Tag: Internet
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 answered …
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 leave …
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
First, there was panic over students using the World Wide Web to cheat on their essays.
Then it was revealed that CIA employees had been doctoring Wikipedia articles on the subject of such public menaces as President Ahmadinejad and Oprah Winfrey.
The Internet and Hard Fact have always enjoyed a difficult relationship. Sometimes the truths were held …
Accessibility row over Better Connected 2007
A very public row broke out recently over a report concerning the results of a survey published by Socitm entitled Better Connected 2007, which surveyed the level of accessibility of 544 local authority websites.
The brouhaha centred upon the methods employed by Socitm to generate metrics amounting to a thumbs up or down.
The ink on the …
Out of touch
About eight years ago when I was still a student, I visited New York and Washington DC. Washington is home to many of the United States’ government agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose headquarters I toured like a good little tourist.
As well as the historical and scientific elements and the obligatory firearms display, …
Flash is 10
Flash is ten years old, as the BBC reports, and for any Internet technology still around after a decade that’s a considerable achievement.
When I started out in web design, it was almost the only medium I worked in, reflecting the tastes of the time. That was before the Flash backlash, led by the arch-headline-grabber himself …
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 in Jersey …
Accessibility and web applications
What AJAX isn’t, in this context
Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a significant leap forward in computing technologies and on one side of the coin, for the first time the Internet looks capable of delivering on the promise it showed a decade ago.
The flipside is that, during this time, the detritus of the …
Only on the Internet
Some things just wouldn’t work offline, would they?
Wikipedia would be no different to the Encyclopedia Britannica (actually without the key differentiator of connectivity, Wikipedia would have little going for it, if Britannica is to be believed).
Or why not imagine a Faceparty where you’re the only guest? MySpace where yours is the only profile, yours the …
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Mullerthal and Echternach
As part of a weekend trip to Luxembourg in which we visited the capital, we headed first for the pleasant town of Echternach, home of the famous monastery. Towards the end of what …
- Originally published: 21 Sep 2009 in Walking
Legend on the prowl
Apparently, a black panther has been spotted stalking through the forest near Arlon. With this latest in a string of sightings, no-one yet seems capable of answering the forgotten question: just how on …
- Originally published: 5 Oct 2009 in Editorial
Bus 174 (Ônibus 174)
Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda Brazil, 2002 José Padilha’s enthralling documentary seems much shorter than its two and a half hours’ length. This is the direct result of presenting the material with artful care, …
- Originally published: 28 Mar 2007 in Film
Ourthe Valley
When daylight started to fade, the bright autumn colours that had dazzled us throughout the day now deepened quite suddenly. The sun fell behind the steep valley side leaving us only greys …
- Originally published: 1 Nov 2009 in Walking
The Maltese Falcon
Director: John Huston United States, 1941 Huston’s directorial debut is a detective story about the pursuit of the titular avian, a priceless ornament whose origins are engagingly described by Sydney Greenstreet’s portly treasure hunter. …
- Originally published: 29 May 2007 in Film
Who is that guy?
Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.