In today’s Pogue’s Posts Blog, Pogue repeats a question from one of his readers; “Why Are PDFs Still in Portrait Orientation?” It is a question tha t I have been asking for a while not, but one for which I offer a better solution: reflow is better than landscape. Why Are PDFs Still in...
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Pogue Asks: Why Are PDFs Still in Portrait Orientation?
Accessing Twitter from the iPhone
Twitter calls itself a a microbloogging service. What the heck is a microblog? Basically, it is a mix of blogging, text messaging and emailing. The New York Times’ David Pogue offere his take on Twitter in Twitter? It’s What You Make It. Pogue is right. Twitter is in the eye of the beholder, so...
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Finally, Pogue Speaks to US
David Pogue over at the NY Times has addressed our main issue in his blog: Gadgets With the Blind in Mind – Pogue’s Posts. A look through the comments so far (over fifty as of now) shows quite a range of responses from ignorant trolls to many insightful contributions. It is worth reading the...
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Pogue’s Posts – As We Get Older, Type Gets Smaller – Technology – New York Times Blog
Pogue’s post this past week, As We Get Older, Type Gets Smaller, addresses a major issue that I think about too much. I reset the screen resolution, override default fonts and sometimes use Zoomtext. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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On the Side: Inaccessible accessibility
A couple of months ago, the Times’ David Pogue wrote an article, Spending Time to Save Time, about why we do not take enough advantage of available computer technology that could make our lives easier, more productive or both. The lessons Pogue discusses apply directly to adoption of any level of ‘assistive technology’ whether...
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Accessibility Switch
The technology guy for the NY Times posted some thought about an issue that had not crossed my mind, “But What About the Color Blind?“. I think that browsers should come with some default accessibility option. I do not mean the complicated range of options available now, but a simple on/off switch. This switch...
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