: 3.67/5    Votes: 53   Popularity: 6.34   Bookmark Count: 49
That's right - this search engine optimisation article is telling you not to submit your website to any search engines
Filter & sort: Improving ecommerce product findability
Last Updated: 27 Nov 2006   Page Views: 12,823   Rating: 4.00/5    Votes: 5   Popularity: 2.80   Bookmark Count: 6
Filtering and sorting are essential for helping users find the products they're looking for. Find out how to make best use of this essential functionality.
Expert usability review vs. usability testing
Last Updated: 13 Jan 2007   Page Views: 8,145   Rating: 2.00/5    Votes: 1   Popularity: 0.00   Bookmark Count: 6
Article outlining the difference between the two usability evaluation methods: The expert usability review and usability testing.

Design and Architecture

The problem with automated accessibility testing tools
Last Updated: 5 Aug 2006   Page Views: 7,137   Rating: 1.50/5    Votes: 2   Popularity: 0.45   Bookmark Count: 5
Automated accessibility testing tools can be useful, but there are a number of disadvantages with relying on them.
'You Who?' - Trust in Web 2.0
Last Updated: 12 Apr 2007   Page Views: 7,305   Rating: 3.29/5    Votes: 4   Popularity: 1.98   Bookmark Count: 9
Issues of online trust have evolved as web 2.0 is becoming more widespread - find out what implications this has for your website.

Trenton Moss


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Trenton Moss is crazy about usability and accessibility - so crazy that he founded Webcredible, an industry leading user experience consultancy, to help make the Internet a better place for everyone. He's very good at information architecture and interaction design.
Occupation: Web Developer
Location: United Kingdom United Kingdom


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