The Thoughts and Ramblings of Steve

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  • Skype for OSX keyboard shortcuts

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    Now that Windows Live Messenger has essentially been swallowed up by Skype, I find myself suddenly a lot more interested in how I might more efficiently and effectively use the official Skype client. I was very surprised when the official Skype account on Twitter replied with this very handy list of Skype for OSX keyboard…

  • Accepting physical credit card payments, the accessible PayPal solution

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    For many small businesses, the inaccessibility of payment solutions have often posed barriers to accepting physical credit card payments. More recently, services such as Squared and PayPal have entered the arena with solutions that provide small businesses and individuals the ability to accept physical credit cards using a small device connected to an OS or…

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    tumblr_kxn2scNlk61qzoykb Can you hear me now? I’m posting this file to complement my earlier post concerning the accessibility of Tumblr’s embedded media player. If you’re able to hear this, please let me know which screen reader/OS combo you’re using?

  • First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

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    First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard It’s great to see that advances are being made in terms of VoiceOver accessibility. Cudos to those making it happen. 🙂

  • Please help improve Tumblr accessibility

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    I sent the following Email to Tumblr’s support address, and would appreciate if others would do something similar. Although not unique, Tumblr uses a flash-based player when playing uploaded audio and video content, a player which for many is completely inaccessible. Currently, Tumblr does not provide any download, or play links in standard HTML format.…