How Your English Teachers Negatively Impacted Your Web Experience Today
There’s writing. And then there’s writing for the web. While the foundations of each share identical roots, it’s in the application where they differ…
An Electrifying Transformation: OEB Goes Paperless with Digital First Strategy
Northern digitized the previously manual process for utility companies applying for licenses through the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). They accomplished this by building an online portal that streamlined workflows for applicants and administrators alike.
Ensuring Your Accordion Is In Tune With Your Audience, Content
I’m half French Canadian. I married into a family heavy on Newfoundlanders. And I work in the digital field, with a heavy focus on web design…
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…
Smart Date 3.0 - the Intelligent Choice for Better Integration, Better Admin Experience
This week brought a new, stable release for Smart Date 3.0.0. You're welcome to dig through the various Smart Date release notes to read up on all the…
The New Faces of Drupal: Theming with Sascha Eggenberger
Two of the strategic initiatives for Drupal 9 are theme related. This week brought us the first alpha release of Drupal 9.1, with Olivero included as…
The ROI of CSR is More than Dollars, it’s About a Sense of Community
Tonight a few Echidnas will be “attending” the Pillar Community Innovation Awards, celebrating some of those individuals and organizations who have…
Language Matters - 2016 in Review
In my mind, there were two major communications themes that highlighted (or lowlighted, as the case may be) 2016: one, we saw battle lines being drawn…
Accessible Hiring: Right Idea; Historically Wrong Approach
Today marks the end of Disability Employment Awareness Month. And as much as Digital Echidna as a company and I, individually, are strongly involved…
Digital U for a Digital You -- A Beginner’s Guide to APIs
If you're in the Web world, chances are you've heard the term API – but what does it mean? Many simply nod, smile, and move on to the next topic, but…