I’ve had a Fitbit Zip for almost three years and I use the iOS app to sync the data from it. This app lets you track exercise that wasn’t captured in full by the step counter. I use this to add info about weight training and aerobics at the gym. The active minutes, steps, and distance often do not … Continue reading “Fitbit Exercise Tracking is Confusing”
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Three years later, iTunes still sucks
Last month, writer Amy X. Wang wrote a spot-on article outlining many of the issues that still plague iTunes even 13 years after it first launched. I have avoided using iTunes at all, and only when necessary to sync or do a backup to my computer instead of iCloud. It’s been at least three years … Continue reading “Three years later, iTunes still sucks”
Why are some toilets still inaccessible?
The other day, I was in an older office building, definitely pre-ADA (1990). I went into the bathroom and saw an interesting and flawed attempt to retrofit it for accessibility. The bathroom has two regular-sized stalls with openings I estimated to be about 30″ wide. In order to accommodate a wheelchair, someone just added a … Continue reading “Why are some toilets still inaccessible?”
Audio Descriptions on Netflix
For the first time last night, I stumbled across a Netflix movie offering audio description in addition to subtitles. According to The Audio Description Project Audio Description involves the accessibility of the visual images of theater, television, movies, and other art forms for people who are blind, have low vision, or who are otherwise visually impaired. It … Continue reading “Audio Descriptions on Netflix”
Registering a Product Shouldn’t be this Hard
When I bought a new dishwasher recently, I went online to register it with Frigidaire in case I needed to use the warranty. My immediate reaction was, is this something I have to print out and mail in? This form suffers from a lot of problems including Unclear form fields because they aren’t boxes, just underlines; … Continue reading “Registering a Product Shouldn’t be this Hard”