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Mechblog posts by Jeffrey Barke.

• NY Web Standards Meetup—Review of Google I/O. 21 Jul 08. 0 comments
• ISOC-NY monthly meeting. 17 Jul 08. 0 comments
• WordPress 2.6 now available. 15 Jul 08. 0 comments
• theMechanism's browser support. 11 Jul 08. 0 comments
• Firebug extensions. 9 Jul 08. 0 comments
• Git your vote in: version control smackdown at Webmonkey. 7 Jul 08. 3 comments
• CSS variables in WebKit. 3 Jul 08. 1 Comment
• Quotes. 3 Jul 08. 0 comments
• GoDaddy VP Caught Bidding Against Customers. 30 Jun 08. 0 comments
• KML validator released. 30 Jun 08. 0 comments
• Standards Suck: ARIA in HTML5. 26 Jun 08. 0 comments
• NY Web Standards Meetup—Introduction to WAI-ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite). 24 Jun 08. 0 comments
• A store I'd actually shop at. 22 Jun 08. 3 comments
• OneWebDay. 21 Jun 08. 0 comments
• ISXubuntu—Linux distro optimized for security and privacy while online. 20 Jun 08. 0 comments
• ISOC-NY monthly meeting. 18 Jun 08. 0 comments
• Firefox 3 Download Day 2008. 17 Jun 08. 3 comments
• Custom cursors and pseudo-class descendant selectors in IE 6. 11 Jun 08. 0 comments
• Forum on Participation and Politics. 9 Jun 08. 0 comments
• Dzone Snippets and Webmonkey.com. 6 Jun 08. 1 Comment
• Robots.txt and the Sitemaps protocol. 3 Jun 08. 0 comments
• When will IE 6 die?. 3 Jun 08. 2 comments
• Google I/O. 31 May 08. 0 comments
• Google I/O. 29 May 08. 0 comments
• Introduction to microformats. 23 May 08. 0 comments
• Microformats at the New York Web Standards Meetup tonight. 22 May 08. 2 comments
• New event compatibility tables at QuirksMode.org. 30 Apr 08. 0 comments
• Q&A from the NY Web Standards Meetup—WCAG Samurai Errata. 30 Apr 08. 1 Comment
• Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA). 29 Apr 08. 0 comments
• Chris Heilmann on accessibility. 27 Apr 08. 0 comments
• NY Web Standards Meetup—WCAG Samurai errata for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0. 25 Apr 08. 2 comments
• Upgrading to Wordpress 2.5. 9 Apr 08. 0 comments
• "HTML validation" is a tool. 7 Apr 08. 1 Comment
• ajaxload.info—A very cool service. 6 Apr 08. 0 comments
• Creating Custom Maps with John Coryat. 5 Apr 08. 0 comments
• Easy legend generation for the Google Charts API map chart type. 4 Apr 08. 1 Comment
• theMechanism looks forward to Google I/O. 4 Apr 08. 0 comments
• Developers, developers, developers. 2 Apr 08. 0 comments
• Thematic mapping with the Google Charts API: A brief tutorial. 30 Mar 08. 1 Comment
• Google Charts API Update—Sparklines and maps!. 28 Mar 08. 0 comments
• IE 8, version targeting, and conditional comments. 28 Mar 08. 2 comments
• The Struggle for Web Standards. 27 Mar 08. 2 comments
• How to play well with others: Bring back the version targeting, Microsoft!. 27 Mar 08. 0 comments
• Successful teams use web standards!. 19 Mar 08. 0 comments
• Secrets of JavaScript libraries panel discussion at SXSW. 13 Mar 08. 0 comments
• Safari CSS hack update—The end of the star seven hack. 7 Mar 08. 0 comments
• IE8's layout modes. 7 Mar 08. 0 comments
• Version targeting and IE 8: Maybe not. 5 Mar 08. 1 Comment
• NY Web Standards Meetup—Web Mapping Part Two: Google Maps and Beyond. 22 Feb 08. 5 comments
• Mash your way to a better world [reblog]. 21 Feb 08. 3 comments
• NY Web Standards Meetup—Web Mapping Part One: Google Maps. 25 Jan 08. 0 comments
• Edward Tufte on the iPhone. 24 Jan 08. 2 comments
• First HTML 5 working draft is now available for comment. 23 Jan 08. 0 comments
• Easy charts with Google Chart API and Chartpart. 17 Jan 08. 3 comments
• 456 Berea Street: Two on Accessibility. 12 Jan 08. 0 comments
• Safari CSS hack redux. 8 Jan 08. 27 comments
• 24 ways… Transparent PNGs in Internet Explorer 6. 20 Dec 07. 0 comments
• Firefox extensions to avoid. 29 Aug 07. 0 comments
• Go Mobile!—The .mobi basics. 26 Aug 07. 2 comments
• The Wonder of Ajax and Forms!. 23 Jul 07. 0 comments
• Exxon Hacks the Yes Men. 29 Jun 07. 1 Comment
• Not quite standards-based…. 25 Jun 07. 1 Comment
• Google Maps Local Business Center—Meetup Mystery Solved. 22 Jun 07. 0 comments
• SEO: Separating Truth from Dirty Lies! Presentation. 22 Jun 07. 0 comments
• New York Web Standards Meetup Group. 20 Jun 07. 0 comments
• WordTube Exploit. 14 May 07. 0 comments
• WordPress Plugin—Adhesive. 10 May 07. 6 comments
• Be Counted. 10 May 07. 0 comments
• Call to Action: Help Keep Accessibility and Semantics in HTML. 9 May 07. 0 comments
• New York Web Standards Meetup Group. 9 May 07. 0 comments
• Query String Removal Helpful?. 20 Apr 07. 0 comments
• Edward Tufte in New York. 20 Apr 07. 0 comments
• New York Web Standards Meetup Group. 11 Apr 07. 0 comments
• Rescue Internet Radio. 1 Apr 07. 0 comments
• Safari CSS hack. 28 Mar 07. 11 comments
• New York Web Standards Meetup Group Presentation. 27 Mar 07. 1 Comment
• mini AJAX version 1.1.1. 16 Mar 07. 1 Comment
• New York Web Standards Meetup Group. 15 Mar 07. 0 comments
• Karakuri (Mechanism). 14 Mar 07. 0 comments
• Standardistas…. 11 Mar 07. 0 comments
• mini AJAX. 6 Mar 07. 3 comments
• Locating Google Earth KML/KMZ files using Google search. 19 Feb 07. 0 comments
• What to do when Dreamweaver 8 does not launch…. 2 Feb 07. 1 Comment

Jeffrey Barke, senior developer and information architect for the US office of theMechanism, is firmly committed to standards-based development and the open source ethos.

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