The Accessible Video Interface Notes and resources for presentation at the 2009 eLearning  in Portland, OR. The age of video on the Web is here! Both content creators and users have high expectations and you may become caught in the middle. Learn how to create an accessible media interface that will allow your institution to […]

By the time I arrived at the Flag Point fire tower, the two old batteries in my camera were already dead. Since I had a lot of free time the next day, I decided to see if I could MacGyver a new one. You see, The camera takes 8.4 volts and I had 2 packs […]

On Friday, the four of us (Porch, Bomber, Sam and I) met up at 5am and drove to the other side of Mt. Hood.  I had rented the Flag Point fire tower for 3 days. Reservations for this and other cool locations can be made on Recreation.gov. On the way we stopped in Hood River […]

OK – this has me entranced… From stark-effect.com/mit.html: “If that user also happens to be running a file-sharing program (WinMX, Audiognome, Kazaa, etc.), and shares the directory in which the mic in track is stored, then these personal recordings can be easily downloaded from the user’s computer. The vast majority of them are either silent […]

It has been a while since I did any woodworking. This weekend I decided to carve a special spoon/paddle used to stir the boiling wort when making homebrew. Most people refer to this utensil as a “mash rake”. I prefer the term “spurdle”. It is made from a Brazilian tigerwood board that my brother salvaged. […]

I just noticed that one of the local Portland, OR restaurants was featured on the FailBlog. It used to be located downtown, but now it is on 82nd across the street from our SE Center.

Finally completed the disassembly of Sam’s R80/7. Just wanted to post a photo.

Also know as the Lord Of The Rings marathon. Showed up at 9am for a lite breakfast before waiting in line. Then movie 1 (extended version). Spent some time exploring the building. Then movie 2 (super extended version). A costume contest. Then movie 3 ( ultra uber super extended version). Cigar bar, bluegrass and a […]

Just stumbled across this great “client-focused copy style guide“. My Favorite “Do not type words in all uppercase letters. Just don’t. All uppercase words are bad for accessibility (a screen-reader reads each letter separately, not as a word) and are harder to read. They look, well, just plain unprofessional too.” Though… I think that in […]

My parents are suckers for strays and currently have two large dogs from the pound (Oregon Human Society). “Mabel” and “Indigo” are both are beautiful and unusual beasts. The former is a brindled mutt – probably with Plott Hound and/or Blackmouth Cur origins. The latter is a Catahoula Leopard Dog. It is Indie that became […]