Thanks To Microsoft And GW Micro, Accessibility Just Got A Lot More Accessible

It’s not quite buying a computer off the shelf with a built-in screenreader like Voiceover on the Mac, but GW Micro’s plan to give free, fully functional copies of Window-Eyes to anyone running Microsoft Office 2010 or later is sure as hell a pretty big game changer on the Windows side of making accessibility affordably …

If You Can, Help Our Friend Ro Go On A Baseball Vacation

Some of you may be familiar with our friend Ro. If you aren’t, you should head over to her blog and get to know her. She’s pretty neat. To get you started, here’s her story. I’m not the type who cares all that much for tagging another human being an inspiration since that word gets …

We All Need To Learn How To Write Songs Right Now

Not long ago, I talked about how it might be pretty great to be responsible for writing just one song that catches on. This is why. It’s pretty fascinating to get a look at how much songs like American Pie (£180,000) or Every Breath You Take (£440,000) still earn each year. Yeah, I dout it …

All Thumbs And No Clothes

Neal Marshall may want to think twice the next time he feels like texting and driving. Then again, that’s a lot to ask of a guy who appears incapable of thinking once. The court heard how, on the afternoon of August 8, a HGV driver was driving on the M56 when he spotted Marshall steering …

The British: As Bad At Naming Children As The Rest Of You

You can tell it’s the start of a new year when the check out the stupid ass names that got inflicted on children articles start coming out. Today, we’re traveling to the United Kingdom, where the Bounty Parenting Club has compiled various lists and statistics on this year’s child abuse…sorry, baby naming trends among British …