NeonBlue Dreams
2009 July

I spotted an article the other day on Out-Law about swine flue possibly becoming a “force majeure” and advising that companies should check their contracts…
Companies should dig out their major contracts and read the clauses on ‘force majeure’ to prepare for arguments that a swine flu pandemic could render contracts meaningless, a legal expert has [...]

Continue reading “Storm in a tea-cup?” »

While looking for an old article on Alistapart that I really should have bookmarked eons ago but forgot to, I stumbled across an article on the inclusion principle. The basic message of the article is that accessibility is something that should be considered right from the start of a design, and not as an afterthought. [...]

Continue reading “Accessibility and the inclusion principle” »

(aka: what I’ve been watching on TV)
After probably getting on for two years spent glued to my keyboard staring at the screen, with the only screen I’ve been watching coming with a keyboard attached, over the past couple of months I’ve actually started watching TV again.
I’ve discovered a number of things…

Unless you’re a teenager/early twenty-something [...]

Continue reading “Grown men who should know better and kinky boots” »

I’ve stumbled upon an easy to do background effect for a web page if you’re looking for a fairly “natural”/neutral background if you don’t want a stark white background on a page.
This gives you a nice texture which takes the ‘glare’ off a stark white page (works best with “natural” type themes) which is very quick [...]

Continue reading “Easy website background image” »

Okay, so far I’ve done appallingly at my goal of posting every day. I think it’s safe to say that I’ve well and truly failed in my new year’s resolution.
As usual my absence can be explained by the continuing medical dramas in my life and me generally feeling crap. My medical adventures over the last [...]

Continue reading “I’m back!” »