The Third Degree: Web-Industry

Alphabet Soup: Understanding Accessibility [Part I] »

Head over to the WebLinc Blog for my latest blog post on accessibility - Alphabet Soup: Understanding Accessibility [ Part I ]. Part I of the series covers acronyms of the accessibility world - their meaning, importance, and how they apply to your web site. ... Read More »

Do Not Call At Work List »

Most people have had a Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com account at one point in our careers, so the idea of a staffing recruiter or head-hunter contacting you about a position (that most likely is not your speciality) isn't that foreign. But, over the past week I've been contacted by these people, not once, no... Read More »

User Experience Applications, Is There A Need? »

In a recent discussion with a few co-workers, I found myself thinking about User Experience, and if it would benefit to have an online application to store User Experience models and other UE information. I found myself wondering about the process and how other professionals tackle the task. Recently, during day one a... Read More »

One Week With The iPhone »

I know everyone says "they've been waiting a long time for the iPhone," but over the past 7 years I have avoided buying an iPod and avoided (as best as possible) upgrading to the latest mobile phone... Let me explain. In late 1999 / early 2000, I was working for Cingular and we heard rumors that Apple wa... Read More »

An Event Apart, Seattle 2007: Day One »

The event opened with a grandiose welcome from Mr. Jeffrey Zeldman, who went on to introduce Eric Meyer for his first topic, "Secrets of the CSS Jedi." Meyer went into reset styling techniques, default browser display differenc... Read More »

Off to An Event Apart Seattle »

Well, I'm attending An Event Apart Seattle , courtesy of the man , and I thought... Read More »

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The Third Degree is James Van Arsdale III's personal blog. Topics covered will range from web design and development techniques to rants about cabs hitting cyclists, and everything in-between. I encourage all to join in on the discussions, or contact me directly.