Posts Tagged: HTML

HTML5 is for Slackers

Posted September 29th, 2014 by Alicia Ramirez & filed under Fluff, Satire.

I can’t deny it, I’m an old curmudgeon when it comes to HTML validation. I remember with fondness the good old days of XHML and a draconian W3C validator that wouldn’t let you get away with anything. I miss the unquestioned pride of a green “This Page is Valid HTML 1.0 Strict”. Why this old lady rant?… Read more »

How to Make a Kindle eBook from Scratch

Posted May 5th, 2014 by Alicia Ramirez & filed under Code, Tutorial.

Update (Sept. 11, 2015): The character set for Kindle eBooks is now UTF-8. And recommends using the UTF-8 character over entities (© over ©). There are many ways to create a Kindle eBook, but creating your own source files, and then using KindleGen to convert it into Kindle Format 8 will give you more control… Read more »