Web Directions - Part 24

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Surface article in Desktop Magazine

• By: John
• December 4, 2008

Matt Magain, from our media partners SitePoint, has an article in this month’s Desktop Magazine (another Media Partner) about Microsoft Surface, along with an interview with Web Directions keynote speaker and chief Surface guy August de los Reyes (and a lovely person to boot).

The full article … Read more »

UX Book Club

• By: Maxine
• December 4, 2008

This is a great idea — and indeed one that other disciplines in the web industry could think about. UX Book Club is a get-​​together in which people interested in the area of user experience come to discuss a book relevant to the discipline. Take a look at the … Read more »

Screen resolutions

• By: John
• December 4, 2008

Ben Buchanan, Web Directions speaker and long time friend has a very detailed discussion of the issues around screen resolution. Long gone are the days where you could reasonably safely rely on a small number of possible screen resolutions. Now, we might be designing for screen sizes from 240x320 … Read more »

The State of the Web 2008 — a Survey of Web Designers and Developers

• By: John
• December 3, 2008

Update

The results of the survey have now been published.

At Web Directions and Westciv, we’ve been strongly focussed on the standards based web, and best practices in web design and development for well over ten years. Over that period, we’ve seen the rise of CSS, along with the … Read more »

Web Directions North — “cyber-​​monday” super special

• By: John
• December 1, 2008

For those on the edge of registering for the conference, here’s something that might just help you make up your mind.

For today (Monday December 1st) only, register for the conference, and we’ll give you either

• a half day workshop of your choice or
• a day’s skiing or boarding at Breckenridge (return … Read more »

  Help stop the draconian and ignorant federal government proposed internet censorship regime

  • By: John
  • December 1, 2008

  We’ve not said anything as yet about the Australian Federal Government’s draconian and ignorant mandatory internet censorship regime, in part due to a combination of incredulity and anger. But, luckily someone is on the case. Action group Getup has an online petition that you should sign, and get anyone … Read more »

  Now officially very angry with Facebook

  • By: John
  • November 21, 2008

  After yesterday’s saga with Facebook, I had hoped the rude message I’d received was the extent of the problems I’d face. Wrong.

  Today, responding to a birthday greeting for tomorrow on my wall, from a friend, I received the following

  More absusive messages from Facebook

  … Read more »

  Focus on education at Web Directions North

  • By: John
  • November 21, 2008

  A significant focus for us at Web Directions North will be educating the next generation of web professionals. It’s clear from many conversations we’ve had with those in the industry, recent graduates, employers, and others, that on the whole, the education systems world wide simply aren’t preparing people for the … Read more »

  Australian Film Industry emulates last centuries failed business models — suing ISPs

  • By: John
  • November 20, 2008

  Well, at least (for now) it’s not users, but news today via the Sydney Morning Herald that Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), the histrionically named consortium of Australian Film and Television companies such as Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, … Read more »

  How not to communicate

  • By: John
  • November 20, 2008

  Yes, like all of you out there, I use Facebook. But so many of the things it does annoys me (and worse).

  Here’s a perfect example.

  I’ve been using Facebook to message a small number of folks I’ve messaged in the past about various professional matters. Sadly, the send mechanism simply wasn’t … Read more »

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