Make Sure the Joke's Not on You -- and Your Brand
Humour has a great place in life. At its best, it can shine the spotlight on those institutions that we hold dear and force us to reconsider the hows…
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…
Happy Birthday Drupal - Celebrating 18 Years of Community and Growth
Let me quote Canadian band The Pursuit of Happiness for a moment: “Gotta get up and take on that world/When you’re an adult it’s no cliché, it’s the…
Tips to Ensure Your Advertising (or Campaign) Sign Doesn’t Effectively Say “Stop”
It’s election season in our hometown of London, ON -- actually, it’s been election season since May 9th (we just seem to go from one [provincial] to…
Accessibility Matters - Window Dressing or a Door to a Greater Commitment?
Any and all efforts to improve accessibility are appreciated -- but it's better when these highly visible accessibility efforts are more than just…
The Cautionary Tale of Boaty McBoatface
If you've ever been on a large boat, you know that they're impressive wonders of technology. They can move impressively fast and they can carry a lot…
The Human Touch - The Value of Face-to-Face Communication
Will the Singularity ever occur and mark the rise of our robot overlords? It's possible, I guess, but for as much as technology brings to the world…
Making Print Versions of Web Pages and Logos
We often get requests to ensure that print versions of our sites look just as good as the web version. One of the challenges we routinely face is…
Humans only please ...
In today’s world of excess spam and "bot" (robot) traffic, one line of defense is using CAPTCHA. CAPTCHA ( Completely Automated Public Turing Test to…
Social Media Puts Professors in the Hotseat
From the SMART Board to the eClicker, technology is transforming the way students learn at all levels of the educational system. I must admit that it…