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Divergent accessibility standards

Are federal and state governments on different tracks when it comes to implementing web accessibility standards? On his Vox Populus blog, Mark Headd notes that federal law sets accessibility standards for federal agencies but it's not clear whether the rules also apply to state governments. New York, among other states,...

Tags: standards, accessibility standard

Blog posts 2005-08-02

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webEdition CMS 6.0.0.7b3 (Mac)

Modular, flexible and based on standard technologies. Successful: webEdition has been sold over 50,000 times. Easy on your budget: webEdition is now available as Open Source Standard conformity: webEdition is based on the standard technologies PHP and MySQL and is instantly usable with most providers. User friendly: Easy installation and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Business Structures, Open Source, Human Resources, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-14

Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility

Intel announced an innovative e-reader today that wants nothing to do with being a Kindle-killer. This e-reader, in fact, arguably has more educational implications than the current generation of e-readers. Intel's product, demonstrated below, is designed to turn written text into spoken words and can convert either text...

Tags: E-reader, Processor, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-10

2010 Infiniti QX56

Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...

Tags: Infiniti QX56

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video Tour

Another videoThere's another video on a blog at http://chromeos-blog.com that also shows the browser. It's 3 mins.RE: Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video TourWith Google in the fight against MS over MS tyingbundling their browser to their OS, can someone explain to me why its ok for Google to make...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Chrome, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Google Wave: Begging for a classrom

Using Wave to interconnect academic institutionsI think, the first large-scale Wave deployment should be used to interconnect all academic institutions around the world.This would be attractive because:1. younger generations are very adaptable, to new technology.2. there is a great deal of collaboration, in the academic world.3. technical glitches are likely...

Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Google Inc., classrom, IRC

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

The Open College Textbook Act of 2009

ProfsWhat will the profs who force everyone to buy the latest edition of their own $125 textbook do now?Probably still the same thing.RE: The Open College Textbook Act of 2009You do know that this act will severely curtail the research that could lead to new curricula and textbooks?Why? It's because...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, textbook, Open College Textbook Act

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

A Performance Study of Reactive Multicast Routing Protocols in Virtual Class Room Using Mobile Ad Hoc Network

A great deal of excitement has recently propelled Mobile Learning to the forefront of educational technology. The exponential growth of mobile technology in the recent years, increase in the availability of high-bandwidth network, advances in wireless technologies and popularity of handheld devices, have opened up new accessibility opportunities for education....

Tags: Performance, Mobile, Routing Protocol, Science Publications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

White papers 2009-09-29

The American Textbook Accessibility Act

The American Textbook Accessibility ActChris, you're dreamingThe only way this is going to get a Federal charter is if someone with enough muscle gets to skim rents.None of the players have enough concentrated political pull to overcome the others who would gang up to block the monopoly play, so it's...

Tags: Vertical industries, American Textbook Accessibility Act, government

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

The American Textbook Accessibility Act

Yesterday, I posted some thoughts about Arizona State University's use of the Kindle in a pilot program and the heat the school was taking over the inability of blind students to use the devices. While the controversy seemed overblown to me, it sparked an interesting conversation with fellow blogger,...

Tags: Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Government, E-books, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), XML, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Anyone care to publish some textbooks on Scribd?

Anyone care to publish some textbooks on Scribd?OnLine Learning is good for everyone.Excellent article, and great ideas. Anything that provides access to educational resources at reduced or low cost, and makes those resources more readily available is a good thing. Have you checked out academicearth.org, or MIT's online coursework?What...

Tags: Desktops, Scribd, textbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

WWDC 2009 live

It's that time again: the annual Apple World Wide Developer's Conference and its highly anticipated keynote address. Phil Schiller ran the show this year, and while he's no Steve Jobs most observers agree that he did a pretty good job. Highlights include a revamping of the MacBook Pro line, the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Video, Scott Forstall, iPhone OS 3.0, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-06-08

AT&T's iPhone vs. Pre comparison chart

AT&T's iPhone vs. Pre comparison chartIt's more about the service than the phone.Obviously not everyone agrees, but for me then it's more about the service than the phone. I want an iPhone pretty badly but since ATT sucks then I'm all for the Pre. Not because the Pre is some...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, Pre, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Kensington SlimBlade Trackball - trackball

While mainstream users have long since traded the trackball for standard move-and-click mice, it still remains a viable option for computer jockeys who suffer from carpal tunnel or other physical ailments. Whereas standard mice force your wrist and forearm into an unnatural position, a trackball allows your arm to stay...

Tags: Mice, Kensington, trackball, mouse, SlimBlade Trackball, Kensington SlimBlade Trackball

Product reviews 2009-04-14

Blue Microphones Mikey

Microphone accessories for the Apple iPod come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from miniature mono microphones to full-fledged mobile recording rigs. If your needs are somewhere between voice memos and professional audio, the Blue Microphones Mikey ($80) fills the gap nicely by offering a surprising level of recording quality...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Mikey, microphone, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-04-09

HP Report: Good Performance on Sustainability (but dinged by Greenpeace)

HP released their 2008 sustainability report today and again, unsurprisingly, it's a deeply impressive effort. HP has pushed the boat out with substantive improvement in the quality of the disclosure as well the accessibility of the report which has been much enhanced with the use of interactive dashboards. I'm finding...

Tags: Sustainability, Greenpeace, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Commitment, Goal, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Adobe Dreamweaver trial CS4 (Mac)

The striking new user interface of Dreamweaver CS4 is both an aesthetic pleasure and highly efficient. Web professionals of every stripe will find a workspace arrangement to fit their style, or they can customize their own. The revised user interface shares a uniform look and overall functionality with other key...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Apple Macintosh, Macromedia Dreamweaver, JavaScript, Channel Management, CSS, Marketing, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-01-30

CES 2009: Westinghouse's new 120HZ 1080p LCD HDTVs, LCD monitors [day 3]

Westinghouse Digital gets a bit of the short stick at CES, stuck in the shadow of such high-profile HDTV manufacturers such as Panasonic, Sony and Samsung. Still, the company's got some new HDTVs (that, fingers crossed, I'll be able to play with tomorrow), as well as new LCD displays from...

Tags: Monitor, LCD Monitor, HDTV, Pricing Strategy, LCD, 1080p, Westinghouse Digital, TX-42F970Z, Pricing Info, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Apple's touch ecosystem taking off (and it may be more than fun and games)

Apple's touch ecosystem taking off and it may be more than fun and gamesCharts and report data have a flaw in sector definition of Touch EcosystemI see that report data for the Education sector is not in a Top rank. Your source may forget about the existing Educational Touch...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Game players, Operating systems, Monitors & displays, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, phone, game

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

CSE HTML Validator Standard 9.0 (Windows)

CSE HTML Validator for Microsoft Windows is a powerful, easy to use, user configurable, and all-in-one HTML, XHTML, CSS, link, spelling, and accessibility checker. CSE HTML Validator helps eliminate website problems that cause visitors to leave your website. It increases your productivity and saves you time and money. Unlike many...

Tags: HTML, Web Site, AI Internet Solutions, CSS, Xhtml, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-06