Writing, teaching and consulting for a safe, compassionate internet. Explaining risks and opportunities of digital so people can make better choices for themselves and for the wellbeing of others.
accessibility
It has become increasingly popular to make use of a Captcha in online web forms where registration and payment processes are required. This is what it looks like over at MSN Passport: A Captcha is an image depicting letters and number that the user is asked to type in a
design
#content_begin (If you have the Flash 6 player and JavaScript enabled, you will see a slideshow of flowers instead of a single image above.) This example shows how Flash content should be embedded in a web page in a way that promotes accessibility as well as searchability. Invisible jump
writing
Web editors can be anything from journalists to Web designers and communications professionals. They all have one thing in common; they have the power to determine the content of a Web site. This power allows them to cover the Web site with wordy texts, mixing terms like strategic platform and
publications
Sometimes passion tears my mind and rain falls from my eyes, and lightning arrows strike me blind when red runs through my skies. Human burning need cuts through my voice in strangled noise and tells me now to bleed. Instead of doing what it asks, and screaming my child’s
publications
During the summer of 1993 I wrote the novel Little Bossman. Almost 16 years later; on March 19, 2009, I licensed the book under a Creative Commons license and made it freely available for distribution on The Pirate Bay. You can also download the PDF below. * Torrent for Little Bossman
design
🍎This is a sample from the 1993 novel Little Bossman. Download the book for free. I sit up in bed and hear the sound of my own voice. ”…so leave a message whenever you think it’s time to leave a message, or if you don’t want to, don’
design
🍎This is a sample from the 1993 novel Little Bossman. Download the book for free. I’m dreaming. I’m standing at the edge of a garden, holding a sparkly cocktail glass with a yellow liquid. I down it in a gulp and look towards the sound of the recurring
design
🍎This is a sample from the 1993 novel Little Bossman. Download the book for free. ”What you do is, you shoot them down, one by one.” He lifts his right hand and points a chubby finger at the table, firing slow-motion shots at each of the three empty wine-glasses, his
webworries
October 20, 1999 Have you ever been in a meeting (this is a rhetorical question, yes), listened to several participants go on and on for a length of time about something that seems very dear to them… and asked yourself: ”Why in the name of Jack-and-the beanstalk are they telling
webworries
June 20, 1999 DO YOU SPEND TIME spontaneously chatting with coworkers in the hallways, by the coffee machine, or after meetings? How often do you feel that these chats lead to new knowledge, new ideas and new ways of thinking that benefit the way you work? In my case, it’
webworries
June 7, 1999 YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE how often over the past month I’ve heard the words: “I’m a bit stressed, could we do it some other time?” It’s almost as if stress is a new buzzword. And I’m also noticing it on all my mailing
design
September 23, 1999 I HAVE AN acquaintance who in his resume once wrote that he was experienced within the fields of CGI, Perl, SQL, SSI, CSS and TLA. The people who hired him never asked him about any of the abbreviations and perhaps they merely regarded TLA as a valuable