Give me a crash course in making our nonprofit website accessible. What are the best practices/standards? What's the lingo? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Oct 14, 2009 - 7 answers

links to standards to naming scans (tiffs and jpgs) of slide images for artist's work? [more inside]
posted by pleasantries on Sep 23, 2009 - 3 answers

What jazz standards could kids sing and enjoy? [more inside]
posted by argybarg on Aug 22, 2009 - 31 answers

What do the markings on European railway carriages (example here) mean? [more inside]
posted by acb on Aug 11, 2009 - 7 answers

What's your stake in international tech standards and OOXML?(I'm working up a thesis and I could use some input from the computer literate world) [more inside]
posted by trcook on Jul 30, 2009 - 3 answers

What is the difference between Greenwich time, Zulu and UTC? Is Zulu and UTC a form of Greenwich time? I can't seem to find a page that states the difference. And do these forms of measurement not recognize daylight savings? Thanks in advance!
posted by cwarmy on Mar 18, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm seeking an example of how standardization on something has had a major impact to the world. Basically, because X became a standard, we now have Y. (Where X is something that was non-standard and Y is something better than what existed before X became a standard). I thought the standardization of screw threading might be a good one, but the wikipedia page makes it seem like it was a more gradual process (with various standards being made throughout time). Any better examples for my presentation? [more inside]
posted by verevi on Jan 26, 2009 - 24 answers

Help me make a business case for HTML/CSS standards in my company's web-based software. [more inside]
posted by relucent on Oct 16, 2008 - 10 answers

What is 'good enough'? Reforming perfectionist wants to know. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 31, 2008 - 27 answers

How do you/did you plan, compromise, or agree on standards for your sex life? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 24, 2008 - 25 answers

Why shouldn't we use Flash? Why should we use AJAX (DHTML/Javascript)? Should we support IE6? I'm wrestling with these questions for a new web product, and I'd like insight from others. [more inside]
posted by Good Brain on Jul 16, 2008 - 29 answers

Please recommend some bog-standard classic children's music. [more inside]
posted by Bugbread on May 10, 2008 - 13 answers

Dear AskMeFi Librarians and Librarian-Wannabes, can you please explain-slash-distinguish between MARCXML, MODS, METS and EAD in terms of why one is better (or even different) than the other? [more inside]
posted by 10ch on Apr 1, 2008 - 6 answers

Do intelligence tests measure g (i.e. general intelligence)? How do we know? With most testing standards, there's an arbitrary physical constant in the world for us to measure and quantify: the meter is defined in terms of a wavelength of light in a vacuum, for instance. However, intelligence tests seem more like the kilogram's platinum-iridium cylinder, which is a sort of moving target. What's the standard for g? [more inside]
posted by anotherpanacea on Nov 14, 2007 - 18 answers

Does anyone know if there is an available multiple countdown clock for Mac or Windows that can move from one set countdown to the next automatically with an easy interface to enter new times? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Aug 14, 2007 - 0 answers

What are the recent jazz standards? Prototypically, jazz standards are from the '40s—let's guess the median is somewhere around 1945 and the standard deviation is 15 years—but the canon is certainly not closed, as shown by, say, 'Birdland' (1977). What else has become really widely known and played, in that time frame or since? Please cite a few performers to justify your claim. Bonus points if they're in different styles or decades.
posted by eritain on Jul 21, 2007 - 12 answers

I seem to have hit a bit of a brick wall in approximating W3C XHTML standards compliance on my website. From what I've read, XHTML should be served with content type application/xhtml+xml, rather than text/html, and recent versions of Microsoft and Mozilla browsers should support serving them as such. Well, they aren't. [more inside]
posted by The Confessor on May 30, 2007 - 13 answers

Just how international are A/V Standards, anyway...? [more inside]
posted by Nice Guy Mike on May 13, 2007 - 5 answers

Help me find learning objectives/goals for young children (3 years old) and help me find games to help! [more inside]
posted by peripatew on Apr 19, 2007 - 18 answers

CSS Filter: making tight CSS files, style guides and learning best practices – help needed. [more inside]
posted by rmm on Mar 9, 2007 - 13 answers

Is CSS and standards-based design ready for use in web-based enterprise software solutions? [more inside]
posted by syzygy on Mar 6, 2007 - 21 answers

Looking for great vocal jazz standards sung by NOT the most obvious Jazz singers -OR- the obvious Jazz singers doing unique or non-standard Jazzy songs. [more inside]
posted by np312 on Dec 1, 2006 - 38 answers

Are there standard link type icons for the web? Such as the icon indicating that link goes to an external web site? [more inside]
posted by juiceCake on Nov 30, 2006 - 9 answers

High-quality, standards-compliant instructor-led XHTML/CSS print courseware. [more inside]
posted by Jairus on Mar 15, 2006 - 8 answers

Yet another wedding music question: my sister has asked me to help her out by compiling a list of "standards and pop songs" for the DJ to play at her wedding. Because my taste in music is stuck in the Depeche Mode/New Order/The Cure era, I have no idea how to compile this list. [more inside]
posted by necessitas on Jan 1, 2006 - 15 answers

I designed a website a while back, and I'm now trying to make it compliant. You can see it here. Do any CSS gurus have menu solutions? [more inside]
posted by samstarling on Aug 13, 2005 - 4 answers

CSSFilter: I'm a long-time Web wonk looking to become a CSS maven - my next gig is the development and implementation of a completely modern, table-less design for a fairly big company.

What learning resources out there (on the Web, in print, or otherwise) are the best for someone looking to master the techniques espoused by places like the CSS Zen Garden? What new tools should I consider using? One thing I'm having trouble with in particular: how does the designer mock up a fully CSS/XHTML design? It seems more counterintuitive than the old process of design -> cut-up into table-based layout.
posted by killdevil on Jan 8, 2005 - 20 answers

Regular Expressions: Is there a standard? [more] [more inside]
posted by normy on Apr 21, 2004 - 7 answers

Calories and Nutrients: How do they measure them? [the fat's inside] [more inside]
posted by Gyan on Apr 12, 2004 - 10 answers

BioMeFites, what's the authoritative process on assessing neurotoxicity of any substance, in general? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Gyan on Apr 9, 2004 - 7 answers

I'm worried this may be too specific for AxeMe, but here goes:

Is this sort of approach to Movable Type urls really a good idea? I've used extensions on my webpages since 1994, and dropping 'em for extended directory structures seems well, weeeiiiiiird. Has anyone here done this? Do they recommend it? Pros? Cons?
posted by keswick on Feb 6, 2004 - 11 answers

I've got some HDTV questions [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Dec 8, 2003 - 27 answers