Technical (page 2)
The forced downgrade: going back to Visio for web prototyping
What happens when you have to drop your fancy prototyping software and go back to Office apps?
- Originally published: 8 Nov 2008 in Technical
CmapTools for concept mapping and OWL authoring
Working with the free software that’s nothing less than legal mind expansion!
- Originally published: 25 Apr 2008 in Technical
Dreamweaver CS3 crashes and won’t start up again
The world famous 8,192kb bug that crashed a million Dreamweavers. Probably.
- Originally published: 1 Feb 2008 in Technical
Accessibility may affect feasibility of Sharepoint intranet
Microsoft’s Office Sharepoint Server 2007 packs some cosmetic improvements to accessibility, but considerable development will be needed to resolve out-of-the-box problems.
- Originally published: 22 Oct 2007 in Technical
Good online editorial design
A quick look at three essentials of online editorial design.
- Originally published: 4 Apr 2007 in Technical
Accessibility row over Better Connected 2007
A “pass or fail” culture dominates the latest quantitative study on public sector web accessibility.
- Originally published: 27 Mar 2007 in Technical
Accessibility and web applications
A vogueish tidal wave of asynchronous interaction could be a bit of a worry for web accessibility.
- Originally published: 21 Sep 2006 in Technical
Human analogies and UI: the literal approach
Designers generally accept the HCI suggestion that human analogies can be useful in creating effective UI solutions. This is especially important when looking at graphical data overviews, or ‘dashboards’. Using a human analogy in UI design is to cross the bridge between two and three dimensions. We only need to look at icons to see …
- Originally published: 29 Jun 2006 in Technical
Languages and the public sector
Is there a duty for UK public sector organisations to publish web content in foreign languages?
- Originally published: 31 May 2006 in Technical
WCAG 2.0: clear as mud?
The current draft of the long-awaited WCAG2.0 is going down like a lead balloon in some quarters.
- Originally published: 23 May 2006 in Technical
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
A bit of Crupet
Looking for a way to enjoy the rest of the summer after our holiday, we began our Belgian weekend walking adventures here.
- Originally published: 17 Aug 2009 in Walking
Brokeback Mountain
Known as the greatest script never to be greenlighted, Brokeback finally got made and it’s not a bad effort.
- Originally published: 25 Mar 2007 in Film
Pajottenland
While Flemish towns retain a certain unchangeable character, the Flemish weather does not.
- Originally published: 29 Nov 2009 in Walking
Maisons de maître (and other buildings)
Whilst in between jobs after moving to Brussels, I took time to learn the communes and enjoy the architecture.
- Originally published: 16 Jun 2008 in Relocation
Cantillon Brewery
Many visitors to Belgium don’t like gueuze. But like the cobwebs down at Cantillon Brewery, given time it will grow on you.
- Originally published: 30 Jul 2008 in Europe
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.