Just a quick post today, folks. The city power company mailed us a fridge magnet with the phone number to call in the event of a power outage. If the lights have been on for awhile, and then go out—presumably because of a power outage—the magnet glows in the dark. Whoever thought of that is … Continue reading “Lights Out!”
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Sharing Images and Videos Isn’t Inclusive
A huge part of social media platforms is the ability to share images and videos. But I’ve yet to see one that takes people with visual impairments into account by enabling users to add alt tags and descriptions to multimedia assets. Let’s look at Twitter for a moment. People more and more are using using images and … Continue reading “Sharing Images and Videos Isn’t Inclusive”
Changing User Names
This is a call for developers and system designers to allow user names to change while maintaining the user’s account integrity. There are many instances where someone’s name might change, but issues seems to disproportionately affect women. At my work, when a woman gets married, her system login gets updated with her new last name. … Continue reading “Changing User Names”
Geocaching.com App Advanced Search
Geocaching is one of my hobbies and I usually cache with just my iPhone using the official Geocaching.com app. Most of the time, I’m searching by location (find nearest caches) or by a cache’s specific ID. But occasionally, I want to narrow the results using the app’s Advanced Search feature. One of the advanced options … Continue reading “Geocaching.com App Advanced Search”
Adding a Bookmark in Safari – Part 2
In Part 1, I explored how you add bookmarks in the Safari browser for desktop versus other browsers. Part 2 looks at adding a bookmark on the iPhone using Safari mobile. The desktop version of Safari uses a “plus” icon for adding bookmarks, an icon not found in the mobile interface. This left me wondering … Continue reading “Adding a Bookmark in Safari – Part 2”