http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices Breezing the shoot. Random mutterings of a Web Developer. Fri, 09 May 2008 17:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/132 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/132#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 17:37:22 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/132 It's Friday! And just for those who think they're going to have a peaceful, non-irritated weekend I wish to present you with a Bruce Lawson Earworm.]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/132/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/127 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/127#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 10:59:12 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/127 The Internet can be a wonderful thing. I'm constantly amazed by the doors it opens all over the world. I regularly shop in the US without having to leave home. Ummmm perhaps I should keep that quiet in case Customs and Excise see it. I talk to people all over the world and I now have very good friends that I'll probably never meet, but heck, you never know.]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/127/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/125 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/125#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 13:04:09 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/125 Last year I wrote a piece for BADD and asked what exactly 'disabled' was. This year I'm even more confused. You see on February 4th this year I walked into my local hospital fully able and came out an hour later 'disabled'. Good God! I hear you say, what on earth did they do? Can you sue?]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/125/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/124 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/124#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:03:43 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/124 May 1st each year is officially Blogging Against Disablism day. Started 3 years ago by Diary of a Goldfish, each year it goes from strength to strength with people from all walks of life posting interesting articles about their view of living with some sort of illness or disability, caring for the same or just people who care. When I posted my blog last year I was in the last group. Since Feb 4th this year I've suddenly been transported to the first group. It's been an interesting transformation. If you'd like to join in on the day, go register your blog site with the Goldfish.]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/124/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/123 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/123#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:21:52 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/123 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/123/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/119 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/119#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:55:13 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/119 I was reading through some back posts on other people's blogs and came across an item from November 2006 by Jack Pickard entitled Bigotry in the UK where he talks about those who seem to feel that they are so secure in their public idolatry that they can treat everyone else with disdain. What got me motivated to write was Jack's mention of Mike Newell, the then boss of struggling Luton Town Football Club, and his sexist comments about female game officials. This is one of those examples where you can honestly say, "it's not like the old days", and be pretty sure you're not just looking back with rose coloured specs. ]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/119/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:13:57 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115 Yes, it's the newest thing in web design. All you have to do is nip over to the W3C site and find the page with all the W3C Valid badges. Don't worry about the License agreement and terms of use:....... Just grab a few and then liberally slap them over your page. If your site happens to have the same colour scheme then so much the better but even if it doesn't, a few strategically placed icons can make all the difference.]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/115/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/114 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/114#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:10:12 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/114 Here we go again. The Me Mes are at it. Personally I think this is a cheap way of getting backlinks and I'm thinking of charging for it. Sort of PPM (Pay per Meme). The rules of this latest round are:]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/114/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/112 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/112#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:33:16 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/112 Every now and then I come across something on the web that I find truly funny. This one made me laugh out loud. Whoever did it is definitely a developer who has struggled with accessible, semantic, valid sites and the hassles of Internet Explorer. Mystery artist, I feel your pain.]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/112/feed/ http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/108 http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/108#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:18:01 +0000 Jaybee http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/108 I'm a Firefox fan. I hate Internet Explorer and take every opportunity to get people to switch. Why? Well apart from the accessibilty issues, and the standards issues, and the security issues, and the lack of update issues with IE, I just lurve the Firefox logo. It's one of the first things that springs to mind when people say the words "Web 2".]]> http://www.jbvisions.co.uk/voices/archives/108/feed/