Kicking Off a Month of Accessibility By Putting Ability First
For a few years now, Digital Echidna has put accessibility at the fore of everything it does. And with the Ability First Champion Awards less than a…
Weighing the Pros and Cons of AI-Generated Content
It’s a conversation that’s happening in real time. It’s a topic that’s on the lips – both real and virtual – of content creators and curators…
Being SMART About Networking Gets Results
Today Echidna’s director of development, Yan Zhang, and I are attending Western University’s Computer Science Breakfast. But we want to do more than…
Angular JS Adds Another Tool to the Developer’s Tool Belt
Yesterday’s tools need to update for tomorrow’s challenges. After all, you wouldn’t heat a modern home using only a flint and steel -- builders have…
Unwrapping Echidna’s Christmas Gifts
Over the next week or so, we'll be recapping the year that was, but today we wanted to extend our warmest wishes for the Christmas season. We are well…
Open Source, the Humanities, and the Future -- Part Three of Our Talk with Susan Brown
In parts one and two of our interview with CWRC project lead Susan Brown, we've talked about establishing the need for Islandora, and why the project…
A Day to Give Thanks and Reflect
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to stop, catch your breath, and take stock of where you are, where you've come from, and where you're going. We have…
Graduating Your College or University Website to Drupal 8
The question most struggle with as Drupal 7 reaches end of life is whether to move to Drupal 8 now, or wait and start fresh with Drupal 9…
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
When it comes to developing content for your business’ Web site, does sex matter to you? Should it? Only if you believe the hype. Before I go any…
Fonts, Colours Influence How Your Message is Perceived and Received
When it comes to finding the right font and colour palette for your brand the "i"s have it. And so do the "a"s, the "t"s, and the "z"s... It may seem…