For accessibility reasons, it's best to have high contrast text on a non-patterned background.
However, if you must have a fancy background, or you need a widget to turn off the styling of other people's sites, here's a neat bookmarklet that you can drag to your browser toolbar.
B on W
(via 456 Berea Street)
There are also browser add-ons for accessibility that you can get to help you test the contrast of a page.
Monday, 8 August 2011
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
How to add a favicon to your blog
What's a favicon?
In some browsers, it appears before the web address in the address bar; in others, it appears on the tab where your blog is displayed. It also appears next to the name of your blog if it is listed in someone else's blog-roll.
Making your favicon
You will need a graphics package such as Gimp to do this.
In some browsers, it appears before the web address in the address bar; in others, it appears on the tab where your blog is displayed. It also appears next to the name of your blog if it is listed in someone else's blog-roll.
Making your favicon
You will need a graphics package such as Gimp to do this.
- Find or create a square image - usually your logo.
- Reduce it in size to 16 by 16 pixels.
Adding your favicon
- Go to the design view in your blog (click on design at the top right)
- Just underneath the heading "Add and arrange page elements" it says "favicon".
- Click on the edit link next to favicon
- Upload your newly-created square 16 x 16 image
Monday, 11 July 2011
Darling Buds
Darling Buds is the blog of Nelly Hench, from Octagon Unitarian Chapel in Norwich. She blogs about life, spirituality, home education, church services and much more. She is also a fan of Julian of Norwich, it seems.
Sound Systems
Just saw this article in UU World: Sound Systems for Better Sunday Worship
It makes some good points about why proper sound and video systems help with a sense of community and inclusion.
It makes some good points about why proper sound and video systems help with a sense of community and inclusion.
Friday, 8 July 2011
Unitarian Society for Psychical Studies
The Unitarian Society for Psychical Studies Annual Conference is on 24th September at Warwick. Cost £17.
Monday, 4 July 2011
LGBTQI Unitarians
Rainbow, the group for LGBTQI Unitarians, now has a website. It explains why there is a need for such a group, lists forthcoming events, and has a resources page with links to similar groups.
It's great to see this group, though I hope it will soon become a national organisation, as there are LGBTQI people in other regions than London and the South-East. However, they do welcome people from other districts.
Of course, there's nothing to stop LGBTQI people in other districts starting their own groups.
It's great to see this group, though I hope it will soon become a national organisation, as there are LGBTQI people in other regions than London and the South-East. However, they do welcome people from other districts.
Of course, there's nothing to stop LGBTQI people in other districts starting their own groups.
Friday, 1 July 2011
The Gospel and the Zodiac
Oldham Unitarian Chapel
Saturday 9th July, 10.30 a.m. till 3.15 p.m.
Speaker and author: Rev. Bill Darlison, will talk about his book, The Gospel and the Zodiac.
In The Gospel and the Zodiac, Unitarian minister Bill Darlison demonstrates that the Gospel of Mark - considered the primary document of Christianity - is deliberately structured around the signs of the zodiac. Darlison argues that the Gospel was originally an esoteric rather than a historical text, and that its stories were never intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. Rather, they are dramatic representations of stages in spiritual development, and repositories of arcane wisdom.
Light lunch and refreshments available.
All are welcome!
Ring to reserve your place: 0161 339 6740 (preferred) or just turn up.
Location: King Street / Connaught Street, Oldham, OL8 1EB
Details:
10 am arrive for coffee / tea
10.30 am presentation The Gospel and the Zodiac
12.30 pm lunch
Afternoon Session
1.30 pm The Gospel and the Zodiac
2.45 pm questions and discussion
3.15 pm coffee / tea
Close.
If you could bring a copy of the Bible for reference to Mark's gospel it would be helpful to you.
Register for this event
Saturday 9th July, 10.30 a.m. till 3.15 p.m.
Speaker and author: Rev. Bill Darlison, will talk about his book, The Gospel and the Zodiac.
In The Gospel and the Zodiac, Unitarian minister Bill Darlison demonstrates that the Gospel of Mark - considered the primary document of Christianity - is deliberately structured around the signs of the zodiac. Darlison argues that the Gospel was originally an esoteric rather than a historical text, and that its stories were never intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. Rather, they are dramatic representations of stages in spiritual development, and repositories of arcane wisdom.
Light lunch and refreshments available.
All are welcome!
Ring to reserve your place: 0161 339 6740 (preferred) or just turn up.
Location: King Street / Connaught Street, Oldham, OL8 1EB
Details:
10 am arrive for coffee / tea
10.30 am presentation The Gospel and the Zodiac
12.30 pm lunch
Afternoon Session
1.30 pm The Gospel and the Zodiac
2.45 pm questions and discussion
3.15 pm coffee / tea
Close.
If you could bring a copy of the Bible for reference to Mark's gospel it would be helpful to you.
Register for this event
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