Wub Wou Woo

While trying to figure out a better approach to getting users with screen readers options for trying Linux I found Wubi (http://wubi-installer.org/latest.php).

Wubi allows MS Windows users to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application. And the "how to get it" seem simple enough. It asks for a username (uses your current MS Windows login name as default) and password for the Ubuntu account, then begins a download of the latest Ubuntu version (default Ubuntu, optionally Kbuntu, Mythbuntu, or Xbuntu. This would confuse some users as there is no explanations of the difference in distributions):



I'm going to test it out with some novice users, but the execution seem slick.

More later...

Been on a walk-about

Been taking some pictures of activity around my apartment in Dupont Circle.

This is raw unedited and the hi-res aren't online - ask if you need a hi-res version.

Finally Someone Gets It

Or at least, finally someone in the Whitehouse gets it; Obama is doing "fire side chats".

Whether this is of his own making or from those around him, bravo!

We can also hope this marks a tone and supports the long-gone tradition of transparently open government.

Creative Commons: Share it!

Friday Night chillin'

Music I bookmarked a long time ago.

Usability and Visuals

An interesting application of visuals to convey auditory emotional inflection:


ohh! More!

Awesome Post Note

You (Damned US) Terrorist!

Content before Style

I'm adding some ways to contact me,
for my friends and family,
although it may not be pretty,
I hope it works,
I'll wait and see.

Call Me!

I've got a new number - hopefully I'll never have to get a new one!

Vote!

Who Needs Government For Private Life?

"WHY do people — gay or straight — need the state’s permission to marry? For most of Western history, they didn’t, because marriage was a private contract between two families. The parents’ agreement to the match, not the approval of church or state, was what confirmed its validity."

Death By PowerPoint

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This is an excellent presentation on bad presentation. :p

Unfortunately it doesn't speak for itself and doesn't seem to be usable with assistive technology. :(

$hamele$$ly A$king For Your $upport

I am participating in the 2007 Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger to help raise awareness about hunger and homelessness and to raise funds for programs that provide meals, medical care and other supportive services for the poor and homeless in our community.

Please join me in supporting this important cause by making a tax-deductible contribution in my name or by registering to participate in this year's Trot for Hunger. Your support makes a world of difference in the life of a child or adult in need. Thank you!

One Laptop Per Child

Well, I've considered both sides of the good and the bad in a program like the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program.

Thinking that the negatives are really an issue of how this won't work or will distract from the basics is a failure to consider that any involvement leaves people with potential. Potential failure, perhaps. Potential success? We will see. I'm willing to support such an experiment. To see if such an effort makes things possible.

On a personal note, I'm also anxious to see how accessible these things are from an end-user perspective. Perhaps also be able to contribute to the ability for children with disabilities to use the same technologies, in the same places as other children.

Hexstatic ZenTV Video mash up pt1

Where, where, where did the time go?

Oh The Horror!

I had a good time with my daughters carvin' pumpkins for Halloween...

Agoria Spinachgirl

Oh Gods..I like French Techno. Do you know how much imports cost? Drat!

Happy Friends'o'lanterns

Thanks to the Shotts for having pumpkin carving, food, movies, and fun! :)

Jeff Dunham-Achmed The Dead Terrorist

Hahahahah