Accessibility archive
How to improve your podcasts and videblogs
2005-05-09 15:56
- I don’t listen to podcasts. I am not about to start listening to them.
- I don’t watch videoblogs. I am not about to start watching them.
- I don’t create videoblogs or podcasts. I am not going to be doing them either. Not in the near future, or not-so-near future.
I am however, going to give you specific advice on how you, as a videoblogger and podcaster can make your Internet broadcasts a lot better.
Why I hate sIFR
2005-04-29 10:19
There is no way to be polite about this, so I’m not even going to try: I hate sIFR with a passion, and I think it should die.
I know that it probably gives some designers orgasms, I know that these designers care about typography. I know that you think sIFR is accessible. I’ve got a surprise for you: It’s not. Some of you may also think that it offers usability improvements. Another surprise: It doesn’t.
User Javascript changing moronic attitude ;-)
2005-04-01 13:47
Link: User Javascript changing moronic attitude ;-)
A script to change Ben Goodger’s moronic “upgrade your browser” message to something better.
Browser sniffing: How to embarass yourself
2004-11-09 09:14
Next time I’m getting hardware, there’s a significant chance that it’ll be Apple hardware. So, I do check out OS X software.
What I won’t be getting when I get Apple hardware is Delicious Library (found via Simon Willison’s Blogmarks) because I have made a choice of browser that’s different from theirs.
A solution for blog spam?
2004-09-06 14:40
I am currently planning my own CMS geared toward blogging, since I either just don’t like the CMSes I’ve reviewed, or they have a license that is incompatible with my needs.
Don't smoke Verdana!
2004-01-11 19:05 – 28 comments
Verdana is very popular at "the I-can-read-4px-fonts school of webdesigners". That is because Verdana is pretty, and it's legible even at fairly small sizes. Still, I hate it, and you should avoid it. Here are screenshots to show why.
First Commandment - Don't click here!
2003-11-10 20:51 – One comment
"Click here" is the worst link text possible
When redesigns fail
2003-11-02 15:42 – Two comments
Review of the quite shocking Dive Into Mark layout
Structural markup = Google power
2003-08-22 12:05 – One comment
Creating Web sites with semantic markup with solid structures is rewarded by search engines.
Accesskeys needs replacing
2003-06-17 00:23 – Two comments
Accesskeys is a fundamentally flawed mechanism, since it promotes device dependability. We need other access mechanisms.
Usability News
2003-06-13 23:53 – One comment
Usability News is an excellent online usability resource.
Hitting the fan
2003-03-09 19:13 – One comment
High-resolution displays are eventually going to force clueless web designers to create fluid layouts instead of being pixel terrorists.
Silently singing a song of accessibility
2003-01-31 23:36 – Leave a comment
Deaf man silently singing a song of accessibility