Web Directions - Part 11

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Web Directions South 2009: Early bird pricing extended to July 9

• By: Maxine
• June 29, 2009

Guess what: you’ve got just two weeks left to take advantage of early bird pricing for Web Directions South 2009.

Getting those training approvals through really is hard. We know this because every year we hear a familiar chorus from people who need just a bit more … Read more »

Andy Clarke at @media

• By: John
• June 28, 2009

The debate over whether, and to what extent web sites should look the same in every browser continues to rage. To the bemusement of many it must be said.

If you fall into the “yes” camp — then please go and read Andy’s latest presentation from @media. And … Read more »

@media and Web Directions

• By: John
• June 27, 2009

Maxine and I are really excited to let you know that from 2010, @media, one of the great web conferences in the world will be presented by Web Directions.

@media will stay right at home, in London, and feature the same mix of the world’s leading web designers, … Read more »

Firefox 3.5 accessibility features

• By: John
• June 26, 2009

A detailed look at the accessibility features of Firefox 3.5.

First FuelWatch, now GroceryWatch Canned

• By: John
• June 26, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Australian Federal Government’s fabled GroceryWatch website has been scrapped. We wrote critically about the dire accessibility of the site when it first launched. In the meantime, consumer advocacy magazine Choice had taken over the project from the government.

What happened? … Read more »

Fix Outlook

• By: John
• June 26, 2009

Personally, like other old web curmudgeons (OK so Dave Shea isn’t really old), I’m not a big fan of either sending or receiving HTML email. But, it’s a reality of life, and more importantly if something supports HTML, it should to the extent possible support modern web development … Read more »

Vale Michael Jackson

• By: John
• June 26, 2009

For all his myriad faults, he was a genius, and a strange broken symbol of our time.

Via Kottke

Australia’s Government 2.0 taskforce

• By: John
• June 22, 2009

Via Slattery’s Watch, news of the just launched Australian Federal Government’s “Government 2.0 Taskforce”, which (a wordpress blog no less!). From the site:

Its work falls into two streams. The first relates to increasing the openness of government through making public sector information more widely available to … Read more »

Sydney UPA Chapter’s 2nd Birthday Celebration — We’re sponsoring!

• By: Maxine
• June 19, 2009

On Wednesday July 1 at 6.00 there’s three very good reasons to come along to the Sydney Usability Professionals Association’s 2nd birthday party. Firstly, you’ll get to see a great … Read more »

WDS09 Day 1 closing keynote: Cameron Adams

• By: Maxine
• June 17, 2009

I actually got a little teary just then when I posted this at the site (not something I normally do while cruising around my WordPress admin): the day 1 closing keynote at Web Directions South 2009 will be my good friend, Cameron Adams, talking … Read more »

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