From experience of past projects Web Accessibility is often considered to late in the development process.  In most cases the client or owner usually signs off the project on the visual design.  They are excited to see their idea becoming a reality and never consider the unpinning technologies used. Its not ... Read Full Story

WebAnywhere is a new screen reader (text-to-speech software) on the horizon. Available May 2008, this screen reader will be free. Like the name it can be accessed on any PC meaning it will provide more freedom and access to information for people who depend on such software. All ... Read Full Story

You could be forgiven if your initial answer to that question is Dialup, Broadband or Mobile. For most, its a case of simply "turn it on", but for others its more that than. I've heard people say "the Web is my lively-hood". But, for some, reliance on the Web is much ... Read Full Story

I picked up a post about search on GIGAOM, which helps me to demonstrate why I think Content Labels is the way forward, to help enable Trust in search results. I have lifted some of the post published on GIAGAOM and included their opinion at the bottom as a separate ... Read Full Story

I recently solicited your help with the renaming of our browser extension as Search Thresher is too much of a mouthful. 88 comments and dozens of suggestions later and we still didn't manage to choose a winning name. I'm sorry (really I am) to say that nobody has won the ... Read Full Story

Do you have a Web site which is compliant with the W3C's Web Content Accessiblity Guidelines? If so, you may be interested to see if your site is going to require any additional work in order to make it mobile friendly or, as the W3C calls it Mobile OK. The ... Read Full Story

We’re changing the name of our Firefox extension and we’d like to solicit your help in return for the opportunity to feel good and win an iPod Touch at the same time. The current working name is ‘Search Thresher’ which I’m sure you’ll agree, is too much of a mouthful. In ... Read Full Story

Download the video now so you can view it on your iPod(65.2 MB) Since the BIMA Awards were first introduced in 1984, they have undergone continuous development and always strived to encompass the constant changes within the interactive industry. BIMA has never shrunk from its responsibility to reflect the very highest standards ... Read Full Story

Yesterday afternoon the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released the first public working draft of the HTML 5.0 specification. The official press release can be found here. Its taken 11 months since work began on HTML 5.0 for this first public working draft to get released. A pretty impressive ... Read Full Story

The killing of a Chinese blogger has sparked outrage in China, with thousands expressing outrage in Chinese Internet chat rooms, often the only outlet for public criticism of the government. The incident has also alarmed advocates of press freedom, who say municipal authorities had no right to attack a man for ... Read Full Story