So the young are jumping off social networking sites as fast as they jumped on? And why this reverse phenomenon? Because their parents and teachers are storming on there in droves. Reconnecting with lost friends and lovers, having affairs, breaking up marriages, but worse, throwing sheep at their own kids.
I speak from that parental generation … Read more about ‘BC: Before Cyberworld’
I’ve been following ‘British Hacker’ Gary McKinnon’s story in the press for a long time. Today I hear that he is one step closer to being extradited to the US to face charges of breaking into US military and Nasa computers. What is particular about this case is that Mr McKinnon has Asperger’s and admits … Read more about ‘Disabilities: to harness or to punish?’
I spotted this at the bottom of an email newsletter telling me about the launch of Be’s new look website:
P.S. We’ve not designed this to work fantastically in IE6 because it’s really old and, well, we’re all about the future. So, if you’re on IE6 please upgrade to IE7 or IE8 or even Firefox. Sorry … Read more about ‘Be’s new IE6-unfriendly launch’
As someone interested in usability testing for disabled users I’m always on the lookout for information about the general characteristics of different types of disability be it physical or cognitive. However this usually means a list of limitations. So it’s refreshing when I hear the championing of disabled people’s capabilities every now and again.
This morning … Read more about ‘Turning disabilities into abilities’
