Category Archives: Helping Others

Refresh DC Accessibility Presentation – 01/17/2008

Posted on January 14, 2008 by John F Croston III

I will be giving an Accessibility presentation at the Janruary 17, 2008, meeting of Refresh DC. The following is the important information: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Greater Washington Board of Trade 1725 I Street NW, … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, CLiCk Speak, CSS, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, HTML, Refresh DC, Washington, DC, Web Standards | 1 Comment

A Few Quick Things About the OLPC

Posted on December 30, 2007 by John F Croston III

Yesterday I met Justin Thorp, Rodney DeGracia, Stewart, and Partica over at Murky Coffee in Arlington, VA with our One Laptop per Child machines (OLPCs). We had a good time talking about our new laptops. Stewart even mentioned that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Activities, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Mesh Network, OLPC, One Laptop per Child, Web Standards | 2 Comments

More General Information about the OLPC

Posted on December 23, 2007 by John F Croston III

There are a few things that I have noticed over the course of the day using the OLPC, the XO Laptop, or the $100 Laptop. One of the big ones is that if you take it to a coffee shop … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Activities, Development, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Murky Coffee, OLPC, One Laptop per Child, Reading | 4 Comments

Interesting Things You See and Here at Chinatown Starbucks

Posted on December 20, 2007 by John F Croston III

On my way to the DC Blogger meet up at RFD (Regional Food and Drink) in Chinatown I saw a large group of people with bright lime green police vests on getting ready to cross the street. I was like … Continue reading →

Posted in Cell Phone, Chinatown, Cops, Helping Others, Police Officers, Reading, Starbucks, Washington, DC | 2 Comments