Blue Beanie Day at Digital Echidna
Digital Echidna is proud to support the seventh annual Blue Beanie Day – an event intended to show support of web standards, which is officially…
Don't Just Aggregate, Curate and Add Value
I was reading a few blog posts recently and something struck me as odd. I couldn't put my finger on why they rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, they…
Messaging Lessons from the Fringes
Time is always of the essence -- so don't forget the essentials. Last night, I attended the London Fringe Festival Showcase. In a case of art…
Is Wolfram|Alpha a Better Way to Search?
This week marks the launch of Wolfram|Alpha, which claims to be an intelligent search engine. Actually Wolfram|Alpha does not use the term "search…
The importance of human accessibility testing
It’s one thing to design with end users in mind. It’s equally important to ensure that all your primary audience has equitable access to that content…
Can You Get Steak ... at a Hamburger Price?
Clearly there is a difference in value between a steak and a hamburger - but if you only have a hamburger budget - what do you do?. In the web…
Damage Control 101 - What to Do
As much as it irks public relations types, you can't control the story. And the tighter you squeeze, the more slips out between your fingers. No…
Getting a Move On With Accessible Spaces
Our recent move has highlighted for me the benefits of accessible spaces, and the added benefits of thinking accessible, that make a new space a…
A Halloween Primer on How to Avoid Resurrecting the Ghosts of Social Media Nightmares Past
It's Halloween. A night when all manner of creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize your neighbourhood. It's a night when ghouls and ghosts…
Deeper Dive Into Node.js: Part Two
The second part in a two-part series about Node.js. In part one I covered the structure of Node.js library and talked a bit about modules. Today, I…