permanent tangent
2005

Following on from Access Keys – a user centered approach I am now releasing a php Accesskey Class, This is far more portable than a series of functions, and hopefully easier to understand.

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Many developers who are aware of the WAI and checkpoint 9.5 ‘Provide keyboard shortcuts to important links’, have recently avoided the use of accesskeys due to inherent problems. John Foliot, along with Derek Featherstone, of Wats.ca have long been advocates of not using them because of this.
Following on from a recent discussion, Gez Lemon of [...]

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Some time ago I obtained a Mac-Mini. Up until now I have rarely used it. Last week, however, I also upgraded my PC, and have now been brought kicking and screaming into the 21st centuy – it has WinXP on it!!!

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We quite regularily get the door to door sales people knock at our door. I have recently started trying this phrase on them: “How much time would you like to waste before I say no“. Problem is that no-one seems to take me seriously!
I also started trying this on some of the myriad of phone [...]

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Following on from part 3, after having run the medi player yesterday it looks like it was re-added to my startup list. *sigh*
With any luck they will actually ask for feedback on the player, as well as its usage so that I can give them a clue.

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Today I thought I’d check if more programmes were being added to the download list. There wasn’t, still the same limited selection. However, without my knowledge, a download began! This appears to be a standard trailer, but why they set it to download automatically without user confirmation is anyones guess.
Could this piece of software be [...]

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