I needed to create a .pdf document for a paper submission to an upcoming conference. Unfortunately I do not have Acrobat Writer on m laptop so I needed a quick fix. PDF Online has a very simple tool for generating .pdf documents: Doc2PDF. you simply upload your document, give it a name, your email address […]
Category Archives: Quick Tips
WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference Guide
While speaking at the @media conference this year, Gez Lemon announced an easier way to understanding the new WCAG 2.0 requirements. They are meant to be technology neutral to allow future flexibility. Unfortunately, this also makes them difficult to understand. If you are only concerned about HTML, CSS, XML, or another format, use the WCAG […]
Run IE7 as a standalone browser window
Debugging IE7beta can become tedious when you need to continualy install, reboot, uninstall, reboot, etc to switch between IE6 and IE7b2 for testing. Jon Galloway has created a great method to run IE7 as a self contained browser. This will save you many hours in rebooting to test between the browsers. I’ve been using it […]
Making AJAX work with screen readers
Gez Lemon and Steve Faulkner have published an excellent description of how screen readers react to AJAX and what you can do to make your AJAX-powered pages more accessible. Making AJAX work with screen readers is a comprehensive description of the mechanics behind screen reader behavior, workarounds, and theory. Hats off to these programmers for […]
New version of Firebug released
Firebug will soon join the web developer toolbar as a can’t-live-without tool in your browser. This Firefox extension lets you track down the JS, CSS, and HTML errors that are driving you crazy. Joe Hewitt just released the latest version of Firebug. Get it now while the going is good.