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2014 In Review And Predictions For 2015

December 7, 2014 by Chris Hofstader 5 Comments

Introduction It’s been a while since I’ve done one of my random musings pieces. I think about all sorts of shit and, sometimes, I type up such notions and present them to you, my loyal readers. In this piece, I thought I might talk a bit about this blog itself and how it performed over… Read more about 2014 In Review And Predictions For 2015

Filed Under: Personal Essay, Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Access Technology, Accessibility, analytics, Marketshare

Apple, The Company I Hate To Love, Part 3: The Macintosh User Experience

October 28, 2014 by Chris Hofstader 1 Comment

Introduction Recently, I have been writing a series of articles about accessibility and Apple describing the cognitive dissonance I feel when I’m in a position in which I must praise the Cupertino technology giant. I wrote the first article, “Apple and the Accessible Internet” before I realized this would become a series so it reads… Read more about Apple, The Company I Hate To Love, Part 3: The Macintosh User Experience

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, Apple, Macintosh, OS X, Usability

Apple: The Company I Hate To Love, Part 2: Where’s the Competition?

October 15, 2014 by Chris Hofstader 2 Comments

Reintroduction Most of this article appeared first on this blog yesterday (10/14/14) under the title, “Apple: The Company I Hate To Love.” A number of our most loyal readers asked that I split that story up and start, as I did for Android, a series on the problems I perceive surrounding Apple and accessibility these… Read more about Apple: The Company I Hate To Love, Part 2: Where’s the Competition?

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, Android, Apple, Competition, Google, iOS/8

Apple: The Company I Hate To Love, Part 1: My Long History Fighting Apple

October 14, 2014 by Chris Hofstader 4 Comments

Reintroduction Yesterday (10/14/14), I posted an article called “Apple: The Company I Hate To Love,” in which I described my personal history fighting Apple on things regarding intellectual property law and software freedoms as well as discussing their recent iOS/8 release (a major disappointment to me). A few of my most loyal readers suggested that… Read more about Apple: The Company I Hate To Love, Part 1: My Long History Fighting Apple

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, Android, Apple, Google, iOS, Microsoft, Yosemite

Do We Get What We Pay For?

August 28, 2014 by Chris Hofstader 18 Comments

Introduction Historically, both on this blog and on BlindConfidential, I have very rarely engaged with commenters. I write articles, I post them, people read them or not and some choose to comment. While I was reading Marco Zehe’s excellent Android review series , I observed him engage with his commenters both in the comments on… Read more about Do We Get What We Pay For?

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, Android, Apple, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Google, iOS, Microsoft, Segregation

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