All posts by AlastairC

WCAG 2 – relative units

I know, it's late. Very late. However, given the speed the process seems to work at, hopefully not too late. I added a comment to the WCAG 2 official list over the main missing item from my point of view: relative units.

Proprietary software and OS choice

One of my favourite podcasts is LUGradio, one of their priorities is that any software they use should be open source. I am more worried about open formats, and posts from Mark Pilgrim and Tim Bray spurred me into planning a change of Operating System...

The four levels of PDF accessibility

Portable Document Format (PDF) accessibllity is not a new topic, it is well understood and explained by certain experts. However, the implications are universally unknown by organisations.

Firefox 2 beta released

Since November 2004 when Firefox 1.0 was release, it has become the main 'other' browser, stinging Microsoft into updating Internet Explorer. I try out the new version, running several installs separately so as not to ruin my current set up.

Online passport applications – not ready

The short story is that you shouldn't use the uk online passport application unless you have no time constraints. The slightly longer story vents about government IT projects, and praises the Opera mini which was (mostly) used to write this post.

Net neutrality under threat?

You have to worry when Tim Berners-Lee says things like:

Let’s see whether the United States is capable as acting according to its important values, or whether it is, as so many people are saying, run by the misguided short-term interested of large corporations.

Part of me thinks: will …

Tesco access updated – and criticised

Tesco have come under fire for their re-launched access site (combined with the main site, but with a preference to switch to a frames and image-free version). Perhaps I was biased by reading one point of view first, but it seemed like the radio equivalent of a mugging!