Author Archives: John F Croston III

DC Adaptive Technology Meetup

Posted on December 5, 2007 by John F Croston III

I found another great meetup by using Ross Karchner‘s DC Tech Events website. This one was the DC Adaptvie Technology meetup that was held at the DC Public Library in Washington, DC. The event was on Saturday December 1st, 2007, … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Adpative Technology, Braille, Braille Reader, Crosswalk, DC Adpative Technology, DC Tech Events, FORMs, Helpful Tips, ICON PDA, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Washington, DC, Web Standards | 1 Comment

Finally My Notes from An Event Apart Chicago 2007

Posted on November 24, 2007 by John F Croston III

Finally got around to finishing up my post about the actual two days at the An Event Apart conference in Chicago on August 27 – 28, 2007. I had  a great time both at the conference and at the different … Continue reading →

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Being Thankful with only 3 Days Left

Posted on November 23, 2007 by John F Croston III

I’m thankful for a lot o  things this year. Mostly that my mother is doing really well after her operation to remove as much of the ovarian cancer that the doctors could. I’m also thankful that the chemo is going … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Cancer, FoWD, Future of Web Design, Mom, OLPC, One Laptop per Child, Ovarian Cancer | Leave a comment

Hola Neighbor Makes Washington Post

Posted on November 5, 2007 by John F Croston III

Last weekend (10/26/ – 10/28) I participated with about 50+ other people to make a web application called Hola Neighbor. We came up with an idea on Friday night and worked on it until midnight Sunday into Monday. We had … Continue reading →

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DC PHP Developers Meeting

Posted on October 11, 2007 by John F Croston III

Last evening I went to the DC PHP Developers meeting. I had originally gone to the DC Tech Events website which is run by Ross M Karchner to check what time Thursday night the The DC Technology Network book group … Continue reading →

Posted in BarCamp DC, DC PHP Developers, DC Tech Events, DC Technology Network, Development, DOM, DOM Scripting, Green Peace, Helpful Tips, jQuery, PHP, Programming, Refresh DC | 1 Comment