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Friday, August 14th, 2009Updating WordPress issues with 1and1
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Having issues updating WordPress on a 1and1 server? Only have half your WordPress dashboard showing? Here is what I encounter and how I solved these issues.
A few weeks ago I installed the newest version of WordPress on my web host server, which I use 1and1 web hosting services. Everything was great, until I saw the message at the top of my WordPress dashboard saying there is an updated version available. I clicked on the link to updating my site because I feel it’s important to have the latest version available for reasons such as security, bug fixes, and ensure newer versions of the plug ins I use are compatible.
Once I clicked on the link to updated my WordPress software, I got the message that WordPress was initiating the update. I waited and waited and waited some more, nothing happened. I decided to click on the dashboard and found over half the usual dashboard content missing. I was bewildered by this. I needed to know what went wrong and how to solve this problem so I wouldn’t have this issue in the future.
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Making the Most of Twitter
Sunday, July 12th, 2009As we all know, Twitter seems to be everywhere from CNN covering of the protest in Iran to your neighbor letting the world know what she had for lunch. Twitter can be used to share with your friends (or as Twitter calls them, followers) any information you want to share, as long as you keep it within the 140 characters they allow you to use. To help people gain the most of their experience of using Twitter, I have decided to do a review of some free programs, iPhone apps and websites out there that can help you be more productive when using Twitter.
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Designing for Accessibility – Colorblind
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009In the United States, about 7 percent of the male population – or about 10.5 million men – and 0.4 percent of the female population either cannot distinguish red from green, or see red and green differently, according to Wikipedia. This statistic is every important when designing a web site or any graphic for the Internet or print for that matter. Any business that website alienates this population by having a poorly designed site would be missing out on selling a product or service to a potential customer. Not only could you be missing out on over 10 million customers, but also any new customer these folks may refer to your website.
So what can one do to ensure their website is accessible to individuals whom are colorblind? I would suggest using a colorblind filter so you would be able to view your website just as it would look to someone that is colorblind. I would recommend using the Colorblind Web Filter website to check your site. It allows you to view your website using several different classifications of colorblindness, such as Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia.
Another useful resource is Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview by the WC3. This documentation provides useful information about how to design a website so that it is easy for everyone to access.
I do hope that you find this posting useful. If you know of any other resources that will benefit either web designers or business owners that relates to website accessibility for colorblind people, feel free to add a link in the comment section below.
