Tag: Internet
Net neutrality: the Google-Verizon proposal versus freedom and choice
Notes on the recent Google-Verizon proposals for safeguarding net neutrality.
Typekit: when will web fonts flow freely?
Proper font embedding in a browser is long overdue. We’ve had to put up with the same old Arial, Verdana, Georgia, Helvetica, Times New Roman for years. Now that browsers have to some extent caught up with the rest of us, thanks in no small part to a bit of healthy competition, Typekit has finally …
Minty fresh Linux
This is my first proper evening on Linux. Last night I had the impulse at about 23:30 to install Linux Mint and I’m only now starting to use it. After Partition Magic almost destroyed my Windows partition, I had to run a chkdisk to recover it, but all is well and I find I can …
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.
(Mis)information society
What’s the real truth and does it matter? Doctoring Wikipedia articles and scamming the gullible is all the rage these days.
Accessibility row over Better Connected 2007
A “pass or fail” culture dominates the latest quantitative study on public sector web accessibility.
Out of touch
When it comes to the Internet, crime does pay. Shame so few of our public sector institutions understand it.
Enough already!
When Jade Goody goes off-message, isn’t it time to think about the price of celebrity?
Flash is 10
Love it or hate it, after a decade of design Flash is still with us and with impressive video support, it’s still relevant.
WFMU show confirmed
Update: show now goes out Sat 16th Dec I have recorded an hour-long show for the great freeform radio station WFMU. The broadcast is scheduled for Saturday 16th December at 14:00 here in the United Kingdom (09:00 locally). WFMU is a non-commercial radio station entirely funded by listeners. It broadcasts as WFMU at 91.1 FM …
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Warche and Warenne
A quiet corner of the Belgian Ardennes, the Warche-Warenne valley is just east of Malmedy. Highlights on this walk included the beautifully restored Château Reinhardstein (originally dates from 1354), long riverside sections …
- Originally published: 23 Aug 2009 in Walking
Audition
Director: Takashi Miike Japan, 1999 I have to admit, just being aware of this film’s reputation is a good reason to skip it, because with even a milligram of prior knowledge this …
- Originally published: 11 Jan 2007 in Film
Sharm El Sheikh
A second trip to Egypt and a busier time of it this year as we packed in a few visits. …
- Originally published: 17 Oct 2006 in Middle East
De Faluintjes
Hopfields, woodlands and wide meadows mark the countryside around the Abdij Affligem. …
- Originally published: 25 Oct 2009 in Walking
(Mis)information society
What's the real truth and does it matter? Doctoring Wikipedia articles and scamming the gullible is all the rage these days. …
- Originally published: 30 Sep 2007 in Editorial
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Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not the Princeton curator, the US senatorial candidate, the Kentuckian pastor or the journalist from Arizona. In fact, I work as a consultant 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 Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Ellezelloise Hercule.