Its the Good Life for us...

Ali, Jessica and I checked out an alotment over Whetstone way this morning. I have to admit, it put a big smile on my face. I've just signed the Tenancy agreement. The staggering sum of £10.85 is yet to exchange accounts, but they let me have the key to the gate already anyway...




It felt wonderful standing in a quiet bit of, mainly, green. I'm rather petheticly excited about getting some wellies and packing my gardening stuff in the boot of the car...

There's a shed at the bottom, which means I'll be able to walk it most days.

My only concern is that it becomes MOST days, and Ali starts to regret getting it, due to lack of my presence in the house at weekends... But now I think about it... May be thats her plan.

Well that could have been worse...

N.B the cars in shot have not been moved since.

Someone thought 60 was a good speed to take the Junction near our house this morning at around 1:30a.m.

While I could do without having to pay for a new fence, I was pretty darn chuffed that I wasn't haveing to buy a new rear end for a VW Bora. The skid marks are about 10yrs. ~ 30ft. However he was still doing 10-20mph when he hit the fence by the mess he made of it. Which means he was doing at least 40mph when he left the road. I'm guess more than 50 is likely.

Now I can

Right. I made some software that made Lead article in the Reuters UK Internet Section!

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2007-01-19T161023Z_01_L1851821_RTRIDST_0_OUKIN-UK-BRITAIN-TOOLBAR.XML

:D

*beams smugly*

Sure its not perfect, and there's no end of improvements to the design, but we're getting there.

There was a minor hiccup with the release, but that soon got sorted. Thank you Reuters. Thank you IMRG. Thank you folks at Textic.

Thanks Hugh Huddy at the RNIB for these kind words:

"RNIB welcomes the accessibility features offered by the Safe and Sound Toolbar. When added to a well designed website, the toolbar offers useful features for users who may otherwise find websites difficult to use, such as having selected sections of the content read out in easily understandable human-sounding speech. Every day, inaccessible website design prevents people with disabilities from using the Web and shopping online. Accessible design means more customers."

Who rightly underlines the need for accessible design...

Thanks Tesco for this:

“I am delighted that the online retail industry has endorsed the ISIS Safe and Sound toolbar. Such technologies combined with the power of the Internet give disabled people true independence, and allows our industry to reach out to a potential 1.8 million customers who may not be able to visit a physical store. With this technology, everyone wins.” Nick Lansley, Tesco

Thanks to my mum, my dog, my milkeman. The guy who says 'Hi' when I get my coffee in the morning. Thank you to....

Sorry. I'm getting carried away aren't I.

Anyway. Its made me happy.

I can't say what it is

There's a press thing about to happen. It could be a real big deal. It may come to nothing. You can never tell. But this time I'm quite excited about it, because I think we've got something pretty cool. Problem is I can't say hat it is till Monday! And the suspence is killing me.

Anyway, all very exciting.

:)

Helping Hand Take 3

So, that was better received (do leave comments please :).

But looks like the 'thumbs up' gesture. And that ain't good, coz Iranians and Russians may take offence! So....

Helping Hand II

More iconic, fewer colours etc...

Thoughts?

Anyone do any better? (I'm quite sure someone can :)

A Helping Hand?

I'm quite sure this isn't a new idea. And I know there are arguments against, with regards to avoiding being patronizing. Which is important. However, I can't yhelp but feel that the sybmbol for accessibility (the stick fella in a wheel chair), is a little out dated, not not very 'inclusive'.

So what about something LIKE this.



Not this, cos its crap. I mocked it up in a minute or two just now. But to me an out streched hand symbolizes assistive services better than the stick guy.


Thoughts?....

Cheers