The Thoughts and Ramblings of Steve

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  • The web accessibility basics – Marco’s Accessibility Blog

    If you’re not familiar with Marco Zehe, you definitely should be. Marco, @MarcoInEnglish on Twitter, has done an incredible amount to ensure that Mozilla products and services are accessible. In whatever free time he has left over from that, he writes an informative blog often discussing the challenges faced in accessibility. In his most recent post, he discusses the basic things that all web developers should know when it comes to accessibility. Even if you’re not a developer, this is worth a read as it may provide you with terminology and a resource should you ever be in contact with one.

    I’ve been asked again and again over the years what the absolute basics of web accessibility are. And while I always thought that it is not so difficult to find resources about these basics, …

    Source: The web accessibility basics – Marco’s Accessibility Blog

  • Testing the Mobile Podcaster app

    In this brief recording, I test an app, Mobile Podcaster which allows one to record a podcast episode directly on an iOS device, specify a description and publish. Since the app hasn’t been updated since 2013, I’m not sure if it’ll even work. With fingers crossed, I shall hit the botton to bublish and see what happens.

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  • Review: One for the Money

    One for the Money
    One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
    My rating: 5 of 5 stars

    Light-hearted and extremely humorous, this book about a female bounty hunter who is successful more by luck than skill had me chuckling right from page one. I’m now on the 16TH book in the series and am loving it just as much as I did the first. If you want light-hearted and humorous suspense, this series is for you.

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  • Looking for accessibility resources on the Apple Watch? David Woodbridge has you covered

    Like many, I had so many questions about the Apple Watch: what would its accessibility be like? Could we actually use all the watch’s features? And most important to me anyway, what’d it sound like? David Woodbridge has been tirelessly blogging about his experience with the Apple Watch in addition to having created a fantastic series of podcasts detailing just about every watch feature using VoiceOver. In addition, David has done a fantastic job showcasing various applications that he has found accessible, or problematic. Fortunately for the world, David has consolidated all of this into a blog making it easy to find these invaluable resources in one place. If you’re thinking of purchasing the Apple Watch, or if you’re just curious about it, David’s blog is a must-read.

    http://davidwoodbridge.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/my-time-with-apple-watch.html

  • Audio posts now fixed

    if you have recently tried to listen to any of my audio posts, you may have had trouble finding the links to play or download the audio. Apparently I broke something when implementing a new theme, however, I was able to fix it earlier this evening. Anyway, I’m sorry for any trouble anyone might have encountered. Hopefully, everything is working out as it should.

  • Wow, can I really post via MS Word?

    As I gear up to begin writing new content on my blog, I’ve been looking at accessible tools that I might use to make the entire writing/editing/publishing process just a bit easier. Back when I was primarily a Mac user, I fell in love with MarsEdit, an absolutely fantastic application that made writing and publishing an absolute joy. Alas, I have yet to find an even remotely comparable solution on Windows.

     

    For years, I’ve heard that it’s possible to publish blog posts directly from Microsoft Word. Try though I might, however, I’ve never been able to get the Word solution working. I’m not sure if tonight’s attempt will be any different, but at least fields are showing up where they should be and wonder of wonders, nothing’s crashed yet. Still, as excited as I am about the possibility of being able to blog directly from Word, I’m curious what other solutions people out there might be using? Hopefully, fingers crossed, more content will be coming soon.

  • iPhone Tip: Quick Way to Enter VoiceOver Practice Mode

    And extremely useful tip that not many people seem to know about.

  • ALL Blind People should Have a Guide Dog

    I came across this extremely insightful post and thought I would reblog it. This is my first time reblogging anything, so honestly I have no idea if it will even work.

  • Review: Flashback

    Flashback
    Flashback by Dan Simmons
    My rating: 5 of 5 stars

    An absolutely incredible, yet sobering book, I could not put this down. Describing a futuristic world after the collapse of the United States and many other world powers, this book almost seems prophetic in its predictions. If you enjoy thrillers, sci-fi, political thrillers, action or books with insight, this is definitely a recommend.

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  • Review: The Martian

    The Martian
    The Martian by Andy Weir
    My rating: 5 of 5 stars

    I don’t think anyone really knows what life on Mars might be like, but this book gives us a glimpse into what seems like a very real possibility. Following the plite of an astronaut stranded on Mars during a mission, this book shows many of the challenges that must be overcome before missions to Mars could become a reality.

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