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Many tracks fail (with no error) when importing thousands of songs into iTunes (Mac)
I recently had a mammouth clean-up of my iTunes libraries, which basically involved bringing everything together in one new location on an external HD, and re-importing 10,098 tracks into iTunes (that’s about 59GB of music). Problem was, I ended up with a few thousand less tracks actually in iTunes than expected, no matter which obvious [...]
The Government Digital Service is hiring!
I started work for the new Government Digital Service (GDS) earlier this year. We’re revolutionising the way citizens interact with UK Government, by creating a cross-Government family of online transactions which are easier to use than the traditional offline versions. The department (part of the Cabinet Office) is taking a refreshingly revolutionary approach, and we’re [...]
Uppercase, lowercase
Did you know that the origin of the words uppercase and lowercase dates back to the early days of the printing press?
Individual letters were stored in compartmentalised cases. The more commonly used ‘small’ letters were kept in the lower case, within easy reach of the typesetter. The capitals and accented letters were kept in the upper case – a little further to reach because they weren’t required as often.
Cases of type at Ditchling Museum.
Accessibility. You’re doing it wrong.
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Only have a few minutes? Skip to the section on Extending accessibility… I’ve spent over a decade creating websites for a living, and only since starting my own web design business have I worked on a project which included some research with disabled and deaf people, observing their online habits [...]
