{"id":4598,"date":"2012-09-14T17:41:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T22:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2012-09-17T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T15:53:30","slug":"weekly-recap-6-uncomfortable-questions-it-teams-should-ask-html-mistakes-to-avoid-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/weekly-recap-6-uncomfortable-questions-it-teams-should-ask-html-mistakes-to-avoid-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: 6 uncomfortable questions IT teams should ask, HTML mistakes to avoid, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on HTML mistakes, data visualization, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20120914_6UncomfortableQuestionsITTeamsShouldAsk_HTML']);\" href=\"http:\/\/smashinghub.com\/12-evil-html-tag-mistakes-you-really-should-avoid.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">HTML tag mistakes you should really avoid<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIf you ever edit your web application\u2019s presentation layer at the source level, you should read this article.  It describes a few common HTML mistakes that can cause problems if not corrected.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20120914_6UncomfortableQuestionsITTeamsShouldAsk_Questions']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/global-cio\/interviews\/6-uncomfortable-questions-it-teams-shoul\/240007022\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">6 uncomfortable questions IT teams should ask<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWould you describe your IT staff as \u201cinnovative\u201d?  This article takes a look at some highly innovative IT departments, as well as some hard questions that IT staffs must ask themselves if they want to be on that level.  While the questions are good, I\u2019d say that most of them boil down to this: How quickly can your IT department meet your user\u2019s needs?<a name=\"20120911\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20120914_6UncomfortableQuestionsITTeamsShouldAsk_4G']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/european-technology\/4g-what-does-it-mean-for-business\/1205\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">4g: What does it mean for business?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAs 4G becomes more and more widespread, what affect does it have on your business?  The article lists some great points, but I\u2019d say the biggest benefit is this: Faster mobile web applications!  While native apps were generally considered faster than mobile web apps, that problem was largely caused by slow network speeds.  With the rise of 4G networks, mobile web application speed can actually be a benefit.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20120914_6UncomfortableQuestionsITTeamsShouldAsk_Visualization']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.information-management.com\/news\/Eight-Principles-of-Data-Visualization-10023032-1.html?zkPrintable=1&#038;nopagination=1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">8 principles of data visualization<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWhen someone asks for a report or a data visualization, what steps can you take to ensure that you give them what they\u2019re looking for?  This article gives some great tips, and really goes into detail on the topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on HTML mistakes, data visualization, and more. 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