Latest Story

Accessible Firefox: A Collection of Accessibility Add-ons

By Tim

Finding accessibility add-ons for Firefox can be tricky. There is no add-on category for accessibility. Different searches yield different add-one. I have blogged about my favorite add-ons, but not everyone reads this blog. So I have put together all the accessibility related add-ons that I use inot one 'collection', a new way to group add-ons on the official Firefox add-on site. This new collection, Accessible Firefox: Accessibility Add-ons, includes Noise, NoSquint, Accessibar and Image Zoom. You can read more about these add-ons and other internet accessibility tips on my Web Access page. Apparently, I was not the first person to think of this. There is the Low Vision collection and the Firefox Accessibility Add-ons collection as well. If you have suggestions, please... »

Blind Photographers: The New York Times on Kurt Weston and Blind Photography

By Tim
BPLOGOIDEA

About three and a half years ago, I started the Blind Photographers group on Flickr. I was curious to see if I was the only blind (or visually impaired) photographer around. I certainly was not alone. I asked "Is anyone out there?". Within a short time, I had my answers.  Since then, membership in the... »

iPhone Access to The Major Leagues

By Tim

I have something to confess. I am one of god's most pathetic creatures. I am a Boston Red Sox fan. Even though I had to quit little league after getting hit in the face trying to play catch on sidelines, I still love the game. My one season of little league involved a... »


tim online | Eco: On Blindness and the Arts

By Tim
Eco: On Blindness and the Arts

I have had the good fortune to be featured on Eco: On Blindness and the Arts, Simon Hayhoe's project to bridge academia and the arts around the issue of blindness. The... »

slideshow: Youth Triathlon

By Tim
Swim for Smiles: 737 Determination

As I wrote in tim in print | Youth Triathlon, I had a few photos from the assignment in the paper. Since these kids were so photogenic and both the weather and my camera were cooperative, I had a number... »

slideshow: HECC Baseball

By Tim
Sox Bench

As I mentions in A HECC of a Baseball Game, I shot a youth baseball game a few weeks ago. A few images made the paper and I included them in the post. But I had a few more... »

tim in print | A HECC of a Baseball Game

By Tim
HECC At Bat

A few weeks ago, I spent the evening shooting a youth baseball game for the paper. The story was highlighting a new regional league. Three images accompanied Players find H.E.C.C. of a success. From the article: Carrboro Recreation and Parks is... »

$40M To Build a Bionic Eye

By Tim

According to Slashdot,Aussie Government Offers $40M To Build a Bionic Eye. "The Australian Government is keen to replicate the success of the Cochlear Implant (bionic ear) by throwing AU$50M (US$40M) of funding at the development of a bionic eye.... »

tim in print | Youth Triathlon

By Tim
Swim for Smiles Sprint

A couple of weeks ago, I shot a youth triathlon for the paper. Three photos accompanied the story, Swim for Smiles Triathlon chases away the rain. It was a fun shoot, though alternately wet and warm. From the article: The event... »

Accessing Audiobook Speed on iPhone 3.0

By Tim
iPhone 3.0 Playback Control Panel

The new iPhone update has moved the audio book playback speed controls. In the earlier versions, these controls were hidden away in the Music panel of the Settings App. This was terribly... »

Lens Blog @ NYTimes.com

By Tim

NYTimes.com has a great new blog, the Lens Blog, which deals with "Photojournalism - Photography, Video and Visual Journalism Archives". It has recently done a great series on the famous Tianeman Square reporting. Lens is the photojournalism blog of The New... »

Accessing Gmail Tasks

By Tim
Gmail Taks - iPhone View

I love new gadgets, virtual as well as physical. So, I can't help liking Google Labs. Google rolls out experimental features, both fun ones and useful ones, for Gmail through Labs. I have always wanted a simple taks manager that... »

Buy Me a Coffee?

I need the caffeine!

LibraryThing