Measuring UX for Higher Ed Websites
Higher education institutions are a business just like any other. Each institution competes against the others in its category to sell education to…
How to Avoid Any Post-Launch Jitters with a Support Agreement
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been Digital Echidna’s support manager and have worked with a large number of clients as part of their post-launch…
Celebrating A New Way to Work on Labour Day
You may not know that Labour Day is a Canadian-derived holiday. Sure, the U.S. made it an official holiday in 1892, while Canada took a couple more…
What's the Deal with Mega Navs?
When you want to pack a lot of content in a prominent place on your site, Mega Navs often seem like the ideal solution. But before you make that…
My Card Says Plumber, But I Am a Doctor on the Weekend ...
Most people would not hire a plumber to perform a surgical procedure, yet it seems that many people would hire their plumber to do their website. I…
Why Your On-Site Twitter Feed Should Fly Away
There’s a great site out there that answers the question of whether you should have a carousel or slider on your homepage . I should probably do one…
Me Comprenez-Vous? AODA in French
I have spent the last few days preparing for and enrolling in French as a Second Language classes in a local community college. In addition to…
How to satisfy users and internal stakeholders
One of the biggest challenges we face in projects is balancing the needs of the users with those of internal stakeholders. In an ideal world, we’d…
How To Ace Your Drupal Certification Exam
The Drupal community is large and diverse. There are many ways to get involved, but I’d like to talk to you about becoming certified. A great choice…
AODA - Less Confusion, More Community
Twelve years in and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act still serves to confuse and confound many people. Where do I start? Will I be…