tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207578892247826442007-04-29T22:53:16.611-05:00Avenue Designers WeblogShane HBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620757889224782644.post-19098523539612870342007-04-24T22:19:00.000-05:002007-04-24T22:27:06.123-05:00Voted notable universal design Well, the results are in from the folks (Team Access) over at accessites.org. My website, Avenue Designers, has been given the "Notable Universal Design Award." It was a big accomplishment from where I've come in the past year, and I'm very excited to receive this award. Feel free to leave any comments on the article on accessites.org (link to follow).To view the public briefing on my website Shane Htag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620757889224782644.post-67739733856005333652007-04-23T21:36:00.000-05:002007-04-23T22:25:23.632-05:00Using SMS to get instant notificationsWhen I first started out in the business of freelance website design, I wasn't too worried with clients being able to get in contact with me, instantly. Why? Well, it was simple - I didn't have any clients! I was okay with waiting to check my e-mail, or reply to inquiries as soon as I got to a computer. As business began to pick up, I wanted a solution whereby I could instantly receive Shane Htag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620757889224782644.post-88641615189849000762007-04-18T09:02:00.000-05:002007-04-23T21:06:26.901-05:00Invalid code, fixed!It was, in-fact, the way that Blogger had created some of its XHTML code. Disabling an option inside the Blogger configuration seemed to fix this problem.UPDATED:
In order for Blogger to get rid of the invalid <div style="clear: both;" /> you need to go to: Settings > Formatting > Enable float alignment and set it to "NO." The reason this is coming up invalid, in my situation, is because the Shane Htag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620757889224782644.post-30984511924881562112007-04-17T22:45:00.000-05:002007-04-22T21:48:04.876-05:00Opening postWelcome to the Avenue Designers Weblog. We'll be using this section of our website to post about updates to the website (also see our RSS feed for website updates). Also, we'll write regarding web design and web standards, which is more geared towards fellow web developers.Please check back frequently for updates, or simply subscribe to our RSS feed.Shane Htag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620757889224782644.post-52410918276167105332007-04-17T22:46:00.000-05:002007-04-22T21:44:11.519-05:00Blogger creates invalid codeIt's kind of upsetting that such a popular web-based blogging platform would produce invalid XHTML code. Unfortunately as of now, I haven't heard any response from the support forums regarding editing these "tags" that you must enter into the template code, in order for these posts to display. I'm patiently waiting to see if there is anything I can do regarding this issue. If you personally use Shane H