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I really thought web development had moved on from this sort of thing…

August 24, 2004

I was told to use IE when trying to visit a govt website today. Firefox and Safari users are told to use IE instead.

A colleague questioned the site’s creators on this method and was told due to accessibility reasons it was best to use IE. Isn’t that sort of philosophy completely against the entire notion of accessibility? Since when did accessibility mean using only one browser and since when was IE considered an accessible browser?

It is good code and good design that ensures a site is accessible not what browser you use!

Filed under Accessibility

A Web Standards Checklist

August 23, 2004

Nobody is calling it a “definitive guide” but MaxDesign’s checklist is an excellent starting point.

Filed under HTML/CSS

Random articles

Software that makes my life easier

February 5, 2005

In the last few months I have come across some nice pieces of software that have made my life just that little bit easier. I might as well share them.

Quicksilver : You will hardly ever use the dock on OSX again
Synergy: OSX and XP become one… sort of
Synergy: Not the same as above. iTunes plugin [...]

Why can’t we vote in elections online?

November 27, 2006

Last weekend myself and around 4,000,000 other Victorians who are eligible to vote made our way to 100s of polling stations around the state. We were deciding who should rule.
We waited patiently in line and dodged the stares of the party faithful handing out how to vote cards. Our names were ticked off, we numbered [...]

WE04 Conference in Sydney - Day two and beyond

October 9, 2004

Day Three
Wonder Woman was my tour guide for the day so we had breakfast in the Queen Victoria Building before heading to have a look at the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. The weather was cloudy but it did not take too long for the sun to come out which made the day considerably warmer. [...]