Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Building Frank Gehry's New House
Architect Frank Gehry is finishing plans for a new home in Venice, California, and 'quietly wooing the neighbors.'
Is Any Land Pristine?
What are the long-lasting effects of human habitation and what can be done to make it more sustainable in arid regions in the future.
Relocating A Village
Erosion is eating away at the Eskimo village of Newtok, Alaska. The village grocer has stepped up to lead the relocation.
Privatizing Chicago's Skyway
Chicago approves a record $1.82 billion deal to lease the Chicago Skyway to a Spanish-Australian consortium.
Accessibility Tools In Windows XP
I was interested to read in<a href="http://www.gcn.com/23_31/buyers_guide/27674-1.html">Setting sites on Section 508</a> about an accessibility tool built into Windows XP:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>"There is a decent screen magnifier in Windows XP, which also includes a text-to-speech tool called Narrator. It is pretty limited and is only available in English, but it provides a useful tool in Notepad, Wordpad, Control Panel and Internet Explorer, as well as the Windows desktop and Windows setup." </blockquote><br /> <br /> You can launch Narrator easily by pressing the Windows logo key and the U key, which also lets you start and stop the tool.