I have gone for a bit but I will return soon. Just lots of stuff to work on and I have been doing some research on a new project of mine. Will post about it hopefully this weekend.
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Monthly Archives: March 2006
Tortilla Soup
This soup looks awesome. I am going to try this out sometime this weekend or next week. I’ll let you know how it is!
Rochester D & C Get Make Over
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle gets a web make over. It’s nice, but has some serious errors when tested for Section 508. I have been more and more aware of accessibility ever since Justin started talking to me about it. Many people don’t think too much about it, but it’s the law. Just look at Target.com. They are getting sued for not complying and one main issue in the suit is that the site has missing ALT tags on images. The reasons for alt tags are so that screen readers can interpret images for the blind. Think about it. What if you have submit button that was an image without an ALT tag? If the user was using a screen reader they would never know how to submit there order, potentially losing a customer or facing a law suit. When you run Cynthia against the D & C the first error that it shows are that there are missing alt tags. If media is going to start using the web as a medium, then they must start to conform to Section 508 to be successful.
[tags]Rochester D & C, Section 508, Cynthia, Accessibility, Rochester, News, Media[/tags]
E-ZPass Charges for Tags?
I just saw on news10now that E-ZPass now cost $25 for one tag. There is a huge effort in New York to get more E-ZPass lanes on the New York State Thruway and for the technology to work faster. I know for a fact that the NYS E-ZPass is much slower than the toll booths on the Dulles Toll Road in Northern Virginia. They have there only lanes that are split from all the other regular lanes and I have seen cars fly past them going 30 or 4 mph. E-ZPass is probably the greatest things since sliced bread. Well maybe not that far but it is great. It’s such a convenience. When I applied for my E-ZPass about 3 years back I didn’t have to pay a dime. Now I am paying a small monthly fee of 1 dollar, but I don’t mind it because of the quickness of getting on and off the roads and not having to wait in line. I guess I lucked out and saved $25. But why are they charging now? By the way the story on the news10now site goes on to say that you can purchase the tags at gas stations and activate them over the phone. This should grab more customers in the long run.
The J-Mac Story
If you haven’t heard about J-Mac you need to watch this!