[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (10/02/09)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Accessible Twitter: web accessibility for Twitter


140 Characters -  How Twitter Was Born


Increase Productivity By Marking The End Of The Day


30+ Incredibly Useful Mac Apps for Web Design


Opera Fights Back: Announces Next Gen JavaScript Engine


Improvingcode - open source software for web developers


Recreating the button


50 Beautiful And User-Friendly Navigation Menus


30 Essential Controls


Headers, footers, columns, and templates


Web Anatomy: Introducing Interaction Design Frameworks


Headings in HTML 5 and accessibility


Design's elusive "final ten percent"


Use CSS Diagnostics with Stylish to find bad HTML


Why Your Avatar Matters


The Details That Matter


Advanced Debugging with JavaScript


Wireframes Magazine


Cornify - Unicorns and Rainbows On-Demand


Printable Checklist


Carakan - By Opera Core Concerns


Programming language design philosophy


Cannybill - Invoicing and billing software



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

SMX West
---
Date: 10-Feb-09 to 12-Feb-09
City: California (USA)
With over 50 sessions, SMX delivers all of the search engine marketing
topics and trends you need to know to stay ahead of the curve ‹ whether
you¹re just getting started or an an SEM expert.



WSG February meeting (Melbourne)
---
Date: 16-Feb-09
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Kevin Yank, author of "Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong" talks about
why the future of web page design is ... tables.



Webstock09
---
Date: 16-Feb-09 to 20-Feb-09
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 26 kick ass speakers. 26 must see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation and inspiration.



Demystifying Web Accessibility Training Course
--
Date: Monday 16th February 2009 (1 Day)
City: London, England
Description: This course is designed to introduce website owners,
commissioners, marketing or project managers and designers to the
reasons for making websites accessible, including the principles and
practices that make this possible.



Web Accessibility - Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0 Training
Course
--
Date: Tuesday 17th February 2009 (1/2 Day - AM)
City: London, England
Description: A practical course to introduce the newly released
guidelines for web accessibility, the Web Accessibility Content
Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0). It will enable and inform web managers,
designers and developers, who have been working with WCAG 1.0 to start
using WCAG 2.0.

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (03/02/09)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Web Design+ ‹ Tips and advice on web standards development


Academic Earth - Video lectures from the world's top scholars


Introduction to AJAX Technologies


Open redirect URLs: Is your site being abused?


5 Popular CSS Frameworks + Tutorials & Tools for Getting Started


Exploring SEO - Part 2: Create something worth finding - zumio


Is mobile web development compatible with the One Web?


Colors In Corporate Branding And Design


Five Simple Steps


JavaScript Reference


Are Social Media Consultants Harming Social Media?


Screen Reader Survey Results


Previous and Next Actions in Web Forms


Pipl - People Search


5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter


iPlotz: wireframing, mockups and prototyping for websites and applications


Improving the blacklabel CSS


Radar's Photo Sharing App Comes to the iPhone


User Experience Deliverables


Userfly - instant web usability testing


A Detailed Look at the 960 CSS Framework


Headings, heading hierarchy, and document outlines


Sprite Optimization


ARN - Microsoft delivers IE8 release candidate


CSSCRAP - naturally scary design


FireScope


Validator S.A.C. - Stand-Alone W3C HTML Validator Application for Mac OS X



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.



WSG Canberra meeting
---
Date: 4-Feb-09
City: Canberra (Australia)
Presentation 1: Jessica Enders, Formulate Information Design - Zebra
striping: the mouse that roared. Presentation 2: Donna Spencer, Maadmob -
Involving Users: Why is it so hard to do the right thing?



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Launch48 - 48 hours to launch a web app
---
Date: 6-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
City: London (UK)
Launch48 is an event for anyone wishing to get involved in a new business
and launch a web app.  The event last 48 hours and the participants are
encouraged to work together to find an idea, develop the solution,

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (27/1/09)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


List of 10+ usability-conscious link styles done in CSS


Communicating with code


Captcha cracking in JavaScript with Canvas and neural nets


How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?


New CSS Sticky Footer


Microformats, accessibility, HTML 5 (again)


Making the new Yahoo! Currency Converter accessible


10 Outstanding Metaphors in Icon Design - Turbomilk


compfight - a flickr search tool


12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design


A List Apart: Articles: Brighter Horizons for Web Education


Using HTTP Headers to Serve Styles


Investigating the proposed alt attribute recommendations in HTML 5


Change Web Designers Can Believe In


AT/JAWS


Talklets makes the web talk


My DebugBar


Logo design for Giacom


Layers - Screen forensics


Is Ruby¹s Popularity Fading?


UI Scraps - user interface designs


My Happy Planet - learn languages with partners around the world


Blacklabel CSS



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Launch48 - 48 hours to launch a web app
---
Date: 6-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
City: London (UK)
Launch48 is an event for anyone wishing to get involved in a new business
and launch a web app.  The event last 48 hours and the participants are
encouraged to work together to find an idea, develop the solution, and
launch the product within 48 hours.  There will be a range of people
attending from developers and designers to venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs.  The event is open to everyone although positions are
limited.



SMX West
---
Date: 10-Feb-09 to 12-Feb-09
City: California (USA)
With over 50 sessions, SMX delivers all of the search engine marketing
topics and trends you need to know to stay ahead of the curve ‹ whether
you¹re just getting started or an an SEM expert.



Webstock09
---
Date: 16-Feb-09 to 20-Feb-09
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 26 kick ass speakers. 26 must see
pr

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (20/1/09)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


11 Useful Tools To Check, Clean & Optimize Your CSS File


Styling XFN and rel-license links - Opera Developer Community


10 Smart Javascript Techniques For Manipulating Content


Mike asks the CSS Guy about a scrolling trick with background images


Wiki Myths, Wiki Reality


12 resources for getting a jump on HTML 5


FoxTab


Redesigning with HTML 5 and WAI-ARIA


ActivityHorizon.com - what's doing?


Accessibility: Improved ARIA Support in the IE8 RC


Raphaël: a JavaScript API for SVG


TokBox - Live Video Calling


Using WAI ARIA Landmark Roles - The Paciello Group Blog


Whitelabel css


Web Design Trends For 2009


Cooliris - Discover More


User Experience Design doesn't need to be a big deal


Add Semantic Richness To Your Markup With (RDF) Ease


Web Development Project Estimator


Carry your life on a thumb drive (or iPod)


10 Ways to Improve Your Web Page Performance


Powering a Google search


Understanding the "Nofollow" Tag



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Ignite Sydney
---
Date: 22-Jan-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
The idea is simple - make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20
slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a
guaranteed 5 minute presentation.



SIIA Information Industry Summit 2009
---
Date: 26-Jan-09
The premier executive forum for leaders of the digital information industry.
This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of the very few forums
providing strategic guidance to the information industry's senior business
leaders, bankers and technologists.



Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Launch48 - 48 hours to launch a web app
---
Date: 6-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
City: London (UK)
Launch48 is an event for anyone wishing to get involved in a new business
and launch a web app.  The event last 48 hours and the participants are
encouraged to wo

[WSG Announce] W3C seeks new Managing Director - are you interested?

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This job add is with it's own post as it will have a significant impact on
the web overall :)

The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is currently seeking a new Managing
Director. 

"Managing Director of the World Wide Consortium (W3C), to be responsible for
overall management of the W3C, with the goal of furthering its ability to
lead the Web to its full potential."

More details here: 
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Recruitment/

Are you going to apply? Why not!
Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (13/1/09)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


How to: Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet for Any Topic


Beautiful Code Documentation


HTML 5 canvas - the basics


Tidy up your stylesheets


Short URLs for Google


Luminosity Contrast Ratio Main Colour Contrast Analyser


HTML 5 elements test


Push Your Web Design Into The Future With CSS3


A definition of user experience


10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design


WAI-ARIA Best Practices


ARIA Video Project Home Page


Use of Web 2.0 Tools


Using Twitter as a data provider to automatically fill forms


Encouraged Commentary


User Interviews - Analysis Simplified


Interface Collection for Design Inspiration


Flipping typical


A Little-known Way to Replace Some Scripts with CSS Counters


It Died


Return of the Mobile Style Sheet


Semantics in HTML 5


Site stats for all to see


Retaggr - your online presence everywhere



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
---
Date: 21-Jan-09 to 23-Jan-09
City: Bundoora (Australia)
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2009.



Ignite Sydney
---
Date: 22-Jan-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
The idea is simple - make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20
slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a
guaranteed 5 minute presentation.



SIIA Information Industry Summit 2009
---
Date: 26-Jan-09
The premier executive forum for leaders of the digital information industry.
This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of the very few forums
providing strategic guidance to the information industry's senior business
leaders, bankers and technologists.



Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: application

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (6/1/09)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Alignment within forms


OAuth doesn't stop phishing


Ziipa - a visual search engine


HTML-Ipsum


Using SVG on the Web


Represent - Open Blog


A Web Developer's Responsibility


I won't support IE 6 in 2009


Firefox Tops 20% in November, IE Now Under 70%


An interview with Google's CEO Eric Schmidt


How to Design Websites for Mobile Phones


Predictions for the mobile web in 2009


Top 100 Blogs for Developers


Helpful Hyperlinks with JavaScript


Google tells users to drop IE6


An Event Apart and HTML 5



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
---
Date: 21-Jan-09 to 23-Jan-09
City: Bundoora (Australia)
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2009.



Ignite Sydney
---
Date: 22-Jan-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
The idea is simple - make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20
slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a
guaranteed 5 minute presentation.



SIIA Information Industry Summit 2009
---
Date: 26-Jan-09
The premier executive forum for leaders of the digital information industry.
This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of the very few forums
providing strategic guidance to the information industry's senior business
leaders, bankers and technologists.



Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Launch48 - 48 hours to launch a web app
---
Date: 6-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
City: London (UK)
Launch48 is an event for anyone wishing to get involved in a new business
and launch a web app.  The event last 48 hours and the participants are
encouraged to work together to find an idea, develop the solution, and
launch the product within 48 hours.  There will be a range of people
attending from developers and designers to venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs.  The event is open to everyone although positions are
limited.



S

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (30/12/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


OpenID Organizes the Organizers While Facebook and Google Start Letting
Users Login


Tweetree - Birds in a tree.


Top 10 Reputation Tracking Tools Worth Paying For


Typechart - Browse Web Type, Grab CSS


Eeking out performance in script loading


2009: Predictions Across the Web


15 Tools If You Are (Not) Colorblind


What's On Tap: Predictions for 2009


The Typographic Desk Reference (TDR)


When Wikis Go Bad


TwittEarth - Live Twitts all over the world


Recession Tips For Web Designers


Iterative design


Contract Killer


Web standards in China


11 Expert Tips For Enhancing The User Login Process


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
---
Date: 21-Jan-09 to 23-Jan-09
City: Bundoora (Australia)
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2009.



Ignite Sydney
---
Date: 22-Jan-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
The idea is simple - make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20
slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a
guaranteed 5 minute presentation.



SIIA Information Industry Summit 2009
---
Date: 26-Jan-09
The premier executive forum for leaders of the digital information industry.
This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of the very few forums
providing strategic guidance to the information industry's senior business
leaders, bankers and technologists.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.



SMX West
---
Date: 10-Feb-09 to 12-Feb-09
City: California (USA)
With over 50 sessions, SMX delivers all of the search engine marketing
topics and trends you need to know to stay ahead of the curve ‹ whether
you¹re just getting started or an an SEM expert.



Webstock09
---
Date: 16-Feb-09 to 20-Feb-09
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 26 kick ass speakers. 26 must see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
stand

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (23/12/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


sIFR lite


Continuity


New guidelines boost web access


24 Most Underrated Websites of 2008


Sitemap Submission Made Simple


DD_belatedPNG: better PNG background-image support in IE6


Opera 10¹s Y2K Bug: Browser Detection Goes Bad


Quick Turnaround Usability Testing, Part II


5 Tips To Deal with Right-to-Left Projects


HTML vs. XHTML: Why HTML Wins


Yahoo! Query Language - YDN


FireUnit: JavaScript Unit Testing Extension


The Discipline of Content Strategy


Content-tious Strategy


Changing html images on hover


Web freelancers - Freelance and permanent web jobs in Australia and New
Zealand


10 Useful Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs


Making Modular Layout Systems


Gridr buildrrr


WebAIM Screen Reader Survey


Flexible equal height columns


IEBlog: The CSS Corner: Alternate Style Sheets


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
---
Date: 21-Jan-09 to 23-Jan-09
City: Bundoora (Australia)
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2009.



Ignite Sydney
---
Date: 22-Jan-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
The idea is simple - make the presenters stick to a rigid format of 20
slides, each of which changes automatically after 15 seconds, giving a
guaranteed 5 minute presentation.



SIIA Information Industry Summit 2009
---
Date: 26-Jan-09
The premier executive forum for leaders of the digital information industry.
This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of the very few forums
providing strategic guidance to the information industry's senior business
leaders, bankers and technologists.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09 to 7-Feb-09
City: Denver (Canada)
The focus on Web Directions has been, and remains, professional development.
Featuring 8 half day workshops, the brand new full day Ed Directions North,
for those teaching web professionals, and of course a two track, two day
conference, featuring 24 sessions.

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (16/12/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


WCAG 2.0 is official - but is that all you need to make a site accessible?


WCAG 2 Test Drive


Are You Delivering Accessible Web Content?


Highlighting thumbnails using transparency


CSS Selectors testsuite


Checking Out: Progress Meters


Extending CSS Spriting


CSS Stacked Bar Graphs


Corporate Blogging: You¹re Doing It Wrong


New Accessibility Features in IE8


Google releases Chrome 1.0


Top 10 Consumer Web Apps of 2008


Easier Page States for Wireframes


8 Design Mistakes to Avoid


Pepsi stirs controversy - but understands social media


jQuery.popeye - an inline lightbox alternative


Opera 10 alpha: Web Fonts, Acid 3 and more


4 Easy-to-Use Microformat Tools to Beef Up Your Site


CSS and XSL-FO


Six Questions: Eric Meyer on CSS3


JavaScript demo for Assembly'05


50 Extremely Useful And Powerful CSS Tools


Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design


Pegs (Demo of scroll distribution for a single page)


Nate Klaiber Book Reviews


alt text



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
---
Date: 21-Jan-09 to 23-Jan-09
City: Bundoora (Australia)
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2009.



SIIA Information Industry Summit 2009
---
Date: 26-Jan-09
The premier executive forum for leaders of the digital information industry.
This annual Summit of industry leaders is one of the very few forums
providing strategic guidance to the information industry's senior business
leaders, bankers and technologists.



Interaction 2009 - Vancouver
---
Date: 5-Feb-09 to 8-Feb-09
Join several hundred Interaction Designers from around the world as we
address the design of interactive systems of all types: applications (web
and desktop), mobile, consumer electronics, digitally enhanced environments,
and more. Start your year off with stimulating talk, fun parties, and smart
discussions about our growing field.



Web Directions North
---
Date: 2-Feb-09

[WSG Announce] Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi all,

The W3C has released Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0:

Today W3C announced a new standard that will help Web designers and
developers create sites that better meet the needs of users with
disabilities and older users. Drawing on extensive experience and community
feedback, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 improve upon
W3C's groundbreaking initial standard for accessible Web content, apply to
more advanced technologies, and are more precisely testable.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0


Understanding WCAG 2.0


Techniques for WCAG 2.0


How to Meet WCAG 2.0


Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (9/12/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Choose your resolution


iPhone For The Blind


Ten Recipes for Persuasive Content


Web Standards: Where the ROI is


Magic/Replace - Data Cleanup for Everyone from Dabble DB


In the Woods - 15 CSS Tricks That Must be Learned


Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 3.0)


Getting OpenID Into the Browser


Python 3.0 Release


20 signs you don¹t want that web design project


DD_roundies: Another (better?) round-corner HTML box concept


24 ways: User Styling


Designing The Holy Search Box: Examples And Best Practices


Multicolr Search Lab


CSS boundaries


Getting Real About Agile Design


Flexible Fuel: Educating the Client on IA


Ecommerce on the go - selling through the mobile


Handle.net - The Handle System


jQuery sIFR Plugin


BSI British Standards invites comments on new draft standard on accessible
web content



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Ozchi 2008
---
Date: 8-Dec-08 to 12-Dec-08
City: Cairns (Australia)
OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of
human-computer interaction. As the annual conference for the Computer-Human
Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), OZCHI attracts an international
community of researchers and practitioners with a wide range of interests,
including usability, information architecture, interaction design, human
factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, information systems,
software engineering, artificial intelligence, design, social sciences and
management. The long and short papers accepted in the conference will be
included in the proceedings of the ACM Digital Library.



Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
---
Date: 21-Jan-09 to 23-Jan-09
City: Bundoora (Australia)
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2009.



Webstock09
---
Date: 16-Feb-09 to 20-Feb-09
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 26 kick ass speakers. 26 must see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation and inspiration.



--
JOBS
--

Job 1
--- 
Interface Developer
1 - 2 Month contract
Lower North Shore - Sydney

We need a good standards aware interface developer to help us get
through a busy period.

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/12/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


UXBookClub


IE 6 mobile standards compliance tests


Helvetireader


Genetic A/B Testing with JavaScript


Web content migration: disastrous strategy


pretending to be the blind guy


Processing 1.0


s3Slider jQuery plugin


Review: 16 User Interface Prototyping Tools


Creating standards-compliant web designs with Fireworks CS4


Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II


Why We Call Them Participants


IE8: What¹s After Beta 2


50 Beautiful And Creative Portfolio Designs


Rewriting Twitter for web best practices


Poll: Do you use access keys?


The Skinny on Doctypes


24 ways - web design and development articles and tutorials for advent


Abandoning elastic design


All new Campaign Monitor



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Brisbane

Dates: 2-Dec-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



Sydney PHP Group December 2008 Meeting

Dates: 4-Dec-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
We¹re very happy to be ending 2008 on a high note with Sebastian Bergmann,
long time PHP contributor, presenting PHPUnit. Additionally, we have a venue
change this month from CodeGear to Yahoo!7 offices. For more information
about this event, please check the meeting page at




Web-Blast Canberra
--- 
Date: 5-Dec-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
We're planning to hold WebBlastCanberra08 as follows:
Place: SMS Management and Technology, 8 Brindabella Circuit, Brindabella
Park (Canberra Airport). Our sponsors so far:
SMS Management and Technology, MaadMob, AcidLabs, ParisFirst Partners,
Microsoft Expression Studio



Web-Blast Sydney
--- 
Date: 5-Dec-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals. Join a range of Sydney's
web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Friday 5th
December, 2008. Still 20 tickets left!



Ozchi 2008
---
Date: 8-Dec-08 to 12-Dec-08
City: Cairns (Australia)
OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of
human-computer interaction. As the annual conference for the Computer-Human
Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), OZCHI attracts an international
community of researchers and practitioners with a wide range of interests,
including usability, information architecture, interaction design, human
factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, information systems,
software engineering, artificial i

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (25/11/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


W3C Markup Validation Service adds experimental HTML5 support


Foxmarks


Business case for deleting content: Gerry McGovern


Niceforms


Experience the angst, joy and insights of an interaction designer living on
the edge of virtual reality


5 Tips for Startups and Entrepreneurs


Terrific Tables with CSS


Oiko CSS editor


RESTful CSS


Dyslexia and accessibility


15 Helpful In-Browser Web Development Tools


A More Useful 404


This is How the Web Gets Regulated


Springpad Helps You Get Things Done


YSlow for Firebug


-itis abuse


Where is Your Username registered



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Managing Legal Risks in a Digital Environment
---
Dates: 26-Nov-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
The interactive media landscape is diverse and constantly evolving, so
it is easy for businesses and practitioners to be a little hazy on
legalities.  AIMIA Victoria proudly presents a free event on Wednesday
the 26th of November about how to manage the legal risks relating to
your digital media business practice.  The session will explore topics
such as managing human resources, user generated content, privacy law
changes, trade practices issues and the legal relationship with customers.
Speakers include:
* Charles Power (Employment Law Partner - Holding Redlich)
* Marilyn Awad (IT/IP/Media Senior Associate - Holding Redlich)
* Dan Pearce (Media/IT/IP Partner - Holding Redlich)
* Non-legal speaker to be announced
For more information and to RSVP go to



Wordcamp Australia
---
Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
"WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in
Sydney, Australia. WordCamp is a conference centred around the popular
wordpress platform. Matt Mullenweg, chief architect of WordPress, will be
keynoting the event alongside several other prominent members of the
wordpress community. Ticket prices are currently set at $60, and you can get
yours at http://wordcamp-australia-2008.eventbrite.com/.



Ruxcon 2008
---
Dates: 29-Nov-08
Ciy: Sydney (Australia)
Ruxcon is Australia's premier technical computer security conference,
held annually at the University of Technology (UTS), Sydney. After a
break in 2007, Ruxcon is back and bigger than ever. Ruxcon brings together
the best and the brightest security talent in the Australia-Pacific region
through live presentations, activities, and demonstrations. Ruxcon 2008 will
be held on the weekend of the to the 30th of November at the University of
Technology, Sydney. Doors open at 8:30am and the first presentation
commences at 9:30am.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Brisbane

Dates: 2-Dec-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



Sydney PHP Group December 2008 Meeting

Dates: 4-Dec

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (18/11/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Sample Size Oddities


floatitis pt6


The Best Cheat Sheets for Web Developers


50+ Gorgeous Navigation Menus


jQuery Corners


People Are From Earth, Machines Are From Outer Space


Designing Tables for Usability


JS-909: A drum machine in JavaScript


Are Accessibility Statements Useful?


Lessons Learned while Building an iPhone Site


15 Useful Project Management Tools


Download free ColdFusion code, examples, MS SQL code and examples, CFCs,
classes and more


jive - social networking for your gran


Mapanui - a pocket map for your browser


30 Beautiful Examples of Grunge in Web Design


PR 2.0: Introducing The Conversation Prism


conversationprism wiki


Lorem 2: An all-around better Lorem experience


Agile Development Projects and Usability



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Application Design Training Workshop
--- 
Date: 19-Nov-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web
applications - one day course. From internet banking, online learning,
government transactional sites to employee phonebooks, online projects
increasingly include elements of web application design. This course will
explore the value and limitations of building a web application and
introduce a range of tools, approaches and interface design principles to
ensure that you understand your audience and design intuitive and usable web
applications. 

 
 
Interaction Design Training Workshop
--- 
Date: 20-Nov-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites - one day course. Ever wonder why
users don't behave how you expect? Ever done usability testing or found
usability issues but didn't know how to fix them? This course will provide
an insight into human characteristics and online behaviour based on latest
research and hundreds of usability tests with users, including video footage
of usability test sessions. We will also cover the theory and principles of
interaction design.



Mental Models: Aligning web design strategy with human behaviour
--- 
Date: 19-Nov-08 and 20 Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Indi Young from the USA will give you a deep understanding of people's
motivations and thought-processes, along with the emotional and
philosophical landscape in which they are operating. You use mental models
to align your web design strategy with how people work. This intensive
two-day course will help product designers, web designers and business
strategists develop digital, physical, and environmental interactions that
help people accomplish their goals.



Wordcamp Australia
---
Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Ciy: Sydney (Australia)
"WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in
Sydney, Australia. WordCamp is a conference centred around the popular
wordpress platform. Matt Mullenw

[WSG Announce] HTML: The Markup Language - W3C Editor¹s Draft 14 November 2008

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
HTML: The Markup Language
W3C Editor¹s Draft 14 November 2008

This specification describes the fifth major version of the HTML vocabulary.
It provides the details necessary for producers of HTML to create conformant
HTML documents. By design, it does not describe related APIs nor attempt to
describe how consumers of HTML are meant to process HTML documents.

This document ‹ HTML 5: The Markup Language ‹ currently has no official
standing within the HTML Working Group nor within the W3C as a whole. It is
at this point only an Editor¹s Draft being made available for review, with
the understanding that it is at a very early stage of development and that
the group may choose to decide to not move forward with further development
on it at all.

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/markup-spec/

Happy reading  :)
Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (11/11/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Keyboard-accessible Google Maps


Making decisions about user research


CSS3 box-sizing attribute


jastASlide 


CSS Transforms


The Ethics of Quick Backlinking Strategy


Is your (website¹s) underwear showing?


Writing Content that Works for a Living


Progressive Enhancement with JavaScript


Clarifying a Web Standards Workflow


Floatitis pt5/the future of inline-block


Fake User Profiles: Free Speech or Defamation?


jQuery History plugin


Intersquash.com - iPhoneize your website


Review: Google phone


Optimizing by Color: How Color Can Affect Site Activity and Performance


Find nasty JavaScript with the Obtrusive JavaScript Checker



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Sydney

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



Wiki Wednesday

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Every few months in Sydney, a group of developers, bloggers, entrepreneurs,
consultants, educationalists, accountants in practice, or anyone interested
in wikis, social software, and web 2.0 get together to share their
experiences. Everybody is welcome. Wiki Wednesday have been happening in
Sydney for a couple of years and are also held regularly all over the world.



World Usability day

Dates: 13-Nov-08
City: Everywhere...
World Usability Day was founded in 2005 as an initiative of the Usability
Professionals' Association to ensure that services and products important to
human life are easier to access and simpler to use



The Making Links 2008

Dates: 14-Nov-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
The Making Links 2008 conference is hosting an all-day web development event
for nonprofit organisations, on Friday November 14 in Melbourne. Topics will
include: managing your community website: working with a web developer,
choosing the right tools, and more.



BarCampSydney
---
Date: Saturday 15 November
City: Sydney (Australia)
More info to follow soon...



Office DevCon 2008
---
Dates: 15th-16th November 2008
City: Sydney (Australia)
Office DevCon is an annual community-driven conference that allows Microsoft
Office developers and power users to come together in one location to hear
expert speakers present on a wide range of Office-related topics.



Web Application Design Training Workshop
--- 
Dates: 4th November City: Sydney (Australia)
Dates: 19th November City: Brisbane (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web
applications - one 

[WSG Announce] Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 is a Proposed Recommendation

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi WSG members,

For your info...


Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 is a Proposed Recommendation


The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group has published
the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 as a Proposed Recommendation,
and published updated Working Drafts of Understanding WCAG 2.0, Techniques
for WCAG 2.0, and How to Meet WCAG 2.0. WCAG defines how to make Web sites,
Web applications, and other Web content accessible to people with
disabilities. Comments are welcome through 2 December 2008. Read the
announcement, Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents, and about the Web
Accessibility Initiative. (Permalink)

Further reading...

W3C Announcement:
http://www.w3.org/News/2008#item182

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/PR-WCAG20-20081103/

How to Meet WCAG 2.0
http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/

Migrating from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0
http://wipa.org.au/papers/wcag-migration.htm

Accessible Forms using WCAG 2.0
http://www.usability.com.au/resources/wcag2/

Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/11/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Third Chrome beta another notch faster


Free Site Validator


10 Extensions That Make FireFox A Killer App


Juice Makes You Smarter, Faster (If You're on Firefox 3)


Do collaborative online groups need to be successful?


Most Wanted Ajax Techniques: 50+ Examples and Tutorials


Failure Is Not an Option -- It's a Requirement


Superfish v1.4.8 ­ jQuery menu plugin by Joel Birch


Prototyping with XHTML


markItUp! Universal markup editor


@font-face in IE: Making Web Fonts Work


Cruz


Reading up on WAI-ARIA


Mobile Screens and Pixel Sizes


Acid3 receptions and misconceptions and do we have a winner?


Conditional classnames


CopyPasteCharacter


Menu Bar Magic: Automated CSS Menus


floatitis pt4/the pos:abs method



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Canberra

Dates: 10-Nov-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Sydney

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



Wiki Wednesday

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Every few months in Sydney, a group of developers, bloggers, entrepreneurs,
consultants, educationalists, accountants in practice, or anyone interested
in wikis, social software, and web 2.0 get together to share their
experiences. Everybody is welcome. Wiki Wednesday have been happening in
Sydney for a couple of years and are also held regularly all over the world.



World Usability day

Dates: 13-Nov-08
City: Everywhere...
World Usability Day was founded in 2005 as an initiative of the Usability
Professionals' Association to e

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/10/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


50 Beautiful Blog Designs


JavaScript Will Save Us All


Multi-threading in JavaScript


Typeface.js


Malware? We don't need no stinking malware!


A Scenario-based Approach to Evaluating Social Software


An Exercise for Emerging CSS Experts: Avoid IDs and Classes


Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong


Quick and Dirty Usability Testing: Step Away from the Book


Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0: Better Than a Poke in the Eye With a
Stick?


Floatitis pt3/the margin/float combo


Web Design is 95% Typography


CSSHttpRequest


YouTube Enables Deep Linking Within Videos


How to: CSS Large Background


Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004


A CSS sticky footer


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Interactive Advertising:

Dates: 29-Oct-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Want to understand what is working in today¹s online advertising
environment?  What clients are demanding from their agencies and in turn
what they expect website publishers to deliver by way of tracking and
results?  Want to find out what website publishers are doing to address
their demands and what changes are on the cards in the next 12 months?
Register via RSVP email to Amy Purton-Long: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Canberra

Dates: 10-Nov-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Sydney

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



Wiki Wednesday

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Every few months in Sydney, a group of developers, bloggers, entrepreneurs,
consultants, educationalists, accountants in practice, or anyone interested
in wikis, social softwa

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (21/10/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


MAMA - Metadata Analysis and Mining Application


Mozilla For Mobile: Fennec


Fennec Releases


Rotating 3D cube in JavaScript


Unicode Entity Codes for Math


Twitter as a Tool for Social Change


Choosy


PDAnet -  turning your iPhone into a true WiFi router


World Plone Day, November 7th 2008


Announcing the AEGIS project


Metadata fundamentals for intranets and websites


Web Standards at Google


Floatitis pt1/an introduction


Floatitis pt2/using css text-align


Video Tutorial: Google for Webmasters


Gravatars: Why Both Commenters and Publishers Should Use It



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Fundamentos Web 2008

Date: 27-Oct-08 to 28-Oct-08
City: Gijón (Spain)
The Fundamentos' forth edition will have some novelties from past editions,
which are based on the community's suggestion, always reminding the main
topics focused on Web design and development with standards. This year, Web
business is included in the programme. This year, there are many
international experts on Web design and development with standards such as
Jesse James Garrett, or Peter-Paul Koch (PPK), besides the greatest CMS
specialists and people successful in their business careers.



Interactive Advertising:

Dates: 29-Oct-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Want to understand what is working in today¹s online advertising
environment?  What clients are demanding from their agencies and in turn
what they expect website publishers to deliver by way of tracking and
results?  Want to find out what website publishers are doing to address
their demands and what changes are on the cards in the next 12 months?
Register via RSVP email to Amy Purton-Long: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Canberra

Dates: 10-Nov-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.



WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Sydney

Dates: 12-Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare s

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (14/10/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


XHTML — myths and reality


Adding HTML validity checking to your ASP.NET web site via unit tests


Pricing Tables: Examples And Best Practices


Zoom


For and against standardizing font embedding


Getting a Form's Structure Right: Designing Usable Online Email Applications


Design for iPhone: a device that thinks different


Easily Create Printable Pages with PrintWhatYouLike.com


CSS Browser Hacks For Firefox, Opera, Safari & Internet Explorer


Ontology of Folksonomy: A Mash-up of Apples and Oranges


The 3 Q's for Great Experience Design


Good times with inbound links


Using Javascript to Fix 12 Common Browser Headaches


Single image tabs with three state rollover


Cross-fading disjointed image rollover



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Fundamentos Web 2008

Date: 27-Oct-08 to 28-Oct-08
City: Gijón (Spain)
The Fundamentos' forth edition will have some novelties from past editions,
which are based on the community's suggestion, always reminding the main
topics focused on Web design and development with standards. This year, Web
business is included in the programme. This year, there are many
international experts on Web design and development with standards such as
Jesse James Garrett, or Peter-Paul Koch (PPK), besides the greatest CMS
specialists and people successful in their business careers.



Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.



World Usability day

Dates: 13-Nov-08
City: Everywhere...
World Usability Day was founded in 2005 as an initiative of the Usability
Professionals' Association to ensure that services and products important to
human life are easier to access and simpler to use



BarCampSydney
---
Date: Saturday 15 November
City: Sydney (Australia)
More info to follow soon...



Office DevCon 2008
---
Dates: 15th-16th November 2008
City: Sydney (Australia)
Office DevCon is an annual community-driven conference that allows Microsoft
Office developers and power users to come together in one location to hear
expert speakers present on a wide range of Office-related topics.



Wordcamp Australia
---
Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Ciy: Lilyfield, Sydney (Australia)
"WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in
Sydney, Australia. WordCamp 

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (8/10/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Understanding Progressive Enhancement


CSS Systems for writing maintainable CSS


Acid3 receptions and misconceptions and do we have a winner?


Get rid of those YouTube EMBED tags


Automatic numbering with CSS Counters


Public consultation on browser standards for public sector Web sites:
Opera's response


Douglas Crockford: JavaScript Doesn¹t Suck


Importance of link architecture


Wallswaps


Accessibility Heuristics


Legacy defeats consistency in IE 8¹s Web 2.0 accessibility effort


15 Useful Batch Image Processors


Better about pages


Updates for AJAX in IE8 Beta 2


Browser stats/why we love the numbers


Single image tabs with three state rollover


Aligning inline images with the vertical-align property



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Fundamentos Web 2008

Date: 27-Oct-08 to 28-Oct-08
City: Gijón (Spain)
The Fundamentos' forth edition will have some novelties from past editions,
which are based on the community's suggestion, always reminding the main
topics focused on Web design and development with standards. This year, Web
business is included in the programme. This year, there are many
international experts on Web design and development with standards such as
Jesse James Garrett, or Peter-Paul Koch (PPK), besides the greatest CMS
specialists and people successful in their business careers.



Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.



BarCampSydney
---
Date: Saturday 15 November
City: Sydney (Australia)
More info to follow soon...



Wordcamp Australia
---
Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Ciy: Lilyfield, Sydney (Australia)
"WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in
Sydney, Australia. WordCamp is a conference centred around the popular
wordpress platform. Matt Mullenweg, chief architect of WordPress, will be
keynoting the event alongside several other prominent members of the
wordpress community. Ticket prices are currently set at $60, and you can get
yours at http://wordcamp-australia-2008.eventbrite.com/.



Ozchi 2008
---
Date: 8-Dec-08 to 12-Dec-08
City: Cairns (Australia)
OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of
human-computer interaction. As the annual conferenc

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/10/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


BigTarget.js


Multiple form labels and screen readers


Concept Design Tools


jParallax


Cascading


Quick Turnaround Usability Testing


Dmitry Baranovskiy Talks about Raphaël


Artur Ortega and Leonie Watson - Screenreaders and JavaScript


Using JQuery for background image animations


Web Inspector Redesign


Opera Web Standards Curriculum - updated


The Live Web


Swirrl: Newly Launched Semantic Web Wiki


Communicate Quick: First Impressions Through Visual Web Design


Advanced Website Diagnostics with Google Webmaster Tools


Battling site spam/just a minor issue


tweetersation


a3 - Ability, Adaptability, Accessibility Magazine - spreading awareness
about accessibility


Setting up a new Website



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Sydney WSG meeting

Dates: 7-Oct-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation 1 - Ambient Personalisation & Rich Interaction Mechanisms
Christopher Khalil, News Digital Media
Presentation 2 - New Stuff in Web Standards
Lachlan Hunt



Fundamentos Web 2008

Date: 27-Oct-08 to 28-Oct-08
City: Gijón (Spain)
The Fundamentos' forth edition will have some novelties from past editions,
which are based on the community's suggestion, always reminding the main
topics focused on Web design and development with standards. This year, Web
business is included in the programme. This year, there are many
international experts on Web design and development with standards such as
Jesse James Garrett, or Peter-Paul Koch (PPK), besides the greatest CMS
specialists and people successful in their business careers.



Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.



BarCampSydney
---
Date: Saturday 15 November
City: Sydney (Australia)
More info to follow soon...



Wordcamp Australia
---
Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Ciy: Lilyfield, Sydney (Australia)
"WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in
Sydney, Australia. WordCamp is a conference centred around the popular
wordpress platform. Matt Mullenweg, chief architect of WordPress, will be
keynoting the event alongside several other prominent members of the
wordpress community. Ticket prices are currently set at $60, and you can get
yours at http://wordcamp-australia-20

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (24/9/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Web Standards 2008: Three Circles of Hell


Test-Driven Progressive Enhancement


7 Open Source Version Control Systems Reviewed


Anchor Buttons 


Understanding Disabilities when Designing a Website


Quick Turnaround Usability Testing


A Minimal HTML Document


CleverCSS


A Qualitative Study of Five Authors of Five Blogs on Training and
Development


Google Phone Unveiled, Can it Beat the iPhone?


What Goes into a Well-Done Critique


Dynamic URLs vs. static URLs


The web's future is a 'village'


Fancy Navigation with MooTools Javascript


Accessibility experiment


Killing blog comments



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Singularity Web Conference
---
Date:  24-Oct-08 to 26-Oct-08
City: everywhere
Singularity is the first large-scale online web conference in the world.
On October 24-26, join 100 of the world¹s top web visionaries, developers,
designers, thought leaders, and celebrities for three days of talks at this
seminal web event. Attend from home or from a real-world local conference
hub near you. Catch up with old friends (you can find them from your
existing social networks) and meet new ones. And you don¹t even have to take
time off work.



Web Directions South 2008
---
Date: 25-Sep-08 to 26-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
This year in over 30 sessions across 3 tracks and 2 days, plus another 2
days of workshops, we cover off front and back end design and development,
mobile design and development, information architecture, user experience and
interaction design, social media and networks, accessibility, Ajax and
Javascript, semantic web, RIAs, web application security, marketing and
advertising online and so much more. With speakers including:
* Jeffrey Veen - renowned UX expert from Wired, Adaptive Path, Google
* Derek Featherstone - leading accessibility expert
* Daniel Burka - interaction designer for Digg
* Jina Bolton - The Art and Science of CSS
* Douglas Crockford - Ajax security expert at Yahoo!, and the world's
leading JavaScript authority
* Jeff Croft - web design and typography guru
* Lynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Community Director at FastCompany



Intranets 2.0
---
Date: 29-Oct-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
 With case studies and practical tips from Australia's leading organisations
(including Sunguard NZ, Sparke Helmore, TabCorp, AMP and more!), this
one-day conference will demonstrate how organisations are weaving social
media tools into their existing intranet framework to enhance functionality
and create two-way communication.



Taxonomies 2.0
---
Date: 30-Oct-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
During the course of this intensive one day event, an expert line-up of
speakers (including University of Melbourne, Sensis, Blake Dawson Waldon,
Department of Water WA and more!) will talk you through the steps you need
to take in order to exploit the benefits of social media when related to
your organisational taxonomies. Taxonomies are a fundamental part of your
information architecture for the management and organisation of content.
With the introduction of 2.0 tools and applications, their importance h

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (17/9/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Form context highlighting using CSS only


Welcome to the World Wide Web Foundation


Look at it Another Way


Zebra Striping: More Data for the Case


jQuery and JavaScript Coding: Examples and Best Practices


10 Smart Javascript Techniques to Improve Your UI


Antenna House Formatter V5.0


A Free JavaScript Speed Boost for Everyone!


The Joy of Sketch : explorations in hand-crafted visuals


Cognition Announces "World's Largest Semantic Map"


Contrast Analyser, Version 2.1


Basic PHP Hacks and How to Secure your App


20 Free Page Analysis Tools


jParallax


Test your color IQ


Built-in Accessibility in GWT 1.5 Applications


Demystifying the "duplicate content penalty"



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Oz-IA/2008
---
Date: 20-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference, will be on once
again this year. This is our third year, and it's going to be even bigger.
We will also have full and half day workshops on Thursday 18th and Friday
19th. We have an immediate call for participation - short or advanced
conference sessions, posters, panels, and workshop facilitators. Deadline:
July 25th.



CHISIG: August de los Reyes
Emotional Design and a Vision for Microsoft Surface
---
Date: 23 September 2008
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Description: A new inflection point in human-computer interaction is
upon us. Along with other technologies, Microsoft Surface marks a
departure from graphical user interface or GUI into the world of Natural
User Interface or NUI. This talk begins with discussion of emotional
design and its importance in the future of society. The lens shifts to
how one design team is thinking about designing for a new era in which
emotional intent and intuitive interaction are the imperative. Using
theoretical models drawn from a mix of history, science, philosophy, and
even video game design, this presentation reveals principles behind
experience design for Microsoft Surface and beyond.



Accessible design in the digital world
---
Date: 22 ­ 24 September
City: York (UK)
Learn the latest about web accessibility at the Accessible Design in the
Digital World Conference in beautiful York, UK.  Monday 22nd will be a
workshop on how to assess the accessibility of websites, based on a popular
workshop at last year¹s WWW Conference.  This will include demonstrations
and discussions of a range of techniques.  Tuesday 23rd will be
presentations on the latest ideas in web accessibility, including one from
Mike Paciello, Chairman of the committee revising the Section 508 Guidelines
in the USA and one from a member of the committee developing the new Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 2 (WCAG2). For further information
contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit:



Singularity Web Conference
---
Date:  24-Oct-08 to 26-Oct-08
City: everywhere
Singularity is the first large-scale online web conference in the world.
On October 24-26, join 100 of the world¹s top web visionaries, developers,
designers, thoug

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (9/9/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


History of the browser user-agent string


Microsoft CSS Vendor Extensions


40 Creative Design Layouts: Getting Out Of The Box


The Death of Internet Explorer 6: Still Prematurely Called


The story behind Google Chrome


On Google Chrome


JavaScript in Chrome


Shiny chromey new things


Workin' it on all browsers


Easy Vector Graphics with the Raphaël JavaScript Library


To Refresh, or Not to Refresh


The Helen Project


The shelf life of a website


Fieldset/Legend in XHTML vs. HTML


20 Websites To Help You Learn and Master CSS



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

SydneyPHP Users Group September meeting
---
Date: 4-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
or this meeting, we¹ll kick off our series introducing the new features
available in the upcoming PHP 5.3 release. and take a look at PHP
integration with IIS7.



dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK)
---
Date: 5-Sep-08
City: Brighton (UK)
The hottest ticket in the web design calendar is back for it's fourth
instalment. This year dConstruct will see speakers such as Steven
Johnson, Daniel Burka, Joshua Porter and Jeremy Keith talk about
"Designing the Social Web." Tickets go on sale at 11am BST on the
24th June and usually sell out within a day, so stick a note in your
diary today.



Webstock mini
---
Date: 9-Sep-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
Tuesday, 9 September, at the Paramount theatre in Wellington is the
place to be! We¹ve got a great Webstock mini planned and will be
launching Webstock 09. Speakers are Jonathan Mosen (blind accessibility
advocate and much more), Jefferson Fletcher (Senior Product Manager
working on Internet Explorer) and Kris Sowersby (font geek). We¹ll also be
announcing the speakers for Webstock 09 and giving away a
free ticket to the conference. All this, plus food and drink for only
$50.



Fronteers 2008 conference
---
Date: 11-Sep-08
City: Amsterdam
On September 11th and 12th, the Fronteers 2008 conference will take place in
Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam. This conference, organised for front-end
engineers by front-end engineers, will focus narrowly on CSS and JavaScript.



Oz-IA/2008
---
Date: 20-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference, will be on once
again this year. This is our third year, and it's going to be even bigger.
We will also have full and half day workshops on Thursday 18th and Friday
19th. We have an immediate call for participation - short or advanced
conference sessions, posters, panels, and workshop facilitators. Deadline:
July 25th.



CHISIG: August de los Reyes
Emotional Design and a Vision for Microsoft Surface
---
Date: 23 September 2008
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Description: A new inflection point in human-computer interaction is
upon us. Along with other technologies, Microsoft Surface marks a
departure from graphical user interface or GUI into the world of Natural
User Interface or NUI. This talk begins with discussion of emotional
design and its 

[WSG Announce] Edge of the Web - Perth - November 6/7

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi all,

For the last three "links for light reading" I have forgotten to include
AWIA's amazing "Edge of the Web" under upcoming events. So, with apologies
to all concerned, here is the info!


Edge of the Web

Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au/

Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7.

The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the Australian Web
Industry Association and Red Horizon Events.

Edge of the Web 2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web
development community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The
conference program offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical
content focusing on key areas of current web development best practise, such
as usability and accessibility and current web trends such as social
networking and open data exchange.

Edge of the Web includes a one day, two track conference on Thursday 6th
November and a day of technical workshops on Friday 7th November. AWIA have
secured an outstanding line up of international and national speakers to
present at the conference and like the WA Web Awards, AWIA¹s Edge of the Web
Conference will establish itself as a Œmust attend¹ annual event.


PS: Are there other events I have forgotten about or events you'd like to
promote? 
Let me know
Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/9/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Google Chrome, Google¹s Browser Project


A fresh take on the browser


Google on Google Chrome - comic book


How Captcha was foiled: Are you a man or a mouse?


When To Use Magazine-Style Themes For Blogs?


Introducing Ubiquity


Regex Patterns for Single Line CSS


Tagging is Not Just for Content


Two cheers for the Target/NFB accessibility settlement


Well Designed E-Commerce Websites


Microsoft breaks IE8 interoperability promise


IE8 not defaulting to IE8 rendering after all


Site visit interviews: from good to great


Four Essential Skills for Information Architects: An Interview with Donna
(Maurer) Spencer


Open Flash Chart GWT Widget Library


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

SydneyPHP Users Group September meeting
---
Date: 4-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
or this meeting, we¹ll kick off our series introducing the new features
available in the upcoming PHP 5.3 release. and take a look at PHP
integration with IIS7.



dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK)
---
Date: 5-Sep-08
City: Brighton (UK)
The hottest ticket in the web design calendar is back for it's fourth
instalment. This year dConstruct will see speakers such as Steven
Johnson, Daniel Burka, Joshua Porter and Jeremy Keith talk about
"Designing the Social Web." Tickets go on sale at 11am BST on the
24th June and usually sell out within a day, so stick a note in your
diary today.



Webstock mini
---
Date: 9-Sep-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
Tuesday, 9 September, at the Paramount theatre in Wellington is the
place to be! We¹ve got a great Webstock mini planned and will be
launching Webstock 09. Speakers are Jonathan Mosen (blind accessibility
advocate and much more), Jefferson Fletcher (Senior Product Manager
working on Internet Explorer) and Kris Sowersby (font geek). We¹ll also be
announcing the speakers for Webstock 09 and giving away a
free ticket to the conference. All this, plus food and drink for only
$50.



Fronteers 2008 conference
---
Date: 11-Sep-08
City: Amsterdam
On September 11th and 12th, the Fronteers 2008 conference will take place in
Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam. This conference, organised for front-end
engineers by front-end engineers, will focus narrowly on CSS and JavaScript.



Oz-IA/2008
---
Date: 20-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference, will be on once
again this year. This is our third year, and it's going to be even bigger.
We will also have full and half day workshops on Thursday 18th and Friday
19th. We have an immediate call for participation - short or advanced
conference sessions, posters, panels, and workshop facilitators. Deadline:
July 25th.



CHISIG: August de los Reyes
Emotional Design and a Vision for Microsoft Surface
---
Date: 23 September 2008
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Description: A new inflection point in human-computer interaction is
upon us. Along with other technologies

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (26/8/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Execution Is Everything
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000314.php

CSS Sprites2 - It's JavaScript Time
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/sprites2

Mapping Memory: Web Designer as Information Cartographer
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/mappingmemory

Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/19/screencasting-how-to-start/

5 Effective Wiki Uses
http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/08/01/Effect
ive-Wiki-Uses.aspx

People Finder: Searching Without Logic?
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/people-finder

Debugging JavaScript: Throw Away Your Alerts!
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/08/22/debugging-javascript-throw-away-yo
ur-alerts/

State of the eNation Reports
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/enation99

Three tips for ³company blogging²
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/three-tips-for-startup-bloggers/

A lovely break with the CSS Working Group
http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2008/lovely-break-css-working-group/

Planning and coordinating content migrations
http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/planning_coordinating_content_migrations/

Design Cop-out #2: Breadcrumbs
http://www.uie.com/articles/breadcrumbs/

Tabular forms/existing peacefully together
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/tabular-forms

28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks
http://maketecheasier.com/28-coolest-firefox-aboutconfig-tricks/2008/08/21

9 Top CSS Essential Skills That Every Web designer Should Learn
http://acomment.net/9-top-css-essential-skills-that-every-web-designer-shoul
d-learn/299

Most Desired WordPress Hacks: 11 Common Requests and Fixes
http://www.noupe.com/wordpress/most-desired-wordpress-hacks-11-common-reques
ts-and-fixes.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

SilverStripe User Meet up
---
Date: 27-Aug-08
City: Auckland (New Zealand)
We're taking the opportunity to meet to share views, get insights, and
support the Auckland SilverStripe community. Businesses and organisations
interested in meeting people experienced with building websites in
SilverStripe are most welcome also.
http://www.silverstripe.com/auckland-meetup-on-27-aug-2008/


dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK)
---
Date: 5-Sep-08
City: Brighton (UK)
The hottest ticket in the web design calendar is back for it's fourth
instalment. This year dConstruct will see speakers such as Steven
Johnson, Daniel Burka, Joshua Porter and Jeremy Keith talk about
"Designing the Social Web." Tickets go on sale at 11am BST on the
24th June and usually sell out within a day, so stick a note in your
diary today.
http://2008.dconstruct.org/


Webstock mini
---
Date: 9-Sep-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
Tuesday, 9 September, at the Paramount theatre in Wellington is the
place to be! We¹ve got a great Webstock mini planned and will be
launching Webstock 09. Speakers are Jonathan Mosen (blind accessibility
advocate and much more), Jefferson Fletcher (Senior Product Manager
working on Internet Explorer) and Kris Sowersby (font geek). We¹ll also be
announcing the speakers for Webstock 09 and giving away a
free ticket to the conference. All this, plus food and drink for only
$50.
http://webstock.org.nz/upcoming/mini-9sept.php


Fronteers 2008 conference
---
Date: 11-Sep-08
City: Amsterdam
On September 11th and 12th, the Fronteers 2008 conference will take place in
Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam. This conference, organised for front-end
engineers by front-end engineers, will focus narrowly on CSS and JavaScript.
http://fronteers.nl/congres/2008/english


Oz-IA/2008
---
Date: 20-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference, will be on once
again this year. This is our third year, and it's going to be even bigger.
We will also have full and half day workshops on Thursday 18th and Friday
19th. http://www.oz-ia.org/2008/
We have an immediate call for participation - short or advanced conference
sessions, posters, panels, and workshop facilitators. Deadline: July 25th.
http://www.oz-ia.org/2008/presenters.shtml


Singularity Web Conference
---
Date:  24-Oct-08 to 26-Oct-08
City: everywhere
Singularity is the first large-scale online web conference in the wor

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (19/8/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Raphael JavaScript library
http://raphaeljs.com/

ECMAScript Harmony: New Life for JavaScrip
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/08/19/ecmascript-harmony-new-life-for-ja
vascript

The SEO Guide to Information Architecture
http://www.audettemedia.com/blog/seo-guide-information-architecture

Designer of 2015 trends
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/designer-of-2015-trends

The Site Map: An Information Architecture Cop-Out
http://www.uie.com/articles/Sitemap

People Finder: Searching Without Logic?
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/people-finder

Best Practice for ID and Class Names
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080812/best-practice-ids-and-classes/

Caption-detail/tables and borderline semantics
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/caption-detail

CSS 3 image replacement on the ODiN blog
http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2008/css-3-image-replacement-on-the-odin-blog/

A Few Words on HTML/CSS Frameworks
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080805/html-css-frameworks/

Farewell to soft 404s
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/08/farewell-to-soft-404s.htm
l

More on 404
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/08/now-that-weve-bid-farewel
l-to-soft-404s.html

News you can Use
http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article4923.asp

Form Elements: 40+ CSS/JS Styling and Functionality Techniques
http://www.noupe.com/css/form-elements-40-cssjs-styling-and-functionality-te
chniques.html

Nine Deadly Startup Diseases‹and How to Cure Them
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/nine-deadly-startup-diseases

Blockquote: Then and Now
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/08/12/blockquote-then-and-now/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web on the Piste
---
Date: 21-Aug-08
City: Queenstown (New Zealand)
The ultimate conference for rich internet technologies is on again this year
and if you haven't already heard about it, then check out
www.webonthepiste.com and get yourself a ticket ASAP! WOTP is a vendor
neutral conference held in Queenstown, NZ in August 20 - 21st - in the
height of the ski season. With a unique offering of Microsoft and Adobe
playing happily together and showcasing the latest & greatest in
technologies such as Silverlight / WPF, Flash, Flex / AIR, .NET, Coldfusion,
you'll get a big dose of the RIA market in one place. With a heap of
excellent speakers / sessions, a fantastic social agenda and with the
activities that Queenstown offers - your guaranteed to learn a lot and have
fun. 


Local Government Web Network Conference 2008: We Believe in Community
---
Date: 21-Aug-08 to 22-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
2 full days on web technologies, strategies, creativity, and standards. 12
sessions in 2 streams and 6 plenary sessions from some of the leading
experts in the field from Industry and Government. With an impressive
program of topics and a hot list of speakers including:
* Cameron Adams, Russ Weakly, Brian Hardy, Tim Lucas, Lachlan Hardy.
The conference is the first annual conference of the Local Government Web
Network in NSW, the theme and title of the conference is "We Believe in
Community" which is at the heart of what the network aims to achieve. This
conference is open to all tiers of government, the public sector, non-profit
and community groups. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to meet with
your peers and professionals, participate in discussion and debate, and come
away inspired feeling a part of this new web community.
Register for tickets before 1 August: $350.00
Late registrations til 8 August: $400.00
 To register your tickets and for more information go to:
http://www.lgwebnetwork.org/


dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK)
---
Date: 5-Sep-08
City: Brighton (UK)
The hottest ticket in the web design calendar is back for it's fourth
instalment. This year dConstruct will see speakers such as Steven
Johnson, Daniel Burka, Joshua Porter and Jeremy Keith talk about
"Designing the Social Web." Tickets go on sale at 11am BST on the
24th June and usually sell out within a day, so stick a note in your
diary today.
http://2008.dconstruct.org/


Fronteers 2008 conference
---
Date: 11-Sep-08
City: Amsterdam
On September 11th and 12th, the Fronteers 2008 conference will take place in
Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam. This conf

[WSG Announce] WSG hits 6000 members - time to give away a door prize!

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi all,

A few hours ago the WSG hit 6000 members.

SitePoint have kindly offered to send three books to our shiny new 6,000th
member - Stephen Cannings from Sydney. Congratulations, Stephen!

The books:
The Ultimate HTML Reference (http://www.sitepoint.com/books/htmlref1/)
The Ultimate CSS Reference (http://www.sitepoint.com/books/cssref1/)
Simply JavaScript (http://www.sitepoint.com/books/javascript1/)

If you missed out, you may have to wait till the 7,000 member comes up - or
go to the SitePoint library and jump the middle-man
(http://sitepoint.com/books/library/)

:)

Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Two industry related surveys...

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi all,

Two industry-related surveys you may be interested in participating in...

A List Apart's "The Survey, 2008" is closing soon:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/survey2008

Information Architecture Survey - "IA for agencies":
http://www.gurtle.com/ppov/2008/08/09/survey-ia-for-agencies/

Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/8/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Deafness and the User Experience
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/deafnessandtheuserexperience

Putting Our Hot Heads Together
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/puttingourhotheadstogether

PingMyMap
http://pingmymap.com/

Facelife v1.1
http://facelift.mawhorter.net/

Startup, Inc - What You Need to Know Before Starting a Company
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/startup_inc_starting_a_company.php

5 Useful Coding Solutions For Designers and Developers
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/11/5-useful-coding-solutions-for-des
igners-and-developers/

MapIconMaker
http://gmaps-utility-library.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/mapiconmaker/1.0/docs/
examples.html

Design for Emotion and Flow
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/design-for-emotion

Designing the online newsroom
http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/designing_the_online_newsroom/

Galleries: The Hardest Working Pages on Your Site
http://www.uie.com/articles/galleries_reprint/

It's 404 week at Webmaster Central
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-404-week-at-webmaster
-central.html

Specifics on CSS Specificity
http://css-tricks.com/specifics-on-css-specificity/

Borderline semantics
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/borderline-semantics

End of Life for PHP 4
http://shiflett.org/blog/2008/aug/end-of-life-for-php-4

Htaccess SEO Trends by Google
http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/htaccess-seo-trends.html

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


August web standards meeting (Sydney)
---
Date: 19-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation 1: "Findability: going beyond SEO"
Presentation 2: "One Web, No Go"
Presentation 3: "Building web apps for iPhones"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=156


Web on the Piste
---
Date: 20-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08
City: Queenstown (New Zealand)
The ultimate conference for rich internet technologies is on again this year
and if you haven't already heard about it, then check out
www.webonthepiste.com and get yourself a ticket ASAP! WOTP is a vendor
neutral conference held in Queenstown, NZ in August 20 - 21st - in the
height of the ski season. With a unique offering of Microsoft and Adobe
playing happily together and showcasing the latest & greatest in
technologies such as Silverlight / WPF, Flash, Flex / AIR, .NET, Coldfusion,
you'll get a big dose of the RIA market in one place. With a heap of
excellent speakers / sessions, a fantastic social agenda and with the
activities that Queenstown offers - your guaranteed to learn a lot and have
fun. 


Local Government Web Network Conference 2008: We Believe in Community
---
Date: 21-Aug-08 to 22-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
2 full days on web technologies, strategies, creativity, and standards. 12
sessions in 2 streams and 6 plenary sessions from some of the leading
experts in the field from Industry and Government. With an impressive
program of topics and a hot list of speakers including:
* Cameron Adams, Russ Weakly, Brian Hardy, Tim Lucas, Lachlan Hardy.
The conference is the first annual conference of the Local Government Web
Network in NSW, the theme and title of the conference is "We Believe in
Community" which is at the heart of what the network aims to achieve. This
conference is open to all tiers of government, the public sector, non-profit
and community groups. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to meet with
your peers and professionals, participate in discussion and debate, and come
away inspired feeling a part of this new web community.
Register for tickets before 1 August: $350.00
Late registrations til 8 August: $400.00
 To register your tickets and for more information go to:
http://www.lgwebnetwork.org/


dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK)
---
Date: 5-Sep-08
City: Brighton (UK)
The hottest ticket in the web design calendar 

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (6/8/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


7 Essential Guidelines For Functional Design
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/05/7-essential-guidelines-for-functi
onal-design/

Linkification
http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2008/07/linkification/

Control-Tab: A New Feature for Firefox
http://jboriss.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/control-tab-a-new-feature-for-firefo
x/

Coping With Internet Explorer's Mishandling of Buttons
http://allinthehead.com/retro/330/coping-with-internet-explorers-mishandling
-of-buttons

Wanted: IE8 Beta Testers
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/07/30/wanted-ie8-beta-testers.aspx

Mining the SitePoint CSS Reference
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/08/05/mining-the-sitepoint-css-reference
/

Content Migrations: Options, Strategies and Faux Pas
http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-publishing/content-migrations-options-strateg
ies-and-faux-pas-002941.php

Closed question response categories
http://formulate.com.au/articles/closed-question-response-categories/

12 Best Practices for UX in an Agile Environment - Part 1
http://www.uie.com/articles/best_practices/

12 Best Practices for UX in an Agile Environment - Part 2
http://www.uie.com/articles/best_practices_part2/

Essential WordPress plugins
http://www.sillybean.net/2008/07/essential-wordpress-plugins/

Using Social Media (Ning) to Manage a Social Project - KETC and the Mortgage
Crisis
http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/07/02/using-social-media-ning-to-manage-
a-social-project-ketc-and-the-mortgage-crisis/

Passionates
http://bokardo.com/archives/passionates/

PixelPerfect
http://www.pixelperfectplugin.com/

A Brave New alt in {HTML5}
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=84

 Something New, Part 1
http://v2.easy-designs.net/articles/replaceSelect/

Build a Simple RSS reader for the iPhone
http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/04/tutorial-build-a-simple-rss-reader-for-ip
hone

ARIA in Gmail #1: Alerts
http://www.marcozehe.de/2008/08/04/aria-in-gmail-1-alerts/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Sydney PHP users group
---
Date: 7-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Meetings are a great place to network with (bring your business cards) and
meet other developers in the Sydney region, possibly find development work
and generally discuss tips and tricks in PHP development face to face with
your peers. We currently have upwards of 30 attendees per meeting so please
make sure you RSVP prior to coming so that adequate food and drinks can be
provided. 
http://www.sydphp.org/2008/07/18/august-2008-group-meeting/


Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


August web standards meeting (Sydney)
---
Date: 19-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation 1: "Findability: going beyond SEO"
Presentation 2: "One Web, No Go"
Presentation 3: "Building web apps for iPhones"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=156


Web on the Piste
---
Date: 20-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08
City: Queenstown (New Zealand)
The ultimate conference for rich internet technologies is on again this year
and if you haven't already heard about it, then check out
www.webonthepiste.com and get yourself a ticket ASAP! WOTP is a vendor
neutral conference held in Queenstown, NZ in August 20 - 21st - in the
height of the ski season. With a unique offering of Microsoft and Adobe
playing happily together and showcasing the latest & greatest in
technologies such as Silverlight / WPF, Flash, Flex / AIR, .NET, Coldfusion,
you'll get a big dose of the RIA market in one place. With a heap of
excellent speakers / sessions, a fantastic social agenda and with the
activities tha

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (29/7/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


The Survey, 2008
http://alistapart.com/articles/survey2008

Any-Element Linking Demo
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/07/23/any-element-linking-demo/

Curriculum Survey Results
http://www.webstandards.org/2008/07/28/curriculum-survey-results/

A Small Design Study Of Big Blogs
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/24/a-small-study-of-big-blogs/

The future of web font embedding
http://clagnut.com/blog/2166/

Great conference? Now what?
http://www.meryl.net/2008/07/great-conference-now-what/

Designing Search Checklist
http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/07/14/designing-search-checklist/

Regex Matching Attribute Selector
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/29/regex-matching-attribute-selectors
/

Unit PNG Fix
http://labs.unitinteractive.com/unitpngfix.php

The Long Wow
http://www.uie.com/articles/the_long_wow/

Emastic
http://code.google.com/p/emastic/

Silverback
http://silverbackapp.com/

Open Web Foundation
http://openwebfoundation.org/

Last Call: CSS Color Module Level 3
http://www.w3.org/News/2008#item125

The accessibility paradox/cheering for the little man
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/accessibility-paradox


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Sydney PHP users group
---
Date: 7-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Meetings are a great place to network with (bring your business cards) and
meet other developers in the Sydney region, possibly find development work
and generally discuss tips and tricks in PHP development face to face with
your peers. We currently have upwards of 30 attendees per meeting so please
make sure you RSVP prior to coming so that adequate food and drinks can be
provided. 
http://www.sydphp.org/2008/07/18/august-2008-group-meeting/


Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


August web standards meeting (Sydney)
---
Date: 19-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation 1: "Findability: going beyond SEO"
Presentation 2: "One Web, No Go"
Presentation 3: "Building web apps for iPhones"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=156


Web on the Piste
---
Date: 20-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08
City: Queenstown (New Zealand)
The ultimate conference for rich internet technologies is on again this year
and if you haven't already heard about it, then check out
www.webonthepiste.com and get yourself a ticket ASAP! WOTP is a vendor
neutral conference held in Queenstown, NZ in August 20 - 21st - in the
height of the ski season. With a unique offering of Microsoft and Adobe
playing happily together and showcasing the latest & greatest in
technologies such as Silverlight / WPF, Flash, Flex / AIR, .NET, Coldfusion,
you'll get a big dose of the RIA market in one place. With a heap of
excellent speakers / sessions, a fantastic social agenda and with the
activities that Queenstown offers - your guaranteed to learn a lot and have
fun. 


Local Government Web Network Conference 2008: We Believe in Community
---
Date: 21-Aug-08 to 22-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
2 full days on web technologies, strategies, creativity, and standards. 12
sessions in 2 streams and 6 plenary sessions from some of the leading
experts in the field from Industry and Government. With an impressive
program of topics and a hot list of speakers including:
* Cameron Adams, Russ Weakly, Brian Hardy, Tim Lucas, Lachlan Hardy.
The conference is the first annual conference of the Local Government Web
Network in NSW, the theme and title of the conference is "We Believe in
Community" which is at the heart of what the network aims to achieve

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (22/7/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


W3C recently posts updated docs on relationship between usability and
accessibility 
http://www.frozen-o.com/blog/2008/07/w3c-recently-posts-updated-docs-on.html

Aging and accessibility
http://www.bestkungfu.com/archive/date/2008/03/aging-and-accessibility/

Conditional Comments for HTML Email
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/18/conditional-comments-for-html-emai
l/

Producing Great Search Results: Harder than It Looks, Part 2
http://www.uie.com/articles/search_results_part2/

Can Interfaces be Evil?
http://bokardo.com/archives/can-interfaces-be-evil/

HeatMapAPI
http://www.heatmapapi.com/

Fix Your CSS
http://www.search-this.com/2008/07/14/fix-your-css/

Smart CSS Ain¹t Always Sexy CSS
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/smart_CSS_aint_always_sexy_CSS/

What the Heck is the Open Web?
http://codinginparadise.org/weblog/2008/07/what-heck-is-open-web.html

Font Embedding on the Web
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/07/21/font-embedding-on-the-web.aspx

The easy way and hard way to start blogging
http://www.meryl.net/2008/07/the-easy-and-hard-way-to-start-a-blog/

Web-Based Tools for Optimizing, Formatting and Checking CSS
http://sixrevisions.com/css/css_code_optimization_formatting_validation/

50 must-read resources for web design
http://elitebydesign.com/50-must-read-resources-for-incredible-web-design/

css type selectors/designing the semantic web
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/leaving-out-css-type-selectors

LowBrowse
http://www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/press/press-releases/lowbrowse/

Wordpress Fun: A Free Wordpress Theme
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/16/wordpress-fun-a-free-wordpress-th
eme/

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Usability week 2008
---
Date: 21-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
http://www.nngroup.com/events/melbourne/agenda.html


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html


July Canberra WIPA/WSG meeting
---
Date: 23-Jul-08 
City: Canberra (Australia)
Jessica Enders (Formulate Information Design), the secrets of successful
online forms; plus Alexi Paschalidis (Oxide Interactive) and Tim Siers
(Royal Australian Navy), redevelopment of the Royal Australian Navy web site
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=155


Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23-Jul-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software.
This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability
testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability
test, what to test and how to test.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html
 

Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


August web standards meeting (Sydney)
---
Date: 19-Aug-08
City: Sydney (

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (16/7/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Judging forms
http://formulate.com.au/articles/judging-forms/

Review of Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/calling-in-the-big

Producing Great Search Results: Harder than It Looks, Part 1
http://www.uie.com/articles/search_results/

Walking the Line When You Work from Home
http://alistapart.com/articles/walkingthelinewhenyouworkfromhome

Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/portable_social_networks_building_blocks
_of_a_social_web/

Cheat Sheets for Front-end Web Developers
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/cheat_sheets_web_developer/

The Cindy Li Interview
http://www.christopherschmitt.com/2008/07/15/the-cindy-li-interview/

'Not a Site, but a Concept': Tapping the Power of Social Networking
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2009

The Clangers Guide to Microformats
http://www.vimeo.com/1290997

html vs css pt4/div-wrapped
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/html-vs-css-pt4-wrapper-div

Why Twitter survives
http://www.snook.ca/archives/opinion/twitter_survival/

100 Ways to Improve Usability in Your Library
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2008/07/14/100-ways-to-improve-usabil
ity-in-your-library/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Usability week 2008
---
Date: 21-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
http://www.nngroup.com/events/melbourne/agenda.html


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html


July Canberra WIPA/WSG meeting
Date: 23-Jul-08 
City: Canberra (Australia)
Jessica Enders (Formulate Information Design), the secrets of successful
online forms; plus Alexi Paschalidis (Oxide Interactive) and Tim Siers
(Royal Australian Navy), redevelopment of the Royal Australian Navy web site
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=155


Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23-Jul-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software.
This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability
testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability
test, what to test and how to test.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html
 

August web standards meeting (Sydney)
---
Date: 19-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation 1: "Findability: going beyond SEO"
Presentation 2: "One Web, No Go"
Presentation 3: "Building web apps for iPhones"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=156


Web on the Piste
---
Date: 20-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08
City: Queenstown (New Zealand)
The ultimate conference for rich internet technologies is on again this year
and if you haven't already heard about it, then check out
www.webonthepiste.com and get yourself a ticket ASAP! WOTP is a vendor
neutral conference held in Queenstown, NZ in August 20 - 21st - in the
height of the ski season. With a unique offering of Microsoft and Adobe
playing happily together and showcasing the latest & greatest in
technologies such as Silverlight / WPF, Flash, Flex / AIR, .NET, Coldfusion,
you'll get a big dose of the RIA market in one place. With

[WSG Announce] A quick special announcement - Opera Web Standards Curriculum

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi all,

A quick special announcement - Opera Web Standards Curriculum -  launched
today - just missed out on links for light reading but definitely worth
knowing about before next week :)

http://www.opera.com/wsc/

Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (8/7/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/04/web-form-design-patterns-sign-up-
forms/

Table of Contents: Creative and Beautiful Examples
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/07/table-of-contents-creative-and-be
autiful-examples/

IE6 Independence?
http://ma.tt/2008/07/ie6-independence/

Catering to the impatient/ready, set, go!
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/speed-over-efficiency-html-and-css

Scripting Enabled
http://scriptingenabled.org/

Shortwave Search
http://www.atomicninjalabs.com/shortwave-search

Mark Boulton's Freelance Design Secrets
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/mark-boulton-freelance-design

Yes, You Can Use HTML 5
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080708/you-can-use-html-5/

Co-evolving 
http://bokardo.com/archives/co-evolving/

ReadWriteWeb Predictions: Twitter vs FriendFeed
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/readwriteweb_predictions_friendfeed_twi
tter.php

Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) and Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
http://www.w3.org/TR/mwbp-wcag/

CSS-Styled Lists: 20+ Demos, Tutorials and Best Practices
http://www.noupe.com/css/css-styled-lists-20-demos-tutorials-and-best-of.htm
l

60 Not To Be Missed Web Development Articles
http://css.dzone.com/news/60-not-to-be-missed-web-develo

How to enable kerning in Firefox 3 ?
http://ubuntu-snippets.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-enable-kerning-in-firefox
-3.html

Showcase: superb examples of slick SIFR typography
http://alphablogdesigns.com/2008/03/26/examples-of-sifr-typography/

IE8 Letter Spacing Demo
http://www.designdetector.com/bugs/ie8-letter-spacing-demo.html

The ampersand
http://www.adobe.com/type/topics/theampersand.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Usability week 2008
---
Date: 21-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
http://www.nngroup.com/events/melbourne/agenda.html


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html

 
Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23-Jul-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software.
This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability
testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability
test, what to test and how to test.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html
 

Web Application Design Training Workshop
---
Date: 1-July-08 Canberra (Australia)
Date: 9-Sep-08 Melbourne (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web
applications. From internet banking, online learning, government
transactional sites to employee phonebooks, online projects increasingly
include elements of web application design. This course will explore the
value and limitations of building a web application and introduce a range of
tools, approaches and interface design principles to ensure that you
understand your audience and design intuitive and usable web applications.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-applications.html


Interaction Design Training Workshop
---
Date: 2-July-08 Canberra (Australia)
Date: 10-Sep-08 Melbourne (Australia

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/7/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Should Links Open In New Windows?
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/01/should-links-open-in-new-windows/

Collaborate and Connect with Subversion
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/collaboratewithsubversion

Getting Out of Binding Situations in JavaScript
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/getoutbindingsituations

Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/portable_social_networks_building_blocks
_of_a_social_web/

Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/social_media_to_web_content_strategy/

Enterprise CMSes vs. Blog CMSes
http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2008/06/enterprise-cmses-vs.blog-
cmses

Make government data freely available
http://egovau.blogspot.com/2008/06/make-government-data-freely-available.htm
l

Reduce Bounce Rates: Fight for the Second Click
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/bounce-rates.html

CSS Positioning Properties At-A-Glance Guide
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/properties-glance-guide

FancyZoom 1.1
http://www.cabel.name/2008/02/fancyzoom-10.html

Spam vs. Accessibility
http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2008/06/spam-vs-accessibility/

html vs css pt3/heading headaches
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/html-vs-css-pt3-headings

Is Email In Danger?
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/is_email_in_danger.php

CSS Nesting Specifics - When CSS Misbehaves
http://css.dzone.com/news/css-nesting-specifics-when-css

SWF searchability FAQ
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/swf_searchability.html?devc
on=f1

Improved Flash indexing
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Sydney PHP Group monthly meeting
---
Date: 03-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
The Sydney PHP Group meets every first Thursday of the month, with the
exception of January (holidays).
sydphp.org


Garr Reynold's Presentation Zen
---
Date: 04-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation Zen (www.presentationzen.com) is the legendary blog
on creating and delivering remarkable presentations. Garr Reynold's
recent book of the same name is now a best-seller, and is being
translated into seven languages. When we found out he was coming to Sydney
for a holiday, we talked him into giving a public presentation. This will be
on 4th of July, and will be the only chance to see him in action in
Australia. Read about the event on Slideshare:
http://www.slideshare.net/jamesr/presentation-zen-comes-to-sydney


Usability week 2008
---
Date: 21-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
http://www.nngroup.com/events/melbourne/agenda.html


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html

 
Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23-Jul-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software.
This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability
testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability
test, what to test and how to test.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html
 

Web Application Design Training Workshop
---

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (25/6/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


hAccessibility redux?
http://www.webstandards.org/2008/06/23/haccessibility-redux/

Removing Microformats from bbc.co.uk/programmes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/06/removing_microformats_from_bbc.
shtml

The Touch Barrier - Accessibility and usability issues around touch
technologies
http://lifekludger.net/2008/06/14/the-touch-barrier-accessibility-and-usabil
ity-issues-around-touch-technologies/

On A Scale of 1 to 5
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/on-a-scale-of-1-to-5

CSS Editors Reviewed
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/19/css-editors-reviewed/

Breaking Out of the Box With CSS Layouts
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/breaking-out-of-the-box

Nifty Navigation Tricks Using CSS
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/navigation-using-css

The point of ³Open² in OpenID
http://simonwillison.net/2008/Jun/24/openid/

html vs css pt2/navigation lists
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/html-vs-css-pt2-navigation-lists

10 Measures for Continuous Website Maintenance
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080624/continuous-website-maintenance/

Social Design Patterns for Reputation Systems: An Interview with Yahoo¹s
Bryce Glass (Part I)
http://bokardo.com/archives/social-design-patterns-for-reputation-systems-on
e/

A Semantic List-Based CSS Calendar
http://www.cssnewbie.com/list-based-css-calendar/

Interaction Design: It's All About the Subtleties
http://www.uie.com/articles/subtle_interaction_design/

We're all ops people now
http://times.usefulinc.com/2008/06/16-ops-now

Melpedia
http://www.melpedia.com.au/wiki/Main_Page


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Ruby Melbourne Meetup
---
Date: 26-Jun-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Thoughtworks, Level 11, 155 Queen St, Melbourne 3000


Sydney PHP Group monthly meeting
---
Date: 03-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
The Sydney PHP Group meets every first Thursday of the month, with the
exception of January (holidays).
sydphp.org


Garr Reynold's Presentation Zen
---
Date: 04-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation Zen (www.presentationzen.com) is the legendary blog
on creating and delivering remarkable presentations. Garr Reynold's
recent book of the same name is now a best-seller, and is being
translated into seven languages. When we found out he was coming to Sydney
for a holiday, we talked him into giving a public presentation. This will be
on 4th of July, and will be the only chance to see him in action in
Australia. Read about the event on Slideshare:
http://www.slideshare.net/jamesr/presentation-zen-comes-to-sydney


Usability week 2008
---
Date: 21-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
http://www.nngroup.com/events/melbourne/agenda.html


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22-Jul-08 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html

 
Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23-Jul-08 Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software.
This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability
testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability
test, what to test and how to test.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html
 

Interaction Design Training Wo

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (18/6/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Firefox 3 Release Candidate 3
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html

Firefox 3: What's New, What's Hot, and What's Not
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/firefox-3-whats-new-whats-hot

Opera Browser Version: 9.50
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/

Australian Tech events
http://www.pollenizer.com/ozitcal/

Patrick Lauke on WCAG2
http://boagworld.com/podcast/120/

html vs css pt1/an introduction
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/html-vs-css-pt1

Sketching in Code: the Magic of Prototyping
http://alistapart.com/articles/sketchingincode

Faux Absolute Positioning
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxabsolutepositioning

Block Quotes and Pull Quotes: Examples and Good Practices
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/12/block-quotes-and-pull-quotes-exam
ples-and-good-practices/

10 Examples of beautiful css typography and how they did it
http://www.3point7designs.com/blog/2008/06/02/10-examples-of-beautiful-css-t
ypography-and-how-they-did-it/

Why Do Web Startups Die? Lack of Alphalpha
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/why_do_web_startups_die/

When Validation Becomes Unimportant
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080616/validation-unimportant/

Why You Shouldn¹t be Afraid of Customer Reviews
http://bokardo.com/archives/customer-reviews/

11 Search Trends That May Disrupt Google
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/11_search_trends.php

Hijax: Progressive Enhancement with Ajax
http://www.uie.com/articles/hijax/

ARIA Slider, Part 2
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=69

Spicing Up Embedded JavaScript
http://ejohn.org/blog/spicing-up-embedded-javascript/

2008 Design Trends
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/2008-design-trends/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

IAI-AUNZ list 
Date: anytime
City: Australia and New Zealand
Are you currently practicing or studying IA/UXD/UCD in Australia or New
Zealand? Are you interested in hearing about AU/NZ regional events? If so,
you are invited to join the IAI-AUNZ list. This will be an open list
sponsored by IA Institute for the purposes of promoting closer ties
between IAs in the Australia/New Zealand region. All are welcome.
http://lists.iainstitute.org/listinfo.cgi/iai-aunz-iainstitute.org";


Garr Reynold's Presentation Zen
---
Date: 4 July 2008 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation Zen (www.presentationzen.com) is the legendary blog
on creating and delivering remarkable presentations. Garr Reynold's
recent book of the same name is now a best-seller, and is being
translated into seven languages. When we found out he was coming to Sydney
for a holiday, we talked him into giving a public presentation. This will be
on 4th of July, and will be the only chance to see him in action in
Australia. Read about the event on Slideshare:
http://www.slideshare.net/jamesr/presentation-zen-comes-to-sydney


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22 July 2008 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html

 
Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23 July 2008 Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Internet and Intranet site, web applications and software.
This course will explore the difference between expert reviews and usability
testing and which is better to use and when. We will cover when to usability
test, what to test and 

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (11/6/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Download day 2008
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/?from=sfx&uid=0&aid=

IE8 Beta 2 Coming in August
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/06/03/ie8-beta-2-coming-in-august.aspx

The Wheres and Whens of Users' Expectations
http://www.uie.com/articles/user_expectations/

Clean and pure CSS FORM design
http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/06/clean-and-pure-css-form-design.html

International Address Fields in Web Forms
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000295.php

Migrating from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0
http://wipa.org.au/papers/wcag-migration.htm

More css performance testing (pt 3)
http://jpsykes.com/153/more-css-performance-testing-pt-3

Choosing the right tool
http://www.stopdesign.com/log/2008/06/05/choosing-the-right-tool.html

Grandfather builds Web browser for autistic grandson
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2008-06-03-grandfather-za
c-browser_N.htm

Progressive enhancement of links using the CSS attribute selector
http://www.last-child.com/css-attribute-selector/

Developing your Descriptions - Part 1, The Problem
http://www.standardzilla.com/2008/06/10/developing-your-descriptions-part-1-
the-problem/

How the Web Was Won
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/07/internet200807?currentPag
e=1

Easy Vertical Centering with CSS
http://www.search-this.com/2008/05/15/easy-vertical-centering-with-css/

Is It OK to Require JavaScript?
http://blog.stackoverflow.com/index.php/2008/06/is-it-ok-to-require-javascri
pt/

CSS file structuring/keeping it together
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-file-structuring

Shifting from Content Management to Content Delivery
http://www.cmsmyth.com/blogs/cms_myth/archive/2008/05/22/shifting-from-conte
nt-management-to-content-delivery.aspx

13+ Fantastic Tools For Knowing How They¹re Doing It
http://www.noupe.com/tools/13-fantastic-tools-for-knowing-how-they-are-doing
-it.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

webDU 2008
---
Dates: 12-Jun-08 to 13-Jun-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
The latest in web development, tools and techniques ‹ catch up, meet
up and get inspired!
http://www.webdu.com.au/


FUEL: Powering your business with the new web
---
Date: 13-Jun-08 
City: London (UK)
FUEL by Carsonified is a brand new one day conference aimed at small
businesses, marketers and those with an interest in using the new breed
of web tools to transform their business from routine to remarkable.
In one day we'll demystify "web 2.0" and provide you with a complete
online strategy, from building your reputation on the web to creating
passionate communities around your products and services. We will also
show you web design techniques that really work and offer you hints and
tips on how to streamline your productivity with the latest cool and
often free to use web apps. You will leave full of ideas, quick wins and
inspiration to take your projects and businesses to the next level. We've
gathered together industry pioneers who will explain exactly what you
need to be focusing on to achieve success and develop a truly remarkable and
standout business. Confirmed speakers include Ryan Carson (Carsonified),
Tara Hunt (Citizen Agency), Paul Boag (Headscape), Ted Hunt (Innocent
Smoothies), Alex Hunter (Virgin), Andrew Scott (Rummble) and Richard Moross
(moo.com).
URL: http://www.fuel-conference.com


Information Architecture Essentials
---
Date: 18-Jun-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
In this one-day workshop, Step Two will present the fundamentals of
information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and
designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be
taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information
architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams.
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080618/


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22 July 2008 Sydney
Description: Introduction to User Centred De

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/6/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Writing an Interface Style Guide
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writingainterfacestyleguide

Saving the Spark: Developing Creative Ideas
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/savingthespark

The Missing Link
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/06/02/the-missing-link/

Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/29/applying-divine-proportion-to-web
-design/

Design Rants
http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2008/06/03/design_rants/

Why we skip Photoshop
http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1061-why-we-skip-photoshop

Quick and Easy Flash Prototypes
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/quick-and-easy-flash

Beyond CAPTCHA: No Bots Allowed!
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/captcha-problems-alternatives

How to Code HTML Email Newsletters
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/code-html-email-newsletters

IE Tester
http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage

Optional Tags in HTML 4
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080601/optional-tags-in-html-4/

ARIA Slider, Part 1
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=68

Announcing SquirrelFish
http://webkit.org/blog/189/announcing-squirrelfish/

Roundpic
http://www.roundpic.com/

Facebook Open Source Projects
http://developers.facebook.com/opensource.php/

New eGovernment Activity to Help Improve Government through Better Use of
the Web
http://www.w3.org/News/2008#item103

>From PSD to CSS/HTML in Easy Steps - Part 1
http://csshowto.com/layout/psd-to-csshtml-in-easy-steps-part-1/

AjaxDaddy
http://www.ajaxdaddy.com/

PNG masks/optimizing css control
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/image-masks-in-css

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--


webDU 2008
---
Dates: 12-Jun-08 to 13-Jun-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
The latest in web development, tools and techniques ‹ catch up, meet
up and get inspired!
http://www.webdu.com.au/


FUEL: Powering your business with the new web
---
Date: 13-Jun-08 
City: London (UK)

FUEL by Carsonified is a brand new one day conference aimed at small
businesses, marketers and those with an interest in using the new breed
of web tools to transform their business from routine to remarkable.
In one day we'll demystify "web 2.0" and provide you with a complete
online strategy, from building your reputation on the web to creating
passionate communities around your products and services. Confirmed speakers
include Ryan Carson (Carsonified), Tara Hunt (Citizen Agency), Paul Boag
(Headscape), Ted Hunt (Innocent Smoothies), Alex Hunter (Virgin), Andrew
Scott (Rummble) and Richard Moross (moo.com).
URL: http://www.fuel-conference.com


Information Architecture Essentials
---
Date: 18-Jun-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
In this one-day workshop, Step Two will present the fundamentals of
information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and
designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be
taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information
architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams.
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080618/


Web Usability Training Workshop
---
Date: 22 July 2008 Sydney
Description: Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a
result of attending this one day course, participants will have a good
understanding of the value and importance of user centred design and have
the basic skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design
approach to developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web
applications within their own organisation.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html

 
Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
---
Date: 23 July 2008 Sydney (Australia)
Description: Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability
tests. In this one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability
evaluation and testing methods that you can use to evaluate your
organisation's Int

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/5/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


OK­Cancel or Cancel­OK?
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ok-cancel.html

Generated Content pt3/finishing up
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-generated-content-3

The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/thecureforcontent-delaysyndrome

Designing international Web pages - some practical tips
http://www.w3.org/2008/Talks/05-australia-ishida/slides.pdf

Why Did You Hire Me?
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/whydidyouhireme

Handoff
http://mezzoblue.com/archives/2008/05/21/handoff/

Design Decisions vs. Audience Considerations
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/design_decisions_vs_audience_considerati
ons/

Ajax Accessibility
http://ejohn.org/blog/ajax-accessibility/

Rails For Beginners: All You Need To Know!
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/rails-for-beginners

Where Does Facebook Grow From Here
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/05/facebook-demographics-age-and.html

blogger tips for web developers
http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2008/05/blogger-tips-for-web-developers.html

Machine tagging relationships
http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/05/25/machine-tagging-relationships/

Review: e-Marketing & SEO Conference CeBIT Australia 2008
http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/review-e-marketing-seo-conference-cebit-australi
a-2008/

Bible Markup Pattern: A Proposal
http://godbit.com/article/bible-markup-pattern


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

WSG London
--
Date: 28-May-08
City: London (UK)
As part of London Web Week  http://www.londonwebweek.co.uk/ the WSG London
is presenting three talks on the subject of Findability on 28th May at the
Westminster University New Cavendish Street Campus at 7pm.
For more details and to register please visit
http://muffinresearch.co.uk/wsg/


@media 2008 (London)
---
Date: 29-May-08 to 30-May-08
City: London (UK)
Returning for a fourth year, @media 2008 is the latest in a series of
widely renowned and consistently well received conferences for web
design and development professionals.
http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2008/london/


Mental Models workshop with Indi Young
---
City: Brighton (UK)
Date: 2-Jun-08
In this full-day workshop, Indi Young, author of Mental Models:
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior, will teach you how to
better understand the user experience through the use of mental
models before making design and strategic decisions. Mental models
provide design teams with a very clear picture of what their users
are trying to accomplish, so the product or design can be structured
accordingly.
http://clearleft.com/training/indiyoung/


webDU 2008
---
Dates: 12-Jun-08 to 13-Jun-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
The latest in web development, tools and techniques ‹ catch up, meet
up and get inspired!
http://www.webdu.com.au/


FUEL: Powering your business with the new web
---
Date: 13-Jun-08 
City: London (UK)

FUEL by Carsonified is a brand new one day conference aimed at small
businesses, marketers and those with an interest in using the new breed
of web tools to transform their business from routine to remarkable.
In one day we'll demystify "web 2.0" and provide you with a complete
online strategy, from building your reputation on the web to creating
passionate communities around your products and services. We will also
show you web design techniques that really work and offer you hints and
tips on how to streamline your productivity with the latest cool and
often free to use web apps. You will leave full of ideas, quick wins and
inspiration to take your projects and businesses to the next level. We've
gathered together industry pioneers who will explain exactly what you
need to be focusing on to achieve success and develop a truly remarkable and
standout business. Confirmed speakers include Ryan Carson (Carsonified),
Tara Hunt (Citizen Agency), Paul Boag (Headscape), Ted Hunt (Innocent
Smoothies), Alex Hunter (Virgin), Andrew Scott (Rummble)

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (20/5/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Bite-Sized UX Research
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000287.php

The Showcase Of BIG Typography - Second Edition
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/20/the-showcase-of-big-typography-se
cond-edition/

Build Beautiful Buttons in Photoshop, Part I
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/building-buttons-photoshop-1

Review of W3 
http://fadtastic.net/?p=518

Perfect pagination style using CSS
http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/03/perfect-pagination-style-using-css.html

Introduction to CSS3 - Part 5: Multiple Columns : 19th May 2008
http://www.designshack.co.uk/news/introduction-to-css3-part-5-multiple-colum
ns 

Domize - instant domain search
https://domize.com/

How Searchmonkey can lead to a cleaner, more data-rich web
http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/05/16/how-searchmonkey-can-lead-to-a-cleaner
-more-data-rich-web/

Everything in Moderation: Using Content Units to Manage UX
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000291.php

CSS: Simple Rules for Better Organization and More Efficiency
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080515/css-organization-and-efficiency/

More on the Usage Lifecycle: Lifecycle Messaging
http://bokardo.com/archives/more-on-the-usage-lifecycle-lifecycle-messaging/

The OpenID mobile experience, part II
http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/05/17/the-openid-mobile-experience-part-ii/

Doing More with Less: 4 Design Lessons from the Flip
http://www.uie.com/articles/more_with_less/

How to Make Facebook Useful Again
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_make_facebook_useful_again.php

HTML 5 vs. XHTML 2: An Article Roundup and Poll
http://css-tricks.com/html-5-vs-xhtml-2-an-article-roundup-and-poll/

How To: Resizeable Background Image
http://css-tricks.com/how-to-resizeable-background-image/

30 Free Website Icons, Blog Icons, Symbol Icons
http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2008/04/10/blogicons/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

The Web and Beyond: Mobility, which is in Amsterdam on 22 May.
---
Date: 22-May-08
City: Amsterdam
The Web and Beyond 2008: Mobility takes place on May 22, 2008 at the
historic Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Web and Beyond
is a bi-annual conference on human-computer interaction, powered by CHI
Netherlands.
http://www.thewebandbeyond.nl


May Canberra WIPA/WSG meeting
--
Date: 22-May-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Dr Darrell Williamson, Deputy Director for the CSIRO ICT Centre - "Service
science technologies and architectures in the ICT Centre"
David Ratcliffe, CSIRO e-Services Integration group - "GRDDL - an
explanation and demonstration"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=152


WIPA usability and eyetracking seminar
--
Date: 23-May-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Eyetracking applications in digital and media - Peter Brawn
Challenges for usability in agile development - John Eklund
http://wipa.org.au/events


WSG London
--
Date: 28-May-08
City: London (UK)
As part of London Web Week  http://www.londonwebweek.co.uk/ the WSG London
is presenting three talks on the subject of Findability on 28th May at the
Westminster University New Cavendish Street Campus at 7pm.
For more details and to register please visit
http://muffinresearch.co.uk/wsg/


@media 2008 (London)
---
Date: 29-May-08 to 30-May-08
City: London (UK)
Returning for a fourth year, @media 2008 is the latest in a series of
widely renowned and consistently well received conferences for web
design and development professionals.
http://www.vivabit.com/atmedia2008/london/


Mental Models workshop with Indi Young
---
City: Brighton (UK)
Date: 2-Jun-08
In this full-day workshop, Indi Young, author of Mental Models:
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior, will teach you how to
better understand the user experience through the use of mental
models before making design and strategic decisions. Mental models
provide design teams with a very clear pi

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (13/5/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
GET CONNECTED -  LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
--
What to connect with other WSG members?

Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF

Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


My site has been hacked - now what?
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-sites-been-hacked-now-
what.html

How do I request reconsideration of my site?
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35843

Community: From Little Things, Big Things Grow
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fromlittlethings

Zebra Striping: Does it Really Help?
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/zebrastripingdoesithelp

Gin, Television, and Social Surplus
http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html

PHP5 - Slow on the uptake?
http://www.nublue.co.uk/blog/php5-slow-on-the-uptake/

PC Text Editors ­ Which team do you follow?
http://www.nublue.co.uk/blog/pc-text-editors-%e2%80%93-which-team-do-you-fol
low/ 

The Gen Y Guide to Web 2.0 Work
http://www.servantofchaos.com/2008/05/the-gen-y-guide.html

line-height: abnormal
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/05/06/line-height-abnormal/

Override Inline Styles from the Stylesheet
http://www.standardsforlife.com/override-inline-styles-from-the-stylesheet/

Is Your JavaScript Library Standards Compliant?
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/05/09/is-your-javascript-library-standar
ds-compliant/ 

Website Optimization Measures, Part IV
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080505/optimization-measures-4/

Bootstrapping a Niche Social Network
http://bokardo.com/archives/bootstrapping-a-niche-social-network/

Twitter and the Architectural Challenges of Life Streaming Applications
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/making_twitter_scale.php

Making Twitter Tweet - Using the TPG Notifier
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=65


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Carson Workshops: Transcending CSS - Styling For A Beautiful Web by Andy
Clarke
---
Date: 14-May-08
City: London (UK)
If you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants
to understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your
knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond.
This workshop is not designed for beginners or newcomers to CSS. To get
the most of this workshop you will be an intermediate to advanced user
of CSS and be familiar with meaningful, accessible mark-up.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: 15-May-08
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
URL:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


Melbourne Web Standards Group (joint event with Web Directions)
---
Date: 15-May-08
City: Melbourne, Australia
José Manuel Alonso (eGovernment lead for the W3C) and Richard Ishida
(internationalization lead for the W3C)
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=154


Sydney Web Standards Group
---
Date: 16-May-08
City: Sydney, Austraslia
José Manuel Alonso (eGovernment lead for the W3C) and Richard Ishida
(internationalization lead for the W3C)
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=153


Web Directions User Experience: Melbourne
-
When: 15-May-08 to 16-May-08
Where: Melbourne Town Hall
Web Directions User Experience is a one day two track conference, plus
optional extra day of workshops, focussing on the concepts, technologies and
techniques for building great user experiences on the web: interaction
design, usability and testing, user research and ethnography, Ajax and
Javascript, content, designing for email and mobile and more.
http://ux08.webdirections.org/


Web Directions Government: Canberra
---
When: 19-May-08 to 20-May-08
W

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (6/5/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


@alt and the Flickr Defense
http://www.bestkungfu.com/archive/date/2008/05/alt-and-the-flickr-defense/

HTML5 and alt: The editors new clothes
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=63

CSS Homer, animated
http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/200805/css_homer_animated.html

A webslice of IE 8
http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-development/webslice-ie8-0508.htm

CSS generated content pt2 - aftermath
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-generated-content-2

Making Money from Blogging: B5Media and Orble Professional Bloggers
Interviewed
http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/making-money-from-blogging-b5media-and-orble-pro
fessional-bloggers-interviewed/

End Of Speculation: The Real Twitter Usage Numbers
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/29/end-of-speculation-the-real-twitter-usa
ge-numbers/

Improving Code Readability With CSS Styleguides
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/02/improving-code-readability-with-c
ss-styleguides/

JavaScript Color Fading Script
http://www.leigeber.com/2008/05/javascript-color-fading-script/

WCAG 2 Requirements at Risk
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/05/04/wcag-2-requirements-at-risk/

Raising the standard of websites worldwide: BSI and Magus launch a new
specification
http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article4704.asp

The Power of Niche Social Network Sites
http://bokardo.com/archives/the-power-of-niche-social-network-sites/

Consumption is also about choice
http://infovore.org/archives/2008/05/01/consumption-is-also-about-choice/

The Web Developer's SEO Cheat Sheet
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-web-developers-seo-cheat-sheet

Safari Gets Support for ARIA
http://juicystudio.com/article/safari-support-aria.php

YouTube PHP library
http://www.ytphplib.blogspot.com/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

BarCamp Perth 2.0
--
Date: 10-May-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth WA 6004
The Barcamp with MORE Web2.0
When: 900-1700 on Saturday 10 May 2008
More Details:  http://barcamp.port80.asn.au/Main/BarCamp2
Who should attend: Anyone interested in the web, technology and
related topics. 
Cost: FREE! 


Carson Workshops: Transcending CSS - Styling For A Beautiful Web by Andy
Clarke
---
Date: 14-May-08
City: London (UK)
If you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants
to understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your
knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond.
This workshop is not designed for beginners or newcomers to CSS. To get
the most of this workshop you will be an intermediate to advanced user
of CSS and be familiar with meaningful, accessible mark-up.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: 15-May-08
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
URL:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


Web Directions User Experience: Melbourne
-
When: 15-May-08 to 16-May-08
Where: Melbourne Town Hall
Web Directions User Experience is a one day two track conference, plus
optional extra day of workshops, focussing on the concepts, technologies and
techniques for building great user experiences on the web: interaction
design, usability and testing, user research and ethnography, Ajax and
Javascript, content, designing for email and mobile and more.
http://ux08.webdirections.org/


Web Directions Government: Canberra
---
When: 19-May-08 to 20-May-08
Where: Old Parliament House, Canberra
Web Directions Government is a full day two track conference, plus an
optional extra day of workshops, focussing on the concepts, technologies and
techniques for meeting the challenges of eGovernment: interaction design and
user experience, web standards, usability and accessibility, Government 2.0,
Ajax and Javascript, knowledge management, social media and more.
http://gov08.webd

[WSG Announce] FW: WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation Ready to Test Drive

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Shawn Henry
Sent: Thursday, 1 May 2008 1:49 AM
To: WAI Interest Group
Subject: WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation Ready to Test Drive


Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group is excited to
announce the publication of WCAG 2.0 as a W3C Candidate Recommendation on 30
April. WCAG 2.0 explains how to make Web sites, applications, and other
content accessible to people with disabilities, and many elderly users.
 http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/CR-WCAG20-20080430/

Candidate Recommendation (CR) is a major step in the W3C standards
development process; it signals that there is broad consensus in the Working
Group and among public reviewers on the technical content of WCAG 2.0. The
W3C Process stages are described in:

 How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process
 http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process

The primary purpose of this CR stage is for developers and designers to
"test drive" WCAG 2.0 to demonstrate that WCAG 2.0 can be implemented in Web
sites. WAI encourages a broad range of Web sites and Web applications to use
WCAG 2.0 at this stage, and share implementation experience. For information
on submitting your implementations, see:
 WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation Implementation Information
 http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/CR/
If you plan to provide implementations, please let us know your intentions
by *23 May 2008*.
Actual implementations are due by *30 June 2008*.

It is important to note that some WCAG 2.0 requirements are at risk; that
is, they may not be included if there are not sufficient implementations.
Items at risk are listed under "Items at Risk" in:
 http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/CR-WCAG20-20080430/#status_risk

While the focus of this stage is to collect implementations, the comment
form and email address are still available from:
 Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents
 http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/

The different WCAG 2.0 documents that the WCAG Working Group updated with
this publication are introduced in:
 Overview of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
Documents
 http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20.php

A key tool for using WCAG 2.0 documents, which was previously called the
"Quick Reference", is:
 How to Meet WCAG 2.0: A customizable quick reference to WCAG 2.0
requirements...
 http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/

For more information about the Candidate Recommendation status of WCAG 2.0
and the changes since the last publication, see:
 "Status of this Document" section of WCAG 2.0
 http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/CR-WCAG20-20080430/#status

WCAG 2.0 is part of a series of accessibility guidelines/standards developed
by WAI, which are listed in:
 WAI Guidelines and Techniques
 http://www.w3.org/WAI/guid-tech.html

Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
cross-postings where possible.

Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your
help implementing WCAG 2.0.

Regards,
~Shawn Lawton Henry and Judy Brewer
On behalf of:
Loretta Guarino Reid, Co-chair of WCAG WG, and Computer Scientist, Google
Inc.
Gregg Vanderheiden, Co-chair of WCAG WG, and Director of Trace R&D Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Michael Cooper, W3C Team Contact for WCAG WG


-
Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
phone: +1-617-395-7664
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]





**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (30/4/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
WSG ANNOUNCEMENT - GET LINKED IN
--
What to connect directly with other WSG members? You can join the Linkedin
WSG group here:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF


--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Developer Beware: Using Flash to Detect Screen Readers
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=61

Right-Justified Navigation Menus Impede Scannability
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/navigation-menu-alignment.html

Presentation Layer Accessibility
http://www.welterlin.com/whitepapers/presentationLayerAccessibility.php

Info-Snacking With Twitter
http://republicofinternets.com/2007/12/12/info-snacking-with-twitter/

How We Use Twitter for Journalism
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_for_journalists.php

Twistori 
http://twistori.com/

Case Study: Using Social Media On A Small Scale To Raise Money For Charity
http://davefleet.com/2008/04/case-study-using-social-media-on-a-small-scale-
to-raise-money-for-charity/

A Standards Quality Case Study: W3C
http://lehors.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/a-standards-quality-case-study-w3c/

CSS generated content pt1/blending the boundaries
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-generated-content-1

The accessibility of the date-time pattern in Microformats
http://www.isolani.co.uk/blog/access/AccessibilityOfDateTimeMicroformat

hAccessibility, one year on
http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2008/haccessibility-one-year-on/

Stop using Ajax!
http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/stop-using-ajax/

Oh look, using Ajax in a stupid way is not a good idea?
http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/04/29/oh-look-using-ajax-in-a-stupid-way-is-
not-a-good-idea/

Don't Be Afraid of Serif Fonts:
http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/86/dont_be_afraid_of_serif_fonts/

User Interface Implementations of Faceted Browsing
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/user_interface_implementations_of_facete
d_browsing/

Circtangles: A JavaScript art installation
http://www.themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2008/04/25/

Kotatsu - table generator
http://www.askthecssguy.com/kotatsu/index.html

This is how you get SIFR to work
http://designintellection.com/2008/this-is-how-you-get-sifr-to-work/

CSS Reflections
http://webkit.org/blog/182/css-reflections/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

BarCamp Perth 2.0
--
Date: 10-May-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth WA 6004
The Barcamp with MORE Web2.0
When: 900-1700 on Saturday 10 May 2008
More Details:  http://barcamp.port80.asn.au/Main/BarCamp2
Who should attend: Anyone interested in the web, technology and
related topics. 
Cost: FREE! 


Carson Workshops: Transcending CSS - Styling For A Beautiful Web by Andy
Clarke
---
Date: 14-May-08
City: London (UK)
If you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants
to understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your
knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond.
This workshop is not designed for beginners or newcomers to CSS. To get
the most of this workshop you will be an intermediate to advanced user
of CSS and be familiar with meaningful, accessible mark-up.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Demystifying web accessibility workshop
---
Date: 15-May-08
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible. 
URL:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp


Web Directions User Experience: Melbourne
-
When: 15-May-08 to 16-May-08
Where: Melbourne Town Hall
Web Directions User Experience is a one day two track conference, plus
optional extra day of workshops, focussing on the concepts, technologies and
techniques for building great user experiences on the web: interaction
design, usability and testing, user research and ethnography, Ajax and
Javascript, content, designing for email and mobile and more.
http://ux08.webdirections.org/

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (23/4/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Creating More Using Less Effort with Ruby on Rails
http://alistapart.com/articles/creatingmoreusinglesseffortwithrubyonrails

Getting Started with Ruby on Rails
http://alistapart.com/articles/gettingstartedwithrubyonrails

Benefits of Plain English URLs
http://gadgetopia.com/post/6346

Is your (mobile) browser ready for the Web?
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/04/is_your_mobile_browser_ready_f.html

Web Form Design: Modern Solutions and Creative Ideas
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/17/web-form-design-modern-solutions-
and-creative-ideas/

Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes
http://www.recedinghairline.co.uk/files/c1c3be2fda2b218e858029a4bde7e96c-397
.html

Autoscrolling the edit state
http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/988-designing-details-autoscrolling-the-e
dit-state

Introduction to Django: Helping Perfectionists With Deadlines
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/intro_to_django_helping_perfectionists_w
ith_deadlines/

Managing taxonomies
http://userpathways.com/2008/04/03/managing-taxonomies/

No CSS reset
http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/no_css_reset/

Why ³Reset² Style Sheets Are Bad
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080419/reset-style-sheets-are-bad/

Bezos On Innovation
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_17/b4081064880218.htm

Hacking slideshare's embed adding a preview and be a lot shorter and
readable
http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/04/17/hacking-slideshare-embed/

Usability critical for good mobile security
http://www.intergovworld.com/article/63288b960a01040801dd6a670b1d27dc/pg1.ht
m

Recycle These Pixels: Sustainability and the User Experience
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000280.php

Cursed css/how well-behaved are you?
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/cursed-css

Web 3.0 through the ages
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_30_through_the_ages.php

Live Demos: The SitePoint CSS Reference Goes Interactive
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/04/23/live-demos-the-sitepoint-css-refer
ence-goes-interactive/

Tomorrow's Web Design: Popular Design Software Challenge
http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/86/design_software_challenge/

And Simple CSS: Creating More Readable Text:
http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/86/simple_css_creating_more_readable_text/

Data tables follow-up study
http://formulate.com.au/research/data-tables-follow-up/

Inspire UX
http://www.inspireux.com/

CushyCMS
http://www.cushycms.com


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Accessibility 2.0: a million flowers bloom
---
Date: 25-Apr-08
City: London (UK)
A one day conference focussing on how developers can make Web 2.0
applications Accessible.  Keynote speaker is Jeremy Keith, the day also
features slots by Steve Faulkner (developer of the AIS toolbar) and
Christian Heilmann.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 28-Apr-08 to 29-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 1-May-08 to 2-May-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


BarCamp Perth 2.0
--
Date: 10-May-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth WA 6004
The Barcamp with MORE Web2.0
When: 900-1700 on Saturday 10 May 2008
More Details:  http://barcamp.port80.asn.au/Main/BarCamp2
Who should attend: Anyone interested in the web, technology and
related topics. 
Cost: FREE! 


Carson Workshops: Transcending CSS - Styling For A Beautiful Web by Andy
Clarke
---
Date: 14-May-08
City: London (UK)
If you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a tec

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (16/4/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


By The Numbers 
http://nikitathespider.com/articles/ByTheNumbers/

5 Reasons Why Search Engine Optimisation is like Horse Racing
http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/5-reasons-why-seo-is-like-horse-racing/

Accessible Data Visualization with Web Standards
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/accessibledatavisualization

Take Control of Your Maps
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/takecontrolofyourmaps

Footers In Modern Web Design: Creative Examples and Ideas
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/08/footers-in-modern-web-design-crea
tive-examples-and-ideas/

60 More AJAX- and Javascript Solutions For Professional Coding
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/15/60-more-ajax-and-javascript-solut
ions-for-professional-coding/

10 trends that will define logo design in 2008
http://www.logoorange.com/logo-design-08.php

The Importance of Being First
http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/04/11/the-importance-of-being-first/

Tomorrow's CSS Today: 8 Techniques They Don't Want You To Know
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/tomorrows-css-today

eXtreme Type Terminology - part 3
http://ilovetypography.com/2008/04/11/extreme-type-terminology-part-3/

GridFox - The Grid Layout Firefox Extension
http://www.puidokas.com/portfolio/gridfox/

Introducing CSS Gradients
http://webkit.org/blog/175/introducing-css-gradients/

Is the Mobile Web Dead? Some Mobile Entrepreneurs Say Yes
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/is_the_mobile_web_dead.php

Better Email Links: Featuring CSS Attribute Selectors
http://css-tricks.com/better-email-links-featuring-css-attribute-selectors/

How to stay A-Float in CSS
http://wipeout44.com/brain_food/css_staying_afloat.asp

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Future of Web Design
---
Date: 17-Apr-08
City: London (UK)
Putting the 'design' back into web design, FOWD brings you a packed day
of sessions on the entire design process - from inspiration to build,
project management and evolution. We also have a live Photoshop tennis
session, where top designers create from scratch on the stage.
http://www.futureofwebdesign.com


FW: Semantic Technologies Workshop
---
Date: 17-Apr-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Semantic technologies are emerging as the next phase in Web development and,
in particular, how people search for, construct and utilise documents within
organisations. Fuji Xerox Australia and RMIT are undertaking research into
these technologies through an Australian Research Council funded Linkage
grant and the research team, comprising researchers from both RMIT
University and Fuji Xerox Australia. The event will be held in Melbourne at
the RMIT University Research Lounge commencing at 8.30am and will conclude
by 1pm. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Rachael Dunstan:


BarCamp Canberra #1
---
Date: 19-Apr-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
CSIT Building, North Road, Australian National University
A BarCamp in the capital? Capital! After a year of trying, we¹ve finally
scored a venue and BarCamp Canberra is happening! Here are the details:
* Who? Anyone who is interested in technology, the Internet and
related topics. We have room for 60ish people, so bring your colleagues.
* What? A good opportunity to share ideas and projects and to work
with like-minded individuals.
* When? 1000-1700 on Saturday 19 April 2008
* Where? BarCampCanberra will be held at the CSIT Building, North
Road, ANU.
* Website? The BarCampCanberra blog is located at
http://www.barcampcanberra.org/blog


Accessibility 2.0: a million flowers bloom
---
Date: 25-Apr-08
City: London (UK)
A one day conference focussing on how developers can make Web 2.0
applications Accessible.  Keynote speaker is Jeremy Keith, the day also
features slots by Steve Faulkner (developer of the AIS toolbar) and
Christian Heilmann.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/accessibility2


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 28-Apr-08 to 29-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http:/

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (8/4/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Border model/the four dots issue
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/border-model-inconsistencies

Definitive Guide to Maximise Benefits of Conference Attendance
http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/definitive-guide-to-maximise-benefits-of-confere
nce-attendance

The John Slatin Fund Accessibility project
http://www.knowbility.org/business/john-slatin/

CSS Naked day
http://naked.dustindiaz.com/

Advanced JavaScript Debugging Techniques
http://www.sitepen.com/blog/2008/04/03/advanced-javascript-debugging-techniq
ues/

The Principles of Project Management
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/principles-project-management

10 trends that will define logo design in 2008
http://www.logoorange.com/logo-design-08.php

Extreme User Research
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/extreme-user

We Tried To Warn You, Part 2
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/we-tried-to-warn-you32

Implementing a syntax-highlighting JavaScript editor in JavaScript
http://marijn.haverbeke.nl/codemirror/story.html

Most Useful 50 CSS Tips And Tools For Webmasters
http://www.emmaalvarez.com/2008/04/most-useful-50-css-tips-and-tools-for.htm
l

The Highly Extensible CSS Interface
http://cameronmoll.com/articles/extensible-css/

Advisory Committee Presents Report on Updated 508 Standards
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=58

Google App Engine: An Early Look
http://mashable.com/2008/04/08/google-app-engine/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

CHI 2008
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 10-Apr-08
City: Florence (Italy)
CHI 2008 focuses on the balance between art and science, design and
research, practical motivation and the process that leads the way to
innovative excellence. It is about balance in our rapidly evolving field,
the balance between individuals and groups, collocated and remote,
stationary and mobile, in both our local and global communities.
http://www.chi2008.org/


Information Architecture Essentials
---
Date: 9-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present the fundamentals of
information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and
designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be
taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information
architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams.
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080409/


UPA Sydney April event - Designing for the User Experience in Agile
Development
---
Date: 10-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Our April meeting marks the first in our series on developing great user
experiences in the context of Agile development.  The evening will feature a
lively panel discussion with four panelists who vary in their experiences
and views, and will include ample time for audience participation.
Time:  Panel discussion:  6:30 - 7:30pm
Drinks starting at 6:00pm and drinks and nibbles also following the panel
Location:  University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Browadway, Lecture
Theatre 2.4.10


IA Summit
---
Date: 10-Apr-08 to 14-Apr-08
City: Miami, Florida (USA)
The Information Architecture Summit is the premier gathering place for those
interested in information architecture. The 2007 IA Summit attracted over
570 attendees, including beginners, experienced IAs, and people from a range
of related fields.
http://www.iasummit.org/2008/


Open Source in the Enterprise
---
Date: 15-Apr-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Learn about the pros and cons of the latest open source software for
business and enterprise systems, including new opportunities, licensing and
how to save money. Kevin Littlejohn, Director, Obsidian Systems will
describe how his company has used open source in the development of their
Jet Billing Engine. Chris Fleischmann, Senior Solutions Architect, Sun
Microsystems and Luie Matthee Senior Solutions Architect, Redhat will
present on their respective company's open source strategies, recent
acquisitions and product development. They will also provide examples of
business usage of some of their open source offerings.
http://www.gener8.com.au/ej1504.asp


Future of Web Design
---
Date: 17-Apr-08
City: London (UK)
Putting the 'design' back into web design, FOWD brings you a packed day
of sessions on

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/4/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


CSS Compatibility and Internet Explorer
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc351024(VS.85).aspx

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers ­ Standards Highlights Part 2
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/03/26/internet-explorer-8-beta-1-for-d
evelopers-standards-highlights-part-2.aspx

Shorthand css/not only because it is shorter
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-shorthands

Internet Explorer 8 Doctype and HTTP Header Switching
http://dorward.me.uk/www/ie8/

CSS Properties Index
http://meiert.com/en/indices/css-properties/

Acid3: Opera hits 100/100, has visual perfection, lacks smoothness, and
releases a public build!
http://annevankesteren.nl/2008/03/acid3-opera-100

What does Acid3 mean to you and me?
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200804/what_does_acid3_mean_to_you_and
_me/

Extreme User Research
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/extreme-user

10 Tips For Your First Email Campaign
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/ten_tips_for_email_campaigns/

Captioning sucks!
http://captioningsucks.com/

10 Tips For Your First Email Campaign
http://meryl.net/2008/04/01/7-tips-to-a-good-twitter-experience/

The Frog (Image Resizing Demo)
http://www.designdetector.com/demos/frog1.html

Content Overlay with CSS
http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/content_overlay_css/

Ma.gnolia moves to OpenID-only sign ups
http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/03/30/magnolia-moves-to-openid-only-sign-ups
/

Blog Comments Still Matter
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blog_comments_still_matter.php

Geoff Bowers on the FarCry Framework
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/geoff-bowers-farcry-framework


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 3-Apr-08 to 4-Apr-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


BarCampSydney3
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 6-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
BarCamp is an intense community event with discussions, demos and
interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the
desire to learn is welcome and invited to participate. The BarCamp motto is:
No spectators, only participants!
http://www.barcampsydney.org/


Ausweb 08
---
Dates: 5-Apr-08 to 9-Apr-08
City: Ballina (Australia)
In April 2008 (5th-9th) the 14th Australasian World Wide Web Conference,
AusWeb08, will again be held at the Ballina Beach Resort.
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/


CHI 2008
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 10-Apr-08
City: Florence (Italy)
CHI 2008 focuses on the balance between art and science, design and
research, practical motivation and the process that leads the way to
innovative excellence. It is about balance in our rapidly evolving field,
the balance between individuals and groups, collocated and remote,
stationary and mobile, in both our local and global communities.
http://www.chi2008.org/


Information Architecture Essentials
---
Date: 9-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present the fundamentals of
information architecture (IA), the core methodology for organising and
designing websites and intranets. Key skills such as card sorting will be
taught, and this workshop is designed to build in-house information
architecture skills. A must for all web or intranet teams.
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080409/


IA Summit
---
Date: 10-Apr-08 to 14-Apr-08
City: Miami, Florida (USA)
The Information Architecture Summit is the premier gathering place for those
interested in information architecture. The 2007 IA Summit attracted over
570 attendees, including beginners, experienced IAs, and people from a range
of related fields.
http://www.iasummit.org/2008/


Future of Web Design
---
Date: 17-Apr-08
City: London (UK)
Putting the 'design' back into web design, FOWD brings you a packed day
of sessions on the entire design process - from inspiration to build,
project management and evolution. We also

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (26/3/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Links with background images - three simple fixes for IE
http://adipalaz.awardspace.com/linksbg-en.html

Findability, Orphan of the Web Design Industry
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/findabilityorphan

Sign Up Forms Must Die
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/signupforms

Margins & paddings pt5/the final solution
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/margins-paddings-solution3

Microsoft Accessibility Labs
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/cc188976.aspx

Making ŒIE6-friendly¹ PNG8 Images
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/03/20/making-ie6-friendly-png8-images/

We Tried To Warn You, Part 1
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/we-tried-to-warn-you

Cues, The Golden Retriever
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/cues-the-golden

Bridging the Designer­User Gap
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designer-user-differences.html

960 grid system
http://960.gs/

How to Completely Test Your Website
http://www.labnol.org/internet/design/completely-test-website-errors-html-st
andards/2673/

101 Five-Minute Fixes to Incrementally Improve Your Web Site
http://www.insidecrm.com/features/101-web-site-fixes-031808/

Extensible CSS Interface III: Adding Ajax Interactivity
http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2008/03/extensible_css_interface_adding_ajax
/

Progressive CSS Enhancement
http://ejohn.org/blog/progressive-css-enhancement/

Martian Headsets
http://joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/03/17.html

10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.5
http://technosailor.com/2008/03/18/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-wordpres
s-25/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
Carson Workshops: Professional JavaScript and Ajax by Thomas Fuchs
---
Date: 26-March-08
City: London (UK)
A one-day practical workshop that will enable you to fully explore Ajax
and JavaScript and to realise the full potential of HTML/CSS-based web
user interfaces. Learn the secrets of giving your sites and web applications
the rich interactivity they deserve. This exclusive workshop by Thomas Fuchs
will provide real-world examples and practical knowledge to enable you to
make the jump to using Ajax and JavaScript.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 31-Mar-08 to 1-Apr-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 3-Apr-08 to 4-Apr-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


BarCampSydney3
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 6-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
BarCamp is an intense community event with discussions, demos and
interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the
desire to learn is welcome and invited to participate. The BarCamp motto is:
No spectators, only participants!
http://www.barcampsydney.org/


Ausweb 08
---
Dates: 5-Apr-08 to 9-Apr-08
City: Ballina (Australia)
In April 2008 (5th-9th) the 14th Australasian World Wide Web Conference,
AusWeb08, will again be held at the Ballina Beach Resort.
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/


CHI 2008
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 10-Apr-08
City: Florence (Italy)
CHI 2008 focuses on the balance between art and science, design and
research, practical motivation and the process that leads the way to
innovative excellence. It is about balance in our rapidly evolving field,
the balance between individuals and groups, collocated and remote,
stationary and mobile, in both our local and global communities.
http://www.chi2008.org/


Information Architecture Essentials
---
Date: 9-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
In this one-day workshop, Patrick Kennedy will present

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (18/3/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Designing for the Mobile Web
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/designing-for-mobile-web

Great CSS Techniques and the Simple Truth Behind Them
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080311/great-css-techniques/

Margins & paddings pt4/solution 2
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/margins-paddings-solution2

Equidistant Objects with CSS
http://css-tricks.com/equidistant-objects-with-css/

Office Format Sucks on Purpose
http://annevankesteren.nl/2008/03/office-sucks

Contacts Data API
http://code.google.com/apis/contacts/

Extending The JavaScript Date Object with User Defined Methods
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/javascript_date_object_with_user_methods
/

A Command of Headings: Usage and Styling
http://accessites.org/site/2008/02/a-command-of-headings-usage-and-styling/

Perfect pagination style using CSS
http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/03/perfect-pagination-style-using-css.html

Google is good but it¹s not God
http://giraffeforum.com/wordpress/2008/03/16/google-is-good-but-its-not-god

Website Optimization Measures, Part III
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20080317/optimization-measures-3/

Portable contact lists and the case against XFN
http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/03/11/portable-contact-lists-and-the-case-ag
ainst-xfn/

3 Simple Steps in Coding a Rounded Corners Layout
http://www.cssglobe.com/post/1415/3-simple-steps-in-coding-a-rounded-corners
-layout 

Two More Usability Challenges for Designing Web Apps
http://www.uie.com/articles/web_app_challenges_2/

Programmer¹s Toolbox Part 3: Consistent Hashing
http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/17/programmers-toolbox-part-3-consistent-has
hing/

Clickpass
http://www.clickpass.com/

Snippely
http://code.google.com/p/snippely/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
IA Peers Sydney
---
Date: 19-March-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
What:  good gossip, better beer, best company
When:  Wednesday, March 19th, 7pm-9pm
Where: Woolloomooloo Hotel, the courtyard
Who:   Anyone interested in Information Architecture
RSVP:  Eric Scheid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 0402 404 733


Carson Workshops: Professional JavaScript and Ajax by Thomas Fuchs
---
Date: 26-March-08
City: London (UK)
A one-day practical workshop that will enable you to fully explore Ajax
and JavaScript and to realise the full potential of HTML/CSS-based web
user interfaces. Learn the secrets of giving your sites and web applications
the rich interactivity they deserve. This exclusive workshop by Thomas Fuchs
will provide real-world examples and practical knowledge to enable you to
make the jump to using Ajax and JavaScript.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 31-Mar-08 to 1-Apr-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 3-Apr-08 to 4-Apr-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


BarCampSydney3
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 6-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
BarCamp is an intense community event with discussions, demos and
interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the
desire to learn is welcome and invited to participate. The BarCamp motto is:
No spectators, only participants!
http://www.barcampsydney.org/


Ausweb 08
---
Dates: 5-Apr-08 to 9-Apr-08
City: Ballina (Australia)
In April 2008 (5th-9th) the 14th Australasian World Wide Web Conference,
AusWeb08, will again be held at the

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (11/3/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Margins & paddings pt3/solution 1


8 Premium One Line CSS Tips


First impressions of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1


IE8: The Bad
http://annevankesteren.nl/2008/03/ie8-bad>

10 complaints the customers have about the design of corporate web sites


Internet Explorer ID-Class bug
http://blog.solutionset.com/wpmu/2008/02/15/internet-explorer-id-class-bug/>

Microsoft & IE8: Let¹s Move On and Make It Great


Enhancing Dashboard Value and User Experience


Extensible CSS Interface II: CSS Selectors & jQuery


Some general questions (and answers) about site search analytics


3 Important Usability Challenges for Designing Web Apps


Health 2.0 - Apps & Trends to Watch


Fire the workaholics



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Unpacking Community Wellbeing
---
Date: 13-March-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Unpacking Community Wellbeing is intended to provoke and stimulate
discussion around interpretations and implications of community wellbeing
drawing upon the perspectives of three innovative Australians:
- Shane Phillips, Chairman and CEO at The Tribal Warrior Association
- Noel Staunton, Executive Director at Sydney Dance Company
- Professor Larissa Behrendt, Aboriginal Australian academic and writer,
Director of the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at University of
Technology, Sydney.
The evening provides an excellent opportunity to build networks with other
innovative leaders.
Further info: Matt Jones - +61 (0)438 007 770


Carson Workshops: Professional JavaScript and Ajax by Thomas Fuchs
---
Date: 26-March-08
City: London (UK)
A one-day practical workshop that will enable you to fully explore Ajax
and JavaScript and to realise the full potential of HTML/CSS-based web
user interfaces. Learn the secrets of giving your sites and web applications
the rich interactivity they deserve. This exclusive workshop by Thomas Fuchs
will provide real-world examples and practical knowledge to enable you to
make the jump to using Ajax and JavaScript.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 31-Mar-08 to 1-Apr-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 3-Apr-08 to 4-Apr-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maurer, and CSS
expert, Russ Weakley. Over two full days you will build detailed websites
layouts from the ground up - starting with page layout, navigation and form
design; and ending with clean markup and elegant styling using XHTML/CSS.
http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2008/


BarCampSydney3
---
Date: 5-Apr-08 to 6-Apr-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
BarCamp is an intense community event with discussions, demos and
interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the
desire to learn is welcome and invited to participate. The BarCamp motto is:
No spectators, only part

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/3/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Microsoft's Interoperability Principles and IE8
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/03/03/microsoft-s-interoperability-pri
nciples-and-ie8.aspx

Meta-change
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2008/03/03/meta-change/

Microsoft rethinks IE8¹s default behavior
http://www.webstandards.org/2008/03/03/microsoft-rethinks-ie8s-default-behav
ior/

Surprise of the year: IE8 will use Standards mode by default
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200803/surprise_of_the_year_ie8_will_u
se_standards_mode_by_default/

Screen Readers lack emphasis
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=41

On Creativity
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/oncreativity

Design is in the Details
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/designisinthedetails

Interview: Roger & Molly: Webstock New Zealand
http://www.molly.com/2008/02/27/interview-roger-molly-webstock-new-zealand/

WCAG Samurai
http://WCAGSamurai.org/

Things Every Designer Should Know
http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/85/things_every_designer_should_know/

Delivering code/how to avoid conflict
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/code-delivery

Advanced image management
http://xstandard.com/en/articles/advanced-image-management/

Twelve Things Most Sites Need, Part I and II:
http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/85/twelve_things_most_sites_need_1/

HTML, the Foundation of the Web:
http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/86/html_the_foundation_of_the_web/

Personas and the Role of Design Documentation
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/personas-and-the

Table-Based Layout Is The Next Big Thing
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/28/table-based-layout-is-the-next-big
-thing/

Turn Usable Content into Winning Content
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000267.php

Measuring satisfaction: beyond the usability questionnaire
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/satisfaction.html

48 Unique Ways To Use WordPress
http://performancing.com/blogging-tools/48-unique-ways-use-wordpress


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

A very practical guide to testing against WCAG1.0 and 2.0
---
Date: 05-Mar-08 
City: London (UK)
A guide to an effective audit process, covering WCAG 1.0, 2.0 and other key
areas of accessibility.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webpracticaltesting
 

Intranet masterclass
---
City: London
Date: 7-Mar-08
Managing the evolution of intranets, Intranet innovation -- critical success
factors, Establishing effective collaboration, Improving intranet search
http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/archives/002711.html


South By South West
---
Dates: 7-Mar-08 to 11-Mar-08
City: Austin, Texas (USA)
The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content
and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary
technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the
brightest personalities of emerging technology.
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/


Rubinius Sprint in Sydney
---
Date: 8-Mar-08 to 9-Mar-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
The Rubinius Sprint/Workshop is a weekend dedicated to learning and
developing Rubinius, the next generation Ruby virtual machine. The spring is
aimed at developers of all levels, the only requirement is that you have a
keen interest to be involved with Rubinius and want to learn more. No
particular experience with Rubinius is necessary however it would be
beneficial if you¹ve spent a bit of time prior to the sprint familiarizing
yourself with the basics of Rubinius itself.
http://redartisan.com/2008/1/31/rubinius-sprint


Carson Workshops: Professional JavaScript and Ajax by Thomas Fuchs
---
Date: 26-March-08
City: London (UK)
A one-day practical workshop that will enable you to fully explore Ajax
and JavaScript and to realise the full potential of HTML/CSS-based web
user interfaces. Learn the secrets of giving your sites and web applications
the rich interactivity they deserve. This exclusive workshop by Thomas Fuchs
will provide real-world examples and practical knowledge to enable you to
make the jump to using Ajax and JavaScript.
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/dev/fuchs/26March2008.html


Website user experience & CSS workshop
---
Date: 31-Mar-08 to 1-Apr-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with user experience expert, Donna Maure

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (26/2/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


CSS Type Test
http://www.csstypeset.com/

The 4 layers of a form
http://formulate.com.au/articles/layers-of-a-form/

Margins & padding pt1/an introduction
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/margins-paddings-introduction

Don't lose your head over accessibility
http://theletter.co.uk/index/3357/don_t_lose_your_head_over_accessibility/

Start Your Own Business
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/start_your_own_business/

How to Build a Green Business
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/how_to_build_a_green_business/

Five web 2.0 CSS menu tutorials
http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/02/five-web-20-css-menu-tutorials.html

Designing Your Information Architecture for Content Reuse: Five Best
Practices
http://www.thecontentwrangler.com/article/designing_your_information_archite
cture_for_content_reuse_five_best_practic/

Grid and Column Designs
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/grid-and-column-designs/

Doctype switching for IE 8
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200802/doctype_switching_for_ie_8/

On IE8 version targeting
http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2008/on-ie8-version-targeting/

The road to finding is paved with data: Web analytics and user experience
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/thinktank/rosenfeld.html

Top-10 Application-Design Mistakes
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/application-mistakes.html

The Last Days Of SEO
http://blogs.mediapost.com/search_insider/?p=728

Rethinking recommendation engines
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rethinking_recommendation_engines.php

Gallery Of Date Stamps And Calendars
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/22/gallery-of-date-stamps-and-calend
ars/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Accessibility Training
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based web accessibility training course. Find out
all about web accessibility from the industry-leading experts.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/accesstraining


Rich media and latest trends in accessibility
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
City: London (UK)
An introduction to the key concepts and solutions in making rich media
accessible, including Flash and captioning.  A special guest speaker will
give an introduction to AJAX.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webrichmedia
 

Hidden barriers to web accessibility workshop
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
City: London, England
Description An eye-opening half-day course, to teach website designers,
developers and programmers how to identify and cure some of the most
serious, most common, but least obvious accessibility problems on their
web sites. 
URL:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_hiddenbarriersworkshop.hcsp


Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 28- Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Presentation: Paul Fenwick on "Starting An Open Source Business"
Wouldn't it be great if you could make money by working with the
software you love? Wouldn't it be fantastic to be your own boss, working
with open source tools on open source projects, and doing it all on a
schedule that you decide?
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=149


Intermediate CSS Training
---
Date: 28-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based intermediate CSS training course. Develop
your CSS skills and become a more confident web developer.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/csstraining-inter
 
 
Advanced CSS Training
---
Date: 29-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based advanced CSS training course. Discover how
to take CSS to the edge and create cross-browser table-less web pages.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/csstraining
 

Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to 2.0 workshop
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
City: London, England
Description A half-day course, introducing the forthcoming guidelines
for web accessibility, the Web Accessibility Content Guidelines 2.0
(WCAG 2.0). It includes useful references to key parts of the WCAG 2.0
guideline documentation, explains how these relate to one another and
suggests a workable strategy for progressively incorporating the new
guidelines into your web sites.
URL:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_transitioni

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (19/2/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


They Shoot Browsers, Don't They?


Version Targeting: Threat or Menace?


Inside the link/uncovering more bugs


Wiki markup has no future


The Trouble With Web 2.0


25 Ways To Improve Your Site In 5 Minutes


10 best CSS hacks


Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0


How to design a system that everybody hates


Website Optimization Measures, Part II


An update to my my OpenID Shitlist, Hitlist and Wishlist


ECMAScript 4 again


XML is Ten!


CSS Filters and IE7 Beta 3


Create Resizing Thumbnails Using Overflow Property



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Perth Ruby on Rails Oceania Meetup
---
Date: 20-February-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Anyone interested in Ruby on Rails! You don't have to be using it
full time, even if your getting started, come along, it's just a
chance to have a bit of fun and share knowledge.
http://forums.port80.asn.au/showthread.php?p=92188#post92188


A practical introduction to website accessibility
---
Date: 20-Feb-08 
City: London (UK)
A practical fast track introduction to web accessibility ­ the key issues
and legal and business cases.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility
 

Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 21-Feb-08 
City: Sydney (AUS)
Presentation 1: Damian Hickey - Online Video: A standard document format for
business.
Presentation 2: Ben Buchanan - W3C Standards Are Not Enough
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=147


Amazon Web Services.
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Flat Rate Recruitment invites any Melbourne-based passionate technical
people (and their friends) to come along and listen to Mike Culver, a Web
Services Evangelist from Amazon U.S.A http://
evangelists.wetpaint.com/account/mculver  Mike is visiting Australia to
spread the word about Amazon Web Services.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


HotMobile 2008
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08
City: Napa Valley (USA)
The Ninth Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile)
continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on
mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying
state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile's small workshop format makes it
ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversial
approaches. 
http://prisms.cs.umass.edu/hotmobile2008/


Writing for the Web Training
---
Date: 25-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based usability testing training course. Learn
how to plan, run and analyse your own usability testing sessions.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/writingtraining
 
 
Web Usability Training
---
Date: 26-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based web usability training course. Learn all
about web usability from the best in the business.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/usabilitytraining
 
 
Web Accessibility Training
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based web accessibility training course. Find out
all about web accessibility from the indust

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (19/2/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


They Shoot Browsers, Don't They?


Version Targeting: Threat or Menace?


Inside the link/uncovering more bugs


Wiki markup has no future


The Trouble With Web 2.0


25 Ways To Improve Your Site In 5 Minutes


10 best CSS hacks


Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0


How to design a system that everybody hates


Website Optimization Measures, Part II


An update to my my OpenID Shitlist, Hitlist and Wishlist


ECMAScript 4 again


XML is Ten!


CSS Filters and IE7 Beta 3


Create Resizing Thumbnails Using Overflow Property



--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Perth Ruby on Rails Oceania Meetup
---
Date: 20-February-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Anyone interested in Ruby on Rails! You don't have to be using it
full time, even if your getting started, come along, it's just a
chance to have a bit of fun and share knowledge.
http://forums.port80.asn.au/showthread.php?p=92188#post92188


A practical introduction to website accessibility
---
Date: 20-Feb-08 
City: London (UK)
A practical fast track introduction to web accessibility ­ the key issues
and legal and business cases.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility
 

Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 21-Feb-08 
City: Sydney (AUS)
Presentation 1: Damian Hickey - Online Video: A standard document format for
business.
Presentation 2: Ben Buchanan - W3C Standards Are Not Enough
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=147


Amazon Web Services.
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Flat Rate Recruitment invites any Melbourne-based passionate technical
people (and their friends) to come along and listen to Mike Culver, a Web
Services Evangelist from Amazon U.S.A http://
evangelists.wetpaint.com/account/mculver  Mike is visiting Australia to
spread the word about Amazon Web Services.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


HotMobile 2008
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08
City: Napa Valley (USA)
The Ninth Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile)
continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on
mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying
state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile's small workshop format makes it
ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversial
approaches. 
http://prisms.cs.umass.edu/hotmobile2008/


Writing for the Web Training
---
Date: 25-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based usability testing training course. Learn
how to plan, run and analyse your own usability testing sessions.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/writingtraining
 
 
Web Usability Training
---
Date: 26-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based web usability training course. Learn all
about web usability from the best in the business.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/usabilitytraining
 
 
Web Accessibility Training
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
Location: London (UK)
One day hands-on classroom-based web accessibility training course. Find out
all about web accessibility from the industry-leading experts.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/accesstraining


Rich media and latest trends in accessibility
---
Date: 27-Feb-08
City: London (UK)
An introduction 

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/2/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


FancyZoom 1.1
http://www.cabel.name/2008/02/fancyzoom-10.html

Keeping Your Elements¹ Kids in Line with Offspring
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/keepelementskidsinlinewithoffspring

The Rules of Digital Engagement
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/rulesofdigitalengagement

Detailed Look at Stacking in CSS
http://www.timkadlec.com/post.asp?q=43

Social Software Building Blocks
http://nform.ca/publications/social-software-building-block

Come on my selector part 3 - bug me not
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/multiple-classes-ie6

The 7 CSS Hacks that we should use
http://www.noupe.com/better-design/7-css-hacks-you-cannt-live-without.html

CSS reset and quirky quotes
http://www.paulchaplin.com/blog/css-reset-and-quirky-quotes

Shopping Carts Gallery: Examples and Good Practices
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/07/shopping-carts-gallery-examples-a
nd-good-practices/

Make sure your website works with or without www
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200802/make_sure_your_website_works_wi
th_or_without_www/

Better Living Through Taxonomies
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/better_living_through_taxonomies/

Clean or Custom: which CMS is Best?
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/clean-or-custom-cms

Why Social Ads Don¹t Work
http://bokardo.com/archives/why-social-ads-dont-work/

Book-style Chapter Introductions Using Pure CSS
http://www.cssnewbie.com/css-rules/book-style-chapter-intros/

Playful Data: 3 Inspiring Interactive Web Sites
http://www.uie.com/articles/inspiring_applications/

Transitioning from Java Classes to JavaScript Prototypes
http://peter.michaux.ca/article/5004

Facebookers net wi-fi
http://www.smh.com.au/news/wireless--broadband/grassroots-wireless-networks-
spring-up/2008/02/12/1202578703949.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

The Public Knowledge Project: Breaking Down the Barriers to Open Access
---
Date: 15-Feb-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Time: 12.30 to 13.30
Venue: National Library of Australia Library Theatre
This talk is free and open to everyone.
Are you concerned about the spiraling costs of academic journals? Do you
worry that access to critical research information is under threat? This
presentation will describe the work of the Public Knowledge Project, and
discuss some of the steps librarians and others in Canada, Australia, and
other countries around the world are taking to confront the crisis in
scholarly communication, and ensure that readers and authors remain
connected. 


Bits & Pixels July '07
---
Dates: 16-Feb-08
City: Newcastle (Australia)
A social get together for all web industry professionals and amateurs to
discuss all things web over a beer, coffee or whatever you prefer. This is
the second Bits & Pixels meet up for 2008, and the format is completely open
and free. Come along and spread the word.
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=8526943847


Perth Ruby on Rails Oceania Meetup
---
Date: 20-February-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Anyone interested in Ruby on Rails! You don't have to be using it
full time, even if your getting started, come along, it's just a
chance to have a bit of fun and share knowledge.
http://forums.port80.asn.au/showthread.php?p=92188#post92188


A practical introduction to website accessibility
---
Date: 20-Feb-08 
City: London (UK)
A practical fast track introduction to web accessibility ­ the key issues
and legal and business cases.
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility
 

Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 21-Feb-08 
City: Sydney (AUS)
Presentation 1: Damian Hickey - Online Video: A standard document format for
business.
Presentation 2: Ben Buchanan - W3C Standards Are Not Enough
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=147


Amazon Web Services.
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Flat Rate Recruitment invites any Melbourne-based passionate technical
people (and their friends) to come along and listen to Mike Culver, a Web
Services Evangelist from Amazon U.S.A http://
evangelists.wetpaint.com/account/mculver  Mike is visiting Australia to
spread the word about Amazon Web Services.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


HotMobile 2008
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Fe

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (5/2/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


The Principles of Beautiful HTML Email


Attention Profiling Mark-up Language: The open standard for Attention
Metadata


10 ways people find new web apps


X-UA-Compatible: let sleeping intranets lie?


A "just do it" approach to IT projects in Government


AJAX and Screen Readers - Content Access Issues


Come on my selector part 2


Companies must listen to the Web 2.0 world


IE7 mystery: The Prophet answers my call


Moving the Font Matrix forward


Version Targeting and JavaScript Libraries


Skybound Stylizer


Sub-Pixel Problems in CSS


Bring a little order to your CSS


Resetting again


10 Principles Of Effective Web Design


Australia 2020 Summit


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Dojo Toolkit Training
---
Date: 6-Feb-08 to 8-Feb-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps. Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX,
Dojo Utilities APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events,
DOM, query, and behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP,
Custom Dijit Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript
language constructs and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need
intermediate or expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring
your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27


Designing for Web 2.0
---
Date: 07-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Aus)
Ignore the marketing buzz word in the title, this talk is all about what do
recent changes online REALLY mean for the practicing designer. In
particular, I outline a few important trends then explain their impact on
the visual/interaction design of Web services/products. Namely, the trend
from locomotion to manipulation and conversation (how to deal with crowded
shelf space and purely digital services); the trend from sites to content
experiences (how do we design when search, content aggregators, and display
surfaces rule the Web)...
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?520


Webstock 08
---
Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz


The Public Knowledge Project: Breaking Down the Barriers to Open Access
---
Date: 15-Feb-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Time: 12.30 to 13.30
Venue: National Library of Australia Library Theatre
This talk is free and open to everyone.
Are you concerned about the spiraling costs of academic journals? Do you
worry that access to critical research information is under threat? This
presentation will describe the work of the Public Knowledge Project, and
discuss some of the steps librarians and others in Canada, Australia, and
other countries around the world are taking to confront the crisis in
scholarly communication, and ensure that readers and authors remain
connected. 


Bits & Pixels July '07
---
Dates: 16-Feb-08
City: Newcastle (Australia)
A social get together for all web industry professionals a

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (29/1/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Have you SEO¹ed your search feature?
http://www.marketinghub.info/have-you-seoed-your-search-feature/

Empty Links and Screen Readers
http://yuiblog.com/blog/2008/01/23/empty-links/

Come on my selector part 1
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/css-selectors-pt1

State of the eNation Reports
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/enation85

Creating accessible PDFs from Word 2007
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webarticle87

the meta freezeIE drops the bomb (again)
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/IE-meta-switch

Librarians challenge Web 2.0 youf-work myths
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/01/22/web_two_dot_zero_myths/

How To Build A Facebook Application
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/building_facebook_applications/

Using bulleted lists in web content
http://meryl.net/2008/01/28/using-bulleted-lists-in-web-content/

HTML 5 - W3C Working Draft
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080122/

Introducing WAVE 4.0
http://webaim.org/blog/introducing-wave-4/

11 Power Tips for Gmail
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/9-power-tips-for-gmail/

Accessible Can Be Beautiful
http://fadtastic.net/2008/01/15/accessible-can-be-beautiful/

>From psd to code my way
http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2008/01/from-psd-to-code-my-way/

Getting The Most From Design Deliverables
http://www.uie.com/articles/design_deliverables/

Django People
http://djangopeople.net/

Bottom line, all weblog apps suck in some way
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2008/01/27/bottom-line-all-weblog-apps-suck/

YUI: CSS Grid Builder
http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/grids/builder/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Direction North '08
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Vancouver (Canada)
Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January
2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of
course snowboarding.
http://north08.webdirections.org/


Linux.conf.au
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the
world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au.  On the last day, Saturday
February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to
showcase open source.  The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of
Displays.
http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html


Canberra WSG meeting
---
Date: 31-Jan-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
First speaker: Geoff Dibley, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry. 
Topic 1: They came, they search, they leave - improving internal site search
for users 
Second speaker: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia
Topic 2: Users aren't as clever as you think they are - search analysis of
Picture Australia
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=146


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City:  New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php


Auckland PHP User Group: Introduction to SilverStripe
--
Date: 4-Feb-08
City: Auckland (New Zealand)
A free introduction to the SilverStripe web platform, a globally used
open source platform for building vibrant websites and rich
web-applications focused on end-user usability and a fantastic
environment for coders; a truely PHP5 object-oriented framework that
shall limit programmers mutinying to Ruby on Rails. The talk will also
mention breaking news on the Google Highly Open Particaption contest, which
saw over 60 individuals from around the world work on 200 tasks covering QA,
coding, theme creating, translation, movie making and other highly
supportive activities to the free project.
http://www.silverstripe.com/aucklanders-learn-about-silverstripe/


Dojo Toolkit Training
---
Date: 6-Feb-08 to 8-Feb-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps. Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX,
Dojo Utilities APIs and development issues discussed i

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (22/1/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


A CSS layout that does not rely on DIV, FLOAT, CLEAR nor structural HACK!
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/float-less_css_layouts.asp

CSS Gradient Text Effect
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css-gradient-text-effect/

What makes a good form?
http://formulate.com.au/articles/what-makes-a-good-form/

iTunes Player Hits a High Note, Passes RealPlayer
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0801/

.aspx considered harmful
http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/01/17/aspx-considered-harmful/

W3C adds a touch of Sparql to Web 2.0
http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/W3C-adds-a-touch-of-Sparql-to-Web-2-0-/
0,339028227,339285259,00.htm#

The best Web 2 jQuery javascript plugins
http://www.wiliam.com.au/wiliam-blog/the-best-web-2-jquery-javascript-plugin
s

Cultivate Teens By Catching Their Eyes, New MMC Report Recommends
http://www.mediamanagementcenter.org/blogs/mike/2008/01/cultivate-teens-by-c
atching-their-eyes.html

Revisiting the top 60 Web 2.0 applications in Australia for 2007
http://www.rossdawsonblog.com/top60web2appsinoz.html

NVDA - a free and open source screen reader for Windows
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=23

Qik
http://qik.com/

Tell the CSS WG what you want from CSS3
http://www.webstandards.org/2008/01/18/tell-the-css-wg-what-you-want-from-cs
s3/

Overcoming blankcanvasphobia
http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2008/01/overcoming_blankcanvasphobia/

Advancing Advanced Search
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/advancing-advanced

Killing Some Bad Layout Conventions
http://www.andyrutledge.com/bad-layout-conventions.php#fragment-3

Personas and the Advantage of Designing for Yourself
http://bokardo.com/archives/personas-and-the-advantage-of-designing-for-your
self/

Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/beyonddoctype


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

CSS Mastery Workshop
---
Date: Thursday, January 24th, 2008
City: Brighton, England
Description: Based on the best selling book of the same name, this
day-long course will provide the essential skills required to take
your CSS to the next level. You will start by learning expert tips to
manage and structure your CSS. Next there will be a quick recap on
the CSS box model and positioning model, covering such hot topics as
margin collapsing and advanced float behaviour. The core of the day
will be spent learning the latest CSS layout techniques, before
moving on to cover the most common browser bugs and their fixes.
URL: http://www.clearleft.com/training/css/20080124/


Bulletproof Ajax Workshop
---
Date: Friday, January 25th, 2008
City: Brighton, England
Description: Through a series of lectures and practical examples you
will learn the power of the XMLHttpRequest object and how it can be
used to add advanced interactivity to your website. Using the “Hijax”
concept, you will learn how to create highly flexible applications
using the principle of progressive enhancement.
URL: http://www.clearleft.com/training/ajax/20080125/


Web Direction North '08
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Vancouver (Canada)
Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January
2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of
course snowboarding.
http://north08.webdirections.org/


Linux.conf.au
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the
world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au.  On the last day, Saturday
February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to
showcase open source.  The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of
Displays.
http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html


Canberra WSG meeting
---
Date: 31-Jan-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
First speaker: Geoff Dibley, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry. 
Topic 1: They came, they search, they leave - improving internal site search
for users 
Second speaker: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia
Topic 2: Users aren't as clever as you think they are - search analysis of
Picture Australia
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=146


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-F

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (15/1/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs (3 jobs)

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):


Accessible Flash banner ad guidelines
http://www.rnib.org.uk/wacblog/flash/accessible-flash-banner-ad-guidelines/

Three steps to a small business Web 2.0 website
http://www.sbtechnologymagazine.org/magazine/read/archives/articles/article.
php?ProposalOnlineID=891

A Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging
http://powazek.com/posts/867

Solutioneering, or putting solutions before problems
http://www.blueflavor.com/blog/strategy/solutioneering_or_putting_solutions_
before_problems.php

Becoming a Freelance Web Worker: Part 4, Working Anywhere
http://freelanceswitch.com/working/becoming-a-freelance-web-worker-part-4-wo
rking-anywhere/

Javascript CSS Selector Engine Timeline
http://paul.irish.aurgasm.us/2008/javascript-css-selector-engine-timeline/

A quick idea: JavaScript version controlling for static HTML documents
http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/01/14/a-quick-idea-javascript-version-contro
lling-for-static-html-documents/

101 CSS Techniques of All Time
http://www.noupe.com/design/101-css-techniques-of-all-time-part-1.html

Podcasting Equipment Guide
http://hivelogic.com/articles/podcasting-equipment-guide/

Bombshell: Google and Facebook Join DataPortability.org
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/goog-fb-data.php

With (Facebook) friends like these
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook

Is Google Œwhite bread for young minds¹?
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2008/is-google-white-bread-for-young-minds/

8 More Design Mistakes with Account Sign-in
http://www.uie.com/articles/account_design_mistakes_part2/

What PHP Deployment Gets Right
http://blog.ianbicking.org/2008/01/12/what-php-deployment-gets-right/

OLPC XO-1
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

CSS Mastery Workshop
---
Date: Thursday, January 24th, 2008
City: Brighton, England
Description: Based on the best selling book of the same name, this
day-long course will provide the essential skills required to take
your CSS to the next level. You will start by learning expert tips to
manage and structure your CSS. Next there will be a quick recap on
the CSS box model and positioning model, covering such hot topics as
margin collapsing and advanced float behaviour. The core of the day
will be spent learning the latest CSS layout techniques, before
moving on to cover the most common browser bugs and their fixes.
URL: http://www.clearleft.com/training/css/20080124/


Bulletproof Ajax Workshop
---
Date: Friday, January 25th, 2008
City: Brighton, England
Description: Through a series of lectures and practical examples you
will learn the power of the XMLHttpRequest object and how it can be
used to add advanced interactivity to your website. Using the ³Hijax²
concept, you will learn how to create highly flexible applications
using the principle of progressive enhancement.
URL: http://www.clearleft.com/training/ajax/20080125/


Web Direction North '08
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Vancouver (Canada)
Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January
2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of
course snowboarding.
http://north08.webdirections.org/


Linux.conf.au
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the
world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au.  On the last day, Saturday
February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to
showcase open source.  The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of
Displays.
http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html


Canberra WSG meeting
---
Date: 31-Jan-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
First speaker: Geoff Dibley, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry. 
Topic 1: They came, they search, they leave - improving internal site search
for users 
Second speaker: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia
Topic 2: Users aren't as clever as you think they are - search analysis of
Picture Australia
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=146


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City:  New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
con

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (11/1/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


CSS Not([hacks])
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/CSS_not_hacks/

Cross-browser underlining the difficulty of drawing a line
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/underlining-inconsistency

70+ Powerpoint and presentation resources and great examples
http://meryl.net/2008/01/10/70-powerpoint-and-presentation-resources-and-gre
at-examples/

Understanding CSS Colour modes
http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/design/understanding-css-colour-modes/

Dashing into trouble - why html comments break in firefox
http://weblog.200ok.com.au/2008/01/dashing-into-trouble-why-html-comments.ht
ml

Advanced CSS Printing ‹ Using CSS Page Breaks
http://davidwalsh.name/advanced-css-printing-css-page-breaks

40 Downloadable Open Source Social Software Applications
http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/40_downloadable_open_sou
rce_social_software_applications

Favicons Episode 5: The Delicate Beauties
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/01/favicons-episode-5-the-delicate-b
eauties/

Twitiquette: Etiquette for Twitter
http://wheel.blogs.com/makingwebapps/2008/01/twitiquette-eti.html

Flickr to Authenticate OpenID - Is This The Yahoo! CES Announcement?
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/flickr_to_authenticate_openid.php

IE7.js version 2.0 (beta)
http://dean.edwards.name/weblog/2008/01/ie7-2/

15 Footers with great usability
http://yample.com/popupon/?p=54

Secure & Accessible Form Script
http://green-beast.com/gbcf-v3/

The future of web standards
http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/dec/17/standards/

Reflections of an Interface Designer
http://particletree.com/notebook/reflections-of-an-interface-designer/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Direction North '08
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Vancouver (Canada)
Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January
2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of
course snowboarding.
http://north08.webdirections.org/


Linux.conf.au
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the
world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au.  On the last day, Saturday
February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to
showcase open source.  The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of
Displays.
http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html


Canberra WSG meeting
---
Date: 31-Jan-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
First speaker: Geoff Dibley, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry. 
Topic 1: They came, they search, they leave - improving internal site search
for users 
Second speaker: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia
Topic 2: Users aren't as clever as you think they are - search analysis of
Picture Australia
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=146


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City:  New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php


Dojo Toolkit Training
---
Date: 6-Feb-08 to 8-Feb-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps. Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX,
Dojo Utilities APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events,
DOM, query, and behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP,
Custom Dijit Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript
language constructs and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need
intermediate or expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring
your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27


Webstock 08
---
Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz


HotMobile 2008
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08
City: Napa Valley (USA)
The Ninth Workshop on Mobile

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/1/08)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


End of Support for Netscape web browsers


Internet Explorer 8 and Acid2: A Milestone


Year zero


The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education ‹ 2007


Twelve Predictions for 2008


Ten things that will change your future


Innovation Predictions 2008


The shape of things to come


Facebook, Lifelets, and Designer Responsibility


CSS for Accessibility


Stretchy Images with HTML and CSS


A (CMS) holiday wishlist


Design bookmarklet


They shoot standardistas, don¹t they?


How to contain floats with no extra markup


How to create drop shadow boxes with "minimal" markup


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Direction North '08
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Vancouver (Canada)
Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January
2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of
course snowboarding.
http://north08.webdirections.org/


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City:  New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php


Linux.conf.au
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the
world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au.  On the last day, Saturday
February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to
showcase open source.  The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of
Displays.
http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html


Dojo Toolkit Training
---
Date: 6-Feb-08 to 8-Feb-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps. Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX,
Dojo Utilities APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events,
DOM, query, and behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP,
Custom Dijit Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript
language constructs and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need
intermediate or expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring
your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27


Webstock 08
---
Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz


HotMobile 2008
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08
City: Napa Valley (USA)
The Ninth Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile)
continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on
mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying
state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile's small workshop format makes it
ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversi

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (18/12/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


The future of web standards
http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/dec/17/standards/

identifying classes / classifying ids
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/ids-and-classes

CSS Doc
http://cssdoc.net/

CSS for Accessibility
http://24ways.org/2007/css-for-accessibility

Matrix: HTML 4 Elements and CSS 2 Properties (Beta)
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20071208/html-css-matrix/

Enhance Your AJAX Applications with Visual Cues
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1086215

Implementing Contextual Feedback and Help to Improve the Usability of Web
Applications
http://sitening.com/blog/2007/12/12/implementing-contextual-feedback-and-hel
p-to-improve-the-usability-of-web-applications/

CSS Unworking Group
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/malarkey/more/css_unworking_group/

Overdoing accessibility
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200712/overdoing_accessibility/

The state of functional programming in PHP
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/12/15/the-state-of-functional-programmin
g-in-php/

Consumer Apps: 2007 Year in Review
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/consumer_apps_2007_year_in_review.php

Subdomains and Google
http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/12/12/subdomains-and-google/

Will it fly? how to evaluate a new product idea
http://evhead.com/2007/12/how-to-evaluate-new-product-idea.asp

Understanding CSS Colour modes
http://kilianvalkhof.com/2007/design/understanding-css-colour-modes/

ID Your Body For Greater CSS Control and Specificity
http://css-tricks.com/id-your-body-for-greater-css-control-and-specificity/

A1 Website Download
http://www.micro-sys.dk/products/website-download/

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Direction North '08
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Vancouver (Canada)
Following great success in 2007, Web Directions North returns in January
2008 for another year of enlightenment, inspiration, networking, and of
course snowboarding.
http://north08.webdirections.org/


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City:  New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php


Linux.conf.au
---
Dates: 28-Jan-08 to 2-Feb-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Next year from January 28th - February 2nd, Melbourne will host one of the
world's best FOSS conferences: Linux.conf.au.  On the last day, Saturday
February 2nd we will be running an Open Day for the general public to
showcase open source.  The 2007 open day had a fantastic line-up of
Displays.
http://www.linux.org.au/conf/2007/OpenDay.html


Dojo Toolkit Training
---
Date: 6-Feb-08 to 8-Feb-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps. Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX,
Dojo Utilities APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events,
DOM, query, and behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP,
Custom Dijit Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript
language constructs and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need
intermediate or expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring
your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27


Webstock 08
---
Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz


HotMobile 2008
---
Dates: 25-Feb-08 to 26-Feb-08
City: Napa Valley (USA)
The Ninth Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile)
continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on
mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying
state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile's small workshop format makes it
ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversial
approaches. 
http://prisms.cs.umass.edu/hotmobile2008/


South By South West
---
Dates: 7-Mar-08 to 11-Mar-08
City: A

[WSG Announce] Opera filing complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
A message from Chris Mills, Opera

-

Hi there,

I'm mailing to tell you about one of Opera's new actions. We are
filing a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft, to
try to force them to support web standards properly, and to decouple
Internet Explorer from Windows. We think these actions are essential
for the evolution of web standards and the open web, which Microsoft
is hindering due to it's dominant market share controlling consumer
choice in web browsers and trying to force web developers to adopt
proprietary technologies and techniques (ie hacks, and things like
Silverlight.) For more information, check out:

1. Håkon Wium Lie's open letter to the web community at
http://people.opera.com/howcome/2007/msft/
2. Opera's press release on the subject at
http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2007/12/13/

We are doing this because we care about web standards and the open
web, not because we are seeking any kind of monetary (or other) gain
from the hopefully positive outcome.

Obviously decoupling IE from Windows might sound a bit strange - what
would you do then, even if you did want to download another browser?
We are not asking for IE to be taken off Windows, rather we are
requesting that users be given more of a choice in some way, or for
other browsers to at least be acknowledged. The European Commission
itself says that anything more than 40% market share begins to become
illegally anti-competitive. Surely this rule applies here.

If you agree with us in this, then show your support by:

1. Blogging about it
2. Forwarding this to others in your network/company/group of friends
3. Getting your company to issue a press release about this in
support, if appropriate

Thanks for listening.


Chris Mills
Developer Relationship Manager
Opera Software ASA

Editor, http://dev.opera.com   - crucial web design
and development
knowledge!


Blog - http://my.opera.com/chrismills






**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (12/12/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Do we still need bulletproof layouts?
http://theletter.co.uk/index/2917/do_we_still_need_bulletproof_layouts?/full

Internet Explorer 8
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/05/internet-explorer-8.aspx

Choosing a JavaScript framework
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200712/choosing_a_javascript_framework
/

Command Shift 3 - It's like Hot or Not for web design
http://commandshift3.com/

Hugs (because machines need hugs too)
http://www.hugmymac.com/

Conversation with Bill Gates about IE8 and Microsoft Transparency
http://www.molly.com/2007/12/05/conversation-with-bill-gates-about-ie8-and-m
icrosoft-transparency/

Killing Some Bad Layout Conventions
http://www.andyrutledge.com/bad-layout-conventions.php

Research Paper - Social network websites
http://www.fabernovel.com/news/research-paper-social-network-websites

Unobtrusively Mapping Microformats with jQuery
http://24ways.org/2007/unobtrusively-mapping-microformats-with-jquery

New Flash Player with MSAA on Firefox and H.264 Video
http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility/2007/12/new_flash_player_with_msaa_on.h
tml

Coda-Slider 1.1.1
http://www.ndoherty.com/demos/coda-slider/1.1.1/

Maximum and Minimum Height and Width in Internet Explorer
http://perishablepress.com/press/2007/01/16/maximum-and-minimum-height-and-w
idth-in-internet-explorer/

Five Usability Challenges of Web-Based Applications
http://www.uie.com/articles/usability_challenges_of_web_apps/

Google Maps API Icon Shadowmaker
http://www.cycloloco.com/shadowmaker/

HTML5 timeline
http://annevankesteren.nl/2007/12/html5-timeline

Typographic Contrast and Flow
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/typographic-contrast-flow/

wheeling in second life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBlaiBV_yJs


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
Web-blast07 - Canberra
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Canberra's web community -
bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Register now
Sponsored by: 
SMS Management and Technology, Sitepoint, Web Directions South, Maxamine,
Maadmob Interaction Design, Funnelback, Acidlabs, Parisfirst, Contented,
Stamford Interactive, Hiser Group, OPC and Free Canberra Wireless
http://webblast.org/canberra/


Web-blast07 - Sydney
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by 
- Red Square - http://www.redsquare.com.au/
One of Australia's leading Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user
experiences online.
- WebDU - http://www.webdu.com.au/
The latest in web development, tools and techniques ‹ catch up, meet up and
get inspired! 7­9 May 2008, Star City, Sydney
- SMX - http://www.searchmarketingexpo.com/
Keeping you ahead of changes in the fast moving world of search. 10-11 April
2008, Crystal Palace, Luna Park, Sydney
Supported by SitePoint http://webblast.org/


Techshare India 2008
---
Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City:  New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php


Dojo Toolkit Training
---
Date: 6-2-08 to 8-2-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps.
Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX, Dojo Utilities
APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events, DOM, query, and
behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP, Custom Dijit
Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript language constructs
and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need intermediate or
expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27


Webstock 08
---
Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 

[WSG Announce] FW: Call for Review: WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Shawn Henry
Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2007 9:13 AM
To: WAI Interest Group
Subject: Call for Review: WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft


Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group invites you to
review the second WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft published on 11 December
2007. WCAG 2.0 explains how to make Web sites, applications, and other
content accessible to people with disabilities. Please submit any comments
on the following document by 1 February 2008:
   http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-20071211/

This second WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft is provided for public review
of the document now that it has all resolutions from previous comments
incorporated. The WCAG Working Group hopes that it has resolved all
substantive issues with this draft, and looks forward to progressing to the
next stages in completing WCAG 2.0. The next stages are described in:
   How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process

The different WCAG 2.0 documents that the WCAG Working Group updated are
introduced in:
   Overview of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Documents
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20.php

A key tool for reviewing and working with WCAG 2.0 documents is:
   WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/

For a summary of issues, revisions, and rationales on WCAG 2.0 Working
Drafts--such as coverage of cognitive disabilities and testability--see:
   Issues and Changes to WCAG 2.0
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2007/12/change-summary

Note that the navigation between the documents is changed in these drafts.
Now each topic in "Understanding WCAG 2.0" and "Techniques for WCAG 2.0" is
in a separate small Web page.

When you review the updated documents, if there are any significant
additional issues that you feel could present a barrier to adoption and
implementation of WCAG 2.0, please submit comments by:
   Friday 1 February 2008
Please use the comment form or the email address provided in:
   Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/
Comments in support of progressing WCAG 2.0 to the next stages are also
welcome.

WCAG 2.0 is part of a series of accessibility guidelines/standards developed
by WAI, which are listed in:
   WAI Guidelines and Techniques
   http://www.w3.org/WAI/guid-tech.html

Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
cross-postings where possible.

Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your
review of WCAG 2.0 documents.

On behalf of:
   Loretta Guarino Reid, Co-chair of WCAG WG, and Computer Scientist, Google
Inc.
   Gregg Vanderheiden, Co-chair of WCAG WG, and Director of Trace R&D
Center, University   of Wisconsin-Madison
   Michael Cooper, W3C Team Contact for WCAG WG
Regards,
   Shawn Henry, Outreach Coordinator, Web Accessibility Initiative, W3C
   Judy Brewer, Director, Web Accessibility Initiative, W3C


---
Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
phone: +1-617-395-7664
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/12/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Here's hoping this only gets to you all once instead of three times like
last week!

This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


A Preview of HTML 5
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/previewofhtml5

Designing For Flow
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/designingforflow

Email standards project
http://www.email-standards.org/

A better way to use PDF files online
http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/pdf-plugin-adobe.html

24 ways
http://24ways.org/

Providing Context for Ambiguous Link Phrases
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=8

Getting those first 10 Clients
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/12/03/getting-those-first-10-clients/

Step on to the CSS3 Soapbox!
http://www.css3.info/step-on-to-the-css3-soapbox/

Usability is not a verb
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/usability-is-not-a-verb/

CSS - A Recipe for Success
http://www.search-this.com/2007/11/26/css-a-recipe-for-success/

Did the Long Tail Beget Social Design?
http://bokardo.com/archives/did-the-long-tail-beget-social-design/

2008 Will Be The Year of Business Networking
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/2008_business_networking.php

beyond the MashUp: Register Your Interest
http://www.aimia.com.au/i-cms?page=3558

Datejs - open-source JavaScript Date Library
http://www.datejs.com/

Further links on ECMAScript 4
http://web-graphics.com/2007/11/30/further-links-on-ecmascript-4/

Best of CSS Design 2007
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/best-of-css-design-2007/

CSS Tutorial: better nav image replacement
http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/archive/2007/css-tutorial-better-nav-image-r
eplacement/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

OzeWAI 2007
---
Date: 05-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html


Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 06-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
James Farmer, former online community manager for theage.com.au and
organiser of the first ever Melbourne WordCamp, will be talking about
blogging tools.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=102


Massive 2007
---
Date: 4-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
ASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working
people in the Digital and Computing related fields.
http://www.perthmassive.net/


Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 5-12-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Location: Australian Museum
4 x 20: Geoff Bowers - Setting Fire To Your Community
Craig Sharkie - Learning to love libraries
Lisa Herrod - RSS to the RSScue
Steve Baty - tinyURL and trust relationships online
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=104


Web-blast07 - Canberra
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Canberra's web community -
bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Register now
Sponsored by: 
SMS Management and Technology, Sitepoint, Web Directions South, Maxamine,
Maadmob Interaction Design, Funnelback, Acidlabs, Parisfirst, Contented,
Stamford Interactive, Hiser Group, OPC and Free Canberra Wireless
http://webblast.org/canberra/


Web-blast07 - Sydney
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by 
- Red Square - http://www.redsquare.com.au/
One of Australia's leading Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user
experiences online.
- WebDU - http://www.webdu.com.au/
The latest in web development, tools and techniques ‹ catch up, meet up and
get insp

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/11/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Trust in the Little Things
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000240.php

Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=3

The rules of unobtrusive JavaScript
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200711/the_rules_of_unobtrusive_javasc
ript/

The rise of the micro-app
http://therealadam.com/archive/2007/11/23/the-rise-of-the-micro-app/

Collecting for Design
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/collecting_for_design/

Your Best Practices for Creating Great PNGs
http://www.molly.com/2007/11/20/your-best-practices-for-creating-great-pngs/

The Four Disciplines of Content Management
http://gadgetopia.com/post/6186

Building the UX Dreamteam
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/building-the-ux

Behaviour, Content and Presentation: why the 3 layer model is wrong
http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/behaviour-content-and-presenta
tion-why-the-3-layer-model-is-wrong/

PoshCSS
http://poshcss.com/

The iPhone Effect
http://orderedlist.com/articles/the-iphone-effect

Dust-Me Selectors Version 2.0
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/11/26/dust-me-selectors-version-20/

Interface research
http://www.interface-research.com/

Social Design Reading List
http://bokardo.com/archives/social-design-reading-list/

There's No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blogosphere_long_tail.php#more

7 Critical Considerations for Designing Effective Applications, Part II
http://www.uie.com/articles/designing_effective_apps_part2/

Layout Stability Research
http://cssfreelancer.awardspace.com/stability.html

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Byteme
---
Date: 2-Dec-07 to 9-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
Byte Me! is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings,
Show 'n Tells by Industry speakers from around the world, live audiovisual
performances and innovative cross-media events.
http://byteme.net.au/


Australian Business Analysis Association - User Group Meeting & Christmas
Drinks
---
Date: 04-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Please join us for an exciting presentation ³Iterative Prototyping & User
Centred Design² by Matthew Hodgson
http://www.abaa.org.au/


OzeWAI 2007
---
Date: 05-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html


Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 06-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
James Farmer, former online community manager for theage.com.au and
organiser of the first ever Melbourne WordCamp, will be talking about
blogging tools.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=102


Massive 2007
---
Date: 4-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
ASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working
people in the Digital and Computing related fields.
http://www.perthmassive.net/


Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 5-12-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Location: Australian Museum
4 x 20: Geoff Bowers - Setting Fire To Your Community
Craig Sharkie - Learning to love libraries
Lisa Herrod - RSS to the RSScue
Steve Baty - tinyURL and trust relationships online
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=104


Web-blast07 - Canberra
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by: 
SMS Management and

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/11/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Trust in the Little Things
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000240.php

Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=3

The rules of unobtrusive JavaScript
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200711/the_rules_of_unobtrusive_javasc
ript/

The rise of the micro-app
http://therealadam.com/archive/2007/11/23/the-rise-of-the-micro-app/

Collecting for Design
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/collecting_for_design/

Your Best Practices for Creating Great PNGs
http://www.molly.com/2007/11/20/your-best-practices-for-creating-great-pngs/

The Four Disciplines of Content Management
http://gadgetopia.com/post/6186

Building the UX Dreamteam
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/building-the-ux

Behaviour, Content and Presentation: why the 3 layer model is wrong
http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/behaviour-content-and-presenta
tion-why-the-3-layer-model-is-wrong/

PoshCSS
http://poshcss.com/

The iPhone Effect
http://orderedlist.com/articles/the-iphone-effect

Dust-Me Selectors Version 2.0
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/11/26/dust-me-selectors-version-20/

Interface research
http://www.interface-research.com/

Social Design Reading List
http://bokardo.com/archives/social-design-reading-list/

There's No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blogosphere_long_tail.php#more

7 Critical Considerations for Designing Effective Applications, Part II
http://www.uie.com/articles/designing_effective_apps_part2/

Layout Stability Research
http://cssfreelancer.awardspace.com/stability.html

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Byteme
---
Date: 2-Dec-07 to 9-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
Byte Me! is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings,
Show 'n Tells by Industry speakers from around the world, live audiovisual
performances and innovative cross-media events.
http://byteme.net.au/


Australian Business Analysis Association - User Group Meeting & Christmas
Drinks
---
Date: 04-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Please join us for an exciting presentation ³Iterative Prototyping & User
Centred Design² by Matthew Hodgson
http://www.abaa.org.au/


OzeWAI 2007
---
Date: 05-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html


Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 06-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
James Farmer, former online community manager for theage.com.au and
organiser of the first ever Melbourne WordCamp, will be talking about
blogging tools.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=102


Massive 2007
---
Date: 4-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
ASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working
people in the Digital and Computing related fields.
http://www.perthmassive.net/


Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 5-12-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Location: Australian Museum
4 x 20: Geoff Bowers - Setting Fire To Your Community
Craig Sharkie - Learning to love libraries
Lisa Herrod - RSS to the RSScue
Steve Baty - tinyURL and trust relationships online
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=104


Web-blast07 - Canberra
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by: 
SMS Management and

[WSG Announce] WSG Russia: first open meeting in St.Petersburg

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
A meeting from Marat Mamyashev regarding the recent WSG Russia meeting

--

Last week on November, 17 the first open meeting of the Russian wing of WSG
successfully took place in St. Petersburg. More than three hours moderators
and speakers were talking about interesting and non-obvious subject-matters
of CSS, JavaScript and XML.

The action gathered more than 70 most qualified web-developers from the
northern capital of Russia. We hope, all of them learned something new while
discussing and listening to speakers.

Those who couldn't visit the meeting, will be able to learn more about it
from the presentations and a short photo report
(http://flickr.com/groups/wsg-russia/ ).

The next meeting is programmed for the beginning of the next year. This time
in Moscow. Welcome!

--

Would you like to get a meeting going in your city? Let us know..
Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**


**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/11/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Trust in the Little Things
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000240.php

Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=3

The rules of unobtrusive JavaScript
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200711/the_rules_of_unobtrusive_javasc
ript/

The rise of the micro-app
http://therealadam.com/archive/2007/11/23/the-rise-of-the-micro-app/

Collecting for Design
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/collecting_for_design/

Your Best Practices for Creating Great PNGs
http://www.molly.com/2007/11/20/your-best-practices-for-creating-great-pngs/

The Four Disciplines of Content Management
http://gadgetopia.com/post/6186

Building the UX Dreamteam
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/building-the-ux

Behaviour, Content and Presentation: why the 3 layer model is wrong
http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/behaviour-content-and-presenta
tion-why-the-3-layer-model-is-wrong/

PoshCSS
http://poshcss.com/

The iPhone Effect
http://orderedlist.com/articles/the-iphone-effect

Dust-Me Selectors Version 2.0
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/11/26/dust-me-selectors-version-20/

Interface research
http://www.interface-research.com/

Social Design Reading List
http://bokardo.com/archives/social-design-reading-list/

There's No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blogosphere_long_tail.php#more

7 Critical Considerations for Designing Effective Applications, Part II
http://www.uie.com/articles/designing_effective_apps_part2/

Layout Stability Research
http://cssfreelancer.awardspace.com/stability.html

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Byteme
---
Date: 2-Dec-07 to 9-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
Byte Me! is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings,
Show 'n Tells by Industry speakers from around the world, live audiovisual
performances and innovative cross-media events.
http://byteme.net.au/


Australian Business Analysis Association - User Group Meeting & Christmas
Drinks
---
Date: 04-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Please join us for an exciting presentation ³Iterative Prototyping & User
Centred Design² by Matthew Hodgson
http://www.abaa.org.au/


OzeWAI 2007
---
Date: 05-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html


Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 06-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
James Farmer, former online community manager for theage.com.au and
organiser of the first ever Melbourne WordCamp, will be talking about
blogging tools.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=102


Massive 2007
---
Date: 4-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
ASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working
people in the Digital and Computing related fields.
http://www.perthmassive.net/


Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 5-12-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Location: Australian Museum
4 x 20: Geoff Bowers - Setting Fire To Your Community
Craig Sharkie - Learning to love libraries
Lisa Herrod - RSS to the RSScue
Steve Baty - tinyURL and trust relationships online
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=104


Web-blast07 - Canberra
---
Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by: 
SMS Management and Technology
Donna Maurer from Maadmob Interaction Design
OPC - Providing Complete End-to-End IT Solutions for Business
Funnelback Internet and enterprise search:
http://webblast.

[WSG Announce] WSG Russia: first open meeting in St.Petersburg

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
A meeting from Marat Mamyashev regarding the recent WSG Russia meeting

--

Last week on November, 17 the first open meeting of the Russian wing of WSG
successfully took place in St. Petersburg. More than three hours moderators
and speakers were talking about interesting and non-obvious subject-matters
of CSS, JavaScript and XML.

The action gathered more than 70 most qualified web-developers from the
northern capital of Russia. We hope, all of them learned something new while
discussing and listening to speakers.

Those who couldn't visit the meeting, will be able to learn more about it
from the presentations and a short photo report
(http://flickr.com/groups/wsg-russia/ ).

The next meeting is programmed for the beginning of the next year. This time
in Moscow. Welcome!

--

Would you like to get a meeting going in your city? Let us know..
Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (21/11/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


How to Size Text in CSS
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/howtosizetextincss

Understanding Web Design
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/understandingwebdesign

Choke Web Development Framework 1.0
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20071113/choke/

Taking the canvas to another dimension
http://my.opera.com/timjoh/blog/2007/11/13/taking-the-canvas-to-another-dime
nsion

Use the label element to make your HTML forms accessible
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200711/use_the_label_element_to_make_y
our_html_forms_accessible/

Better Web Forms: Redesigning eBay's Registration
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/redesigning_ebay_registration/

Crappy Personas vs. Robust Personas
http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2007/11/14/crappy-personas-vs-robust-personas
/

Designing for Nonprofits
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/designing-for51

The AxsJAX Framework for ARIA
http://juicystudio.com/article/axsjax-framework-aria.php

Are You Readable? Find Out with Your Feed
http://techbrew.net/articles/200711/using-feeds-to-discover-human-readabilit
y/

Long vs. Short Articles as Content Strategy
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/content-strategy.html

Facebook¹s Brilliant but Evil design
http://bokardo.com/archives/facebooks-brilliant-but-evil-design/

Interesting Web Browsers You Have Never Heard Of
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/21/web-browsers-you-have-never-heard
-of/

Do you have the right personality for running your own business?
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/11/20/do-have-the-right-personality-for-
running-your-own-business/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

November Canberra WSG meeting
---
Date: 21-Nov-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
NLA Theatre, lower ground floor, National Library of Australia
Debra Wells, OPC IT: Screen reader audit of Australian Government web
Sites. Ruth Ellison, Stamford Interactive: Implementing accessibility in
Government http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=103


DebateIT: It¹s a World Wide Web of Women!
---
Date: 21-Nov-07 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Museum of Sydney
Corner of Phillip & Bridge Street, Sydney
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Cost: $30 (inc. GST)
Speaker(s): Laurel Papworth, Online Communities Strategist, World
Communities; Samantha Brett, Blogger, ASK SAM; Danielle Lehrer, Founder &
CEO, GoShout Pty Ltd; Liesl Capper, CEO & Co-founder, My Cybertwin; Sara
Goldstein, Co-founder, Mybargainqueen.com
Moderator: Lynne Spender, Consultant, DigiGen
http://www.slatteryit.com.au/events.html


A practical introduction to web accessibility
---
Date: 21-Nov-07
City: London (UK)
This course is intended for organisations wanting a practical fast track
introduction to web accessibility ­ the key issues and legal and business
cases.  Until the 22nd of October you can book with a 10% early bird
discount!
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webintroaccessibility


November IA-Peers Sydney
---
Date: 22-Nov-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Eric Scheid on resolving a usability problem
(if only there was a url!!!)


Brisbane BarCamp #1
---
Date: 24-Nov-07
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Who? Anyone who is interested in technology, the Internet and related
topics. We have room for 200 people, so bring your colleagues. What? A good
opportunity to share ideas and projects and to work with like-minded
individuals. When? 10am-late on 24th November 2007 Where? East Brisbane
Bowls Club (Mowbray Park, Lytton Road) Website? Go to the BarCamp wiki over
at http://barcamp.org/BarCampBrisbane to register.
http://barcamp.org/BarCampBrisbane1


Open Source Developers' Conference
---
Date: 26-Nov-07 to 27-Nov-07
City: Brisbane (Australia)
The Open Source Developers' Conference 2007 is a conference designed by open
source developers, for developers and business people. It covers numerous
programming languages across a range of operating systems, and related
topics such as business processes, licensing, and strategy. Talks vary from
introductory pieces through to the deeply technical.
26th November - Tutorials
27th - 29th November- Technical program
28th November- Google Conference Dinner
Royal on the Park Hotel
Cnr Alice & Albert Streets
Brisbane CBD
Queensland
http://www.osdc.com.au/
Registrations are open for the Open Source Developer

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (13/11/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Semantify, and CSS tools based on Blueprint
http://www.christianmontoya.com/2007/11/10/semantify-and-css-tools-based-on-
blueprint/

Graceful E-Mail Obfuscation
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/gracefulemailobfuscation

Tips For Creating Great Web Forms
http://css-tricks.com/tips-for-creating-great-web-forms/

CSS Transforms
http://webkit.org/blog/130/css-transforms/

JavaScript Madness: Keyboard Events
http://unixpapa.com/js/key.html

13 Awesome Javascript CSS Menus
http://www.noupe.com/ajax/13-awesome-java-script-css-menu.html

Linkdump on ECMAScript 3/4
http://web-graphics.com/2007/11/01/linkdump-on-ecmascript-34/

Better Web Forms: Redesigning eBay's Registration
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/redesigning_ebay_registration/

Planning & Sustaining Wiki-based Collaboration Projects
http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/planning_sustaining_wiki_based_collaborati
on_projects/

Dojo Toolkit
http://dojotoolkit.org/

CS PNG Image fix for IE
http://komodomedia.com/blog/index.php/2007/11/05/css-png-image-fix-for-ie/

The seven rules of Unobtrusive JavaScript
http://icant.co.uk/articles/seven-rules-of-unobtrusive-javascript/

7 usability guidelines for websites on mobile devices
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/mobile-gu
idelines.shtml

Design of a healthcare form - A World Usability Day case study
http://formulate.com.au/articles/design-of-a-healthcare-form

Investing in UX
http://www.uxmag.com/strategy/327/investing-in-ux

OpenSocial
http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/

Scaling drupal - an open-source infrastructure for high-traffic drupal sites
http://www.johnandcailin.com/blog/john/scaling-drupal-open-source-infrastruc
ture-high-traffic-drupal-sites


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Unpacking Social Innovation
---
Date: 14-Nov-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Keynote speakers: Martin Stewart-Weeks (Cisco Systems), Justin Glass
(Whitelion), Leavina Reid (Bawrunga Aboriginal Medical Service).
RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED]


NewTeeVee Live
---
Date: 14-Nov-07
Location: San Francisco (USA)
NewTeeVee Live ­ a premier event showcasing the online video industry's
hottest topics, most talented video producers, promising technologies,
leading innovators and top funding executives
http://live.newteevee.com/


Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
---
Date: 14-Nov-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Julie Hale, Change Manager extraordinaire, is reporting on her study of
iacanberra.org. Please RSVP to Andrew Boyd [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Transcending CSS: Modern Techniques For Designing A Beautiful Web
---
Date: 15-Nov-07
City: Leicester (UK)
In this full-day session, designer and author of the best-selling
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design Andy Clarke will challenge you
to think differently about creating inspired design for web using meaningful
markup and CSS. The session will be packed full of visual inspiration,
backed up by practical techniques for creating amazing work for the web. If
you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants to
understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your
knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond.
Tickets are still available for £100 which includes refreshments and lunch.
http://www.wfwp.co.uk/workshops/transcendingcss-15112007


Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
---
Date: 16-Nov-07 
City: Canberra (Australia)
Category: Content
This workshop will give you a good overview of the techniques that will make
your web content more effective.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=108


WordCamp Melbourne
---
Date: 17-Nov-07 
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Block out Saturday November 17th in your diaries from 12:00PM - 7:00PMŠ and
join us for drinks afterwards.
http://melbourne.wordcamp.org/2007/10/11/wordcamp-melbourne/


@media Ajax
---
Date: 19-Nov-07 to 20-Nov-07
City: London (UK)
The Web is undergoing a revolution. Ajax - the technique of passing
data between server and browser without reloading the page - is
leading to faster, richer web applications with a markedly enhanced
user experience. The @media Ajax conference brings together some of
the lea

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (6/11/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Intranet Innovation Awards 2007 (once off announcement)

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Blasting the Myth of the Fold
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/blasting-the-myth-of16

Extend Firefox 2
http://labs.mozilla.com/contests/extendfirefox/

Alt text and form buttons set as images
http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/11/03/alt-text-and-input-typesubmit/

Deadline First, Plan Second
http://blog.geekmanager.co.uk/2007/10/30/deadline-first-plan-second/

Grid - JavaScript bookmarklet
http://www.sprymedia.co.uk/article/Grid

PHP + CSS Dynamic Text Replacement (P+C DTR)
http://artypapers.com/csshelppile/pcdtr/

CSS Animation 
http://webkit.org/blog/138/css-animation/

Friendly URLs
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/11/05/friendly-urls/

A Brief History of Programming, Part 2
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1080343

3 Great Learning Strategies for Generalists
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20071102/learning-strategies/

Google¹s Social Design Best Practices
http://bokardo.com/archives/googles-social-design-best-practices/

The Social Enterprise - What Works, and What Doesn't
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_social_enterprise.php#more

RSS: Best Design Practices And Icons
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/02/rss-best-design-practices-and-ico
ns/

PVII CSS Q.Tabs
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/qtabs/index.htm

CSS Express Drop-Down Menus
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm

TIP (image replacement)
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/tip.asp

A "DOM menu" that is Keyboard "friendly".
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/keyboard_friendly_dom_menu.asp

Using multiple classes within selectors
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/multiple-classes/

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

World Usability Day 2007
---
Date: 8-Nov-07 
World Usability Day was founded to ensure that the services and products
important to life are easier to access and simpler to use.
http://www.worldusabilityday.org/


Jelly at the Nerf Palace
---
Date: 9-Nov-07
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Jelly is casual coworking. We invite people to work from our home for
the day. We provide chairs and sofas, wireless internet, and
interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off
of. Cameron Adams, Michael Koukoulis and Tim Lucas have started Sydney's
first Jelly at the Nerf Palace. The next Jelly at the Nerf Palace is
this Friday, November 9 and then every fortnight after that. More
information can be found at:
http://nerfpalace.org/


---
Mini BarCamp Sydney
---
Date: 11-Nov-07
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Mini Barcamp will be on November 11 between 2pm and 6pm (with possibility of
extension to 7.30pm) at Victoria Park in Camperdown on City Road at
Broadway. The event will be truly "agile" - no need to register, just turn
up on the day! We can use the tent and surrounding grassy areas for
break-outs. It coexists with a futures festival called Live Futures 2020: A
World Without Borders. So look out for the Barcamp marquee. Rock up and put
your name on the board to present.
http://www.barcampsydney.org/


Drupal & Lonely Planet - Sponsored Meetup
---
Date: 13-Nov-07
Location: South Melbourne (Australia)
This month's meetup will be sponsored by Lonely Planet  - which means I get
to talk about my awesome day job. And yes, by sponsored I mean
free-as-in-beer! Please spread the word and make this a big meet. The second
Tuesday of November is another of those days where the Railway has a cheap
meal and Drupal people mingle. Hope everyone can make it on Tuesday, 13
November 2007 at 6:30. Venue: Railway Pub, South Melbourne, 280 Ferrars
Street at the corner of Ferrars and Bank Streets.
http://groups.drupal.org/node/6821


NewTeeVee Live
---
Date: 14-Nov-07
Location: San Francisco (USA)
NewTeeVee Live ­ a premier event showcasing the online video industry's
hottest topics, most talented video producers, promising technologies,
leading innovators and top funding executives
http://live.newteevee.com/


Transcending CSS: Modern Techniques For Designing A Beautiful Web
---
Date: 15-Nov-07
City: Leicester (UK)
In this full-day session, designer and author of the best-selling
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design Andy Clarke will challenge you
to think differently about creating inspired 

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (30/10/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


How z-index works!
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/z-index/teach_yourself_how_elements_stack.asp

CSS2.2 and the 2007 CSS Snapshot
http://www.w3.org/blog/CSS/2007/10/22/css_snapshot_2007

LoggerFS
http://portal.itauth.com/loggerfs-introduction

The Limitations of Server Log Files for Usability Analysis
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the-limitations-of

Rails 2.0 features: Multiple views
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/10/26/rails-20-features-multiple-views/

Web Safe Typography on Screen for Pixel Perfectionists
http://csstype.com/

Unicode Code Converter v6
http://rishida.net/scripts/uniview/conversion

BlueprintCSS 101
http://www.blueflavor.com/blog/design/blueprintcss_101.php

10 Javascript Ajax Tabs
http://tutorialblog.org/10-javascript-ajax-tabs/

100 Awesome High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2007/10/25/100-awesome-high-r
esolution-photoshop-brushes/

Java7 Roundup
http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/10/29/java7-roundup-34/

Flat input buttons in Leopard? Here's why.
http://whatdoiknow.org/archives/003131.shtml

Doing it with (user) style
http://www.boxofchocolates.ca/archives/2007/10/21/doing-it-with-user-style

A Brief History of Programming, Part 1
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1077906

Preparing and planning an audit
http://www.freepint.com/issues/251007.htm#feature


--

WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Email Marketing Summit
---
Date: 1-2 November 2007
City: Gold Coast Qld
The summit is designed to bring together Australia's leading email marketers
whilst simultaneously providing a rare opportunity to those new to the
industry to gain a wealth of insights and understanding.
http://www.emsaustralia.com.au/index.html


Web 2.0 Expo Berlin
---
Date: 05-Nov-07
City: Berlin (Germany)
Web 2.0 Expo Berlin showcases the latest Web 2.0 business models,
development paradigms and design strategies and connects the European web
community. European designers, developers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers,
product managers and business strategists
http://www.web2expo.com/berlin


World Usability Day 2007
---
Date: 8-Nov-07 
World Usability Day was founded to ensure that the services and products
important to life are easier to access and simpler to use.
http://www.worldusabilityday.org/


Transcending CSS: Modern Techniques For Designing A Beautiful Web
---
Date: 15-Nov-07
City: Leicester (UK)
In this full-day session, designer and author of the best-selling
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design Andy Clarke will challenge you
to think differently about creating inspired design for web using meaningful
markup and CSS. The session will be packed full of visual inspiration,
backed up by practical techniques for creating amazing work for the web. If
you are a visual designer looking to advance your CSS skills with new
techniques and technologies, or a technically minded developer who wants to
understand more about working visually, this workshop will take your
knowledge of CSS to the limits of what is currently possible and beyond.
Tickets are still available for £100 which includes refreshments and lunch.
http://www.wfwp.co.uk/workshops/transcendingcss-15112007


Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
---
Date: 16-Nov-07 
City: Canberra (Australia)
Category: Content
This workshop will give you a good overview of the techniques that will make
your web content more effective.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=108


WordCamp Melbourne
---
Date: 17-Nov-07 
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Block out Saturday November 17th in your diaries from 12:00PM - 7:00PMŠ and
join us for drinks afterwards.
http://melbourne.wordcamp.org/2007/10/11/wordcamp-melbourne/


@media Ajax
---
Date: 19-Nov-07 to 20-Nov-07
City: London (UK)
The Web is undergoing a revolution. Ajax - the technique of passing
data between server and browser without reloading the page - is
leading to faster, richer web applications with a markedly enhanced
user experience. The @media Ajax conference brings together some of
the leading figures in the field to explain how to best exploit this
"magic", from concept and design through to the underlying code.
http://www.vivabit.com/atmediaajax/


Digital Marketing and M

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (23/10/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


SEU, Search Engine Useless
http://www.standardzilla.com/2007/10/13/seu-search-engine-useless/

Conversation with CSS 3 team
http://xhtml.com/en/css/conversation-with-css-3-team/

Meshing with Meraki
http://log.lachstock.com.au/past/2007/10/15/meshing-with-meraki/

Building a Bulletproof Contact Form with PHP
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/bulletproof_contact_form_with_php/

Factors affecting your knowledge environment
http://www.anecdote.com.au/archives/2007/10/factors_affecti.html

ColdFusion: worth the cost!
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/10/22/coldfusion-worth-the-cost/

Dynamic global functions in PHP
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/10/21/dynamic-global-functions-in-php/

MRI bookmarklet
http://www.westciv.com/mri/

Branding your CSS Stylesheets
http://fadtastic.net/2007/10/20/branding-your-css-stylesheets/

The artisan and the mass producer
http://www.splintered.co.uk/news/99/

Findings From the Web Design Survey
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/2007surveyresults

2007 Web Design Survey Reveals Shocking Truth About Web Industry
http://tetlaw.id.au/view/blog/2007-web-design-survey-reveals-shocking-truth-
about-web-industry/

7 Critical Considerations for Designing Effective Applications
http://www.uie.com/articles/designing_effective_apps/

Last Call: CSS Mobile Profile
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-css-mobile-20071019/

Long Tail Versus Short Tail Keywords
http://www.marketinghub.info/long-tail-versus-short-tail-keywords/

Undo Made Easy with Ajax (Part 2): Time-Sensitive Actions
http://humanized.com/weblog/2007/10/22/undo_with_ajax_2/

Announcing WebKit for Windows Mobile
http://www.wake3.com/

Chumby
http://www.chumby.com/

--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Next Generation Intranets for Government. Presented by Stamford Interactive
---
Date: Wednesday, 24th October 2007
City: Canberra ACT
Category: Government Intranets
Usability expert Paul Cruse, from Stamford Interactive, will lead a
discussion on the evolution and future direction of government intranets.
The session includes real case studies presented from Federal Government.
http://www.stamfordinteractive.com.au/events/


Step Two Designs: Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 26-Oct-07
City: Canberra ACT
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This workshop
will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along with a
hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/071026/


Making Links 2007
---
Date: 30-Oct-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
The 4th annual Making Links conference is one of Australia's leading forums
for workers in the not-for-profit and community sectors to showcase their
work and to explore current and emerging new media and information and
communications technology (ICT). This two-day conference has regularly
attracted delegates and presenters from many fields including health,
environment, education, business, government, philanthropy and human
services to discuss their experiences with ICT, multimedia and web
technology.
http://www.makinglinks.org.au/


Designing for an Accessible Website
---
Date: 30-10-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=62


Email Marketing Summit
---
Date: 1-2 November 2007
City: Gold Coast Qld
The summit is designed to bring together Australia's leading email marketers
whilst simultaneously providing a rare opportunity to those new to the
industry to gain a wealth of insights and understanding.
http://www.emsaustralia.com.au/index.html


Web 2.0 Expo Berlin
---
Date: 05-Nov-07
City: Berlin (Germany)
Web 2.0 Expo Berlin showcases the latest Web 2.0 business models,
development paradigms and design strategies and connects the European web
community. Eu

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (16/10/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


The Structured Web - A Primer
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/structured_web_primer.php

Accessibility Is About Minimizing Requirements
http://www.thefutureoftheweb.com/blog/accessibility-minimize-requirements

Usability Tools Podcast: Are There Users Who Always Search?
http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2007/10/09/usability-tools-podcast-are-there-
users-who-always-search/

Why Blog Post Frequency Does Not Matter Anymore
http://www.mpdailyfix.com/2006/06/w_why_blog_post_frequency_does.html

Social Networking? Bah! They're just web sites.
http://tetlaw.id.au/view/blog/social-networking-bah-theyre-just-web-sites/

UniView tool v5.0.0a
http://rishida.net/blog/?p=117

Visualizing Fitts¹s Law
http://particletree.com/features/visualizing-fittss-law/

Adobe says Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to hacks
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=62892

css syntax in graph
http://www.rikkertkoppes.com/thoughts/css-syntax/

Diagnostic Styling
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/09/07/diagnostic-styling/

Breaking CAPTCHAs 
http://blackwidows.co.uk/blog/?p=147

Screen Readers and display:none
http://juicystudio.com/article/screen-readers-display-none.php

AnEventApart San Francisco Day One
http://www.silverstripe.com/aneventapart-san-francisco-day-one/

AnEventApart San Francisco: Day Two
http://www.silverstripe.com/aneventapart-san-francisco-day-two/

How VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Works
http://communication.howstuffworks.com/ip-telephony.htm

21 Facts About The Internet You Should Know!
http://www.bizwaremagic.com/quick_internet_history.htm

:-) turns 25
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/18/emoticon.anniversary.ap/index.html

Why you should be bad at something
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2007/why-you-should-be-bad-at-something/#com
ments


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

WordCamp Melbourne
---
Date: 17-Oct-07 
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: WordCamp
WordCamp Melbourne will be held in the 'Pavillion' at the Watermark Bar,
Victoria Harbour Docklands on Saturday, November 17th from 12:00PM - 7:00
PM.
http://melbourne.wordcamp.org/


Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
---
Date: 18-Oct-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Jo Kay: "Second Life and moblogging"
Mick Liubinskas: "Web Apps: A Trillion Tiny Transactions".
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=99


Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
---
Date: 18-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Ruth Ellison: "IA in Government: A Case Study"


Vision Australia: Designing for an Accessible Website
---
Date: 19-10-07
City: Hobart (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=52


Pragmatic Web
---
Date: 22-10-07 to 23-10-07
City: Tilburg ( The Netherlands)
The Pragmatic Web Conference is a unique forum to envision and debate how
the emerging social, semantic, multimedia Web mediates the ways in which we
construct shared meaning.
http://www.pragmaticweb.info/


Interaction Design Training Workshop
---
Date: 23 October 2007
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Interaction Design
Understand both interaction design theory and principles as well as human
characteristics and behaviour in order to design usable applications,
intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/interaction-design.html


Vision Australia: Designing for an Accessible Website
---
Date: 23-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=63


Next Generation Intranets for Government. Presented by Stamford Interactive
---
Date: Wednesday, 24th October 2007
City: Canberra ACT
Category: Government Intranets
Usabi

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (9/10/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Today's Web 3.0 Nonsense Blogstorm
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/web_30_semantic_web_web_20.html

Web Form Design in the Wild, Part I
http://www.uie.com/articles/forms-fairmont-hotel/

Killer web Content examples
http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2007/nt-2007-10-01-killer-web-content.htm

PHPform - Create HTML Form in Seconds
http://www.phpform.org/

Client Side Load Balancing for Web 2.0 Applications
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/client_side_load_balancing/

ASL & subtitles together in online media
http://www.stonedeafpilots.com/?p=71

Downloadable Fonts - Safari now supports CSS @font-face rules
http://webkit.org/blog/124/downloadable-fonts/

CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssatten

Weak Ties for Social Problem Solving in Enterprise 2.0
http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/10/weak-ties-for-social-problem-solving-in-e
nterprise-20

Revealed: the brains behind Bugmenot
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/the-brains-behind-bugmenot/2007/10/08/1191695
798003.html 

Roll out your own JavaScript Interfaces
http://www.dustindiaz.com/roll-out-your-own-interface/

Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) Version 3.0 - working draft
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-MathML3-20071005/

Visualizing Wikipedia
http://datamining.typepad.com/data_mining/2007/10/visualizing-wik.html

Rails 1.2.4: Maintenance release
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release

Thinking Outside the Web
http://webstandardsgroup.org/audio/transcript.cfm?cast_id=21

Ambient Personalization
http://webstandardsgroup.org/audio/transcript.cfm?cast_id=22

The ThinkGeek 8-bit Tie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/apparel/hats-ties/9352/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Sydney Web Standards Group
---
Date: 18-Oct-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Jo Kay: "Second Life and moblogging"
Mick Liubinskas: "Web Apps: A Trillion Tiny Transactions".
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=99


Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
---
Date: 18-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Ruth Ellison: "IA in Government: A Case Study"


Web Accessibility Workshops
---
Date: 19-10-07
City: Hobart (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=52


Pragmatic Web
---
Date: 22-10-07 to 23-10-07
City: Tilburg ( The Netherlands)
THE PRAGMATIC WEB CONFERENCE is a unique forum to envision and debate how
the emerging social, semantic, multimedia Web mediates the ways in which we
construct shared meaning.
http://www.pragmaticweb.info/


Interaction Design Training Workshop
---
Date: 23 October 2007
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Interaction Design
Understand both interaction design theory and principles as well as human
characteristics and behaviour in order to design usable applications,
intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/interaction-design.html


Web Accessibility Workshops
---
Date: 23-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=63


Step Two Designs: Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 26th October 2007
City: Canberra ACT
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This workshop
will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along with a
hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/071026/


Web Accessibility Workshops
---
Date: 30-10-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
These workshops introduce a

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (2/10/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


SEO Case Study - NarutoWallpaper.biz
http://www.marketinghub.info/seo-case-study-narutowallpaperbiz/

Top 10 Internet Marketing Tools
http://www.marketinghub.info/top-10-internet-marketing-tools/

10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/27/10-usability-nightmares-you-shoul
d-be-aware-of/

Sim Web 2.0 Company
http://www.onemorelevel.com/games.php?game=566

CSS Sprite Generator
http://spritegen.website-performance.org/

Accessibility Is About Minimizing Requirements
http://www.thefutureoftheweb.com/blog/accessibility-minimize-requirements

Web Accessibility Toolbar 2.0
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/webarticle76

DOMAssistant
http://www.robertnyman.com/domassistant/

TopStyle Pro 3.5
http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/beta/

How to make the most out of a vendor demo
http://contenthere.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-make-most-out-of-vendor-demo.
html

Time for Content to Become More Scientific
http://www.uie.com/articles/scientific_content/

Gridlayouts
http://gridlayouts.com/

Virtual worlds open up to blind
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6993739.stm

Ten Steps to Personas
http://www.hceye.org/HCInsight-Nielsen.htm

Learning from Bill Gates & Steve Jobs
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/09/steve-bill-redu.html

Adobe Raises The Stakes For Web Documents With Buzzword and Share
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/30/adobe-raises-the-stakes-for-web-documen
ts-with-buzzword-and-share/

oAuth
http://oauth.net/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Fundamentos Web 2007
---
Date: 3-Oct-07 to 5-Oct-07
City: Asturias (Spain)
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of CSS, A CONTEST has been called
to change the appearance of "Fundamentos Web 2007" site with novel CSS. The
winner and the two finalists will be chosen, out of the most voted designs,
by a committee made up of W3C Spain staff and chaired by the CSS
co-inventor, Bert Bos. The winner and the finalists can obtain an Apple's
MacBook, a Wii console, lodging for two people in Oviedo for the three days,
and attend the event for free. Designs can be sent until 13th May 2007.
http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2007


Techshare
---
Date: 4-Oct-07
City: London (UK)
Techshare highlights the role of technology in the everyday life of people
with disabilities, looking not just at the web but also software, mobiles,
standards, compliance and much more. Techshare offers not only workshops and
presentations but also an opportunity to meet with other professionals in
your field from all over the world as well as browse the extended exhibition
space.
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/public_rnib004057
.hcsp


Writing for the Web Workshop
---
Date: 9-10-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop.  Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors. Focusing on excellent content
writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web
Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=64


Sydney Web Standards Group
---
Date: 18-Oct-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Jo Kay: "Second Life and moblogging"
Mick Liubinskas: "Web Apps: A Trillion Tiny Transactions".
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=99


Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
---
Date: 18-10-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Ruth Ellison: "IA in Government: A Case Study"


Web Accessibility Workshops
---
Date: 19-10-07
City: Hobart (Australia)
These workshops introduce accessibility issues in terms of Australian policy
contexts and internationally recognised requirements. They are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals,
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers, designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=52


Pragmatic Web
---
Date: 22-10-07 to 23-10-07
City: Tilburg ( The Netherlands)
THE PRAGMATIC WEB CONFERENCE is a unique forum to envision and deba

[WSG Announce] Our 5000th WSG member

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
Hi all,

The web standards group membership has just crossed the 5,000 mark.

It seems we have come a long way. Our first meeting was held on 6 March 2003
in a pub in Sydney with 8 people. We currently have 5,009 members from 109
countries. We also have meetings in a range of cities including Sydney,
Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane (though very quiet for the last 6 months),
Wellington, London, Singapore and Moscow - with more to come in the next few
months.

So, to celebrate this milestone, the WSG has decided to present our 5,000th
member with a prize - a range of books generously donated by SitePoint:

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design:
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/design1/

The CSS Anthology, 2nd Edition:
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/cssant2/

Simply JavaScript:
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/javascript1/

Deliver First Class Web Sites: 101 Essential Checklists:
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/checklists1/

So who is the winner? Michael Riethmuller from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics, Canberra (Australia) joined the Web Standards Group on Friday
afternoon - becoming our 5,000th member. Congratulations Michael!

Finally, a huge thank you to SitePoint (http://www.sitepoint.com) for their
generous donation.  SitePoint specializes in publishing fun, practical, and
easy-to-understand content for web professionals. Its popular online
magazine, blogs, newsletters, and print books teach best practices to web
developers and designers worldwide.

Thanks
Russ




**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (25/9/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Hyperdashery - embroidered badges for web events
http://hyperdashery.com/

ARIA: Accessible Rich Internet Applications/Relationship to HTML FAQ
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/ARIA:_Accessible_Rich_Internet_Applicat
ions/Relationship_to_HTML_FAQ

Accessible Rich Internet Applications
http://annevankesteren.nl/2007/09/aria

10 ways a programmer can improve his or her sex life
http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2007/10-ways-a-programmer-can-improve-his
-or-her-sex-life/

User testing in Second Life
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/09/25/user-testing-in-second-life/

User Agent Style Sheets: Basics and Samples
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070922/user-agent-style-sheets/

Improve your online sharing
http://bokardo.com/archives/improve-your-online-sharing/

Becoming PHP 6 Compatible
http://bitfilm.net/?p=18

robots.txt Adventure
http://www.nextthing.org/archives/2007/03/12/robotstxt-adventure

Scrap text resize widgets and teach people how to resize text
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200709/scrap_text_resize_widgets_and_t
each_people_how_to_resize_text/

What does a web CMS do?
http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/archives/002617.html

Contract killers
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/contract_killers/

On self-publishing
http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2007/09/on_selfpublishing/

Top 10 Ways to Fire the Client From Hell
http://www.insidecrm.com/features/client-from-hell-091707/

Every designer needs a usability check every now and then
http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2007/09/every-designer-needs-a-usability
-check-every-now-and-then/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Directions South 2007
---
Date: 25-Sep-07 to 28-Sep-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
With more than 30 leading experts, including a dozen international stars of
the web industry, across three tracks, Web Directions South will focus on
the key technology and business issues of the web in 2007. This really is
Australia's premier event for the web industry.
http://www.webdirections.org/


Writing for the Web Workshops
---
Date: 26-Sep-07 
City: Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops.  Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors. Focusing on excellent content
writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web
Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=50


Webjam
---
Date: 29-Sep-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Webjam needs 15-18 rocking web peeps to take the stage for 3
minutes each and deliver the latest in shiny shiny from the sharp
end of the web. There'll be sweet prizes for the best
presentations and much love for all speakers.
http://webjam.com.au/post/webjam-will-rock-you.html


Future of Web Apps Expo
---
Date: 03-10-07
City: London (UK)
Three day web app extravaganza in London¹s ExCel. Focussing on successful
AND cutting edge web apps, the development genius behind them, strategies
for getting your web app off the ground and cool new technologies and
techniques that will be shaping the future of the industry.
http://www.futureofwebapps.com/


Fundamentos Web 2007
---
Date: 3-Oct-07 to 5-Oct-07
City: Asturias (Spain)
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of CSS, A CONTEST has been called
to change the appearance of "Fundamentos Web 2007" site with novel CSS. The
winner and the two finalists will be chosen, out of the most voted designs,
by a committee made up of W3C Spain staff and chaired by the CSS
co-inventor, Bert Bos. The winner and the finalists can obtain an Apple's
MacBook, a Wii console, lodging for two people in Oviedo for the three days,
and attend the event for free. Designs can be sent until 13th May 2007.
http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2007


Writing for the Web Workshop
---
Date: 9-10-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop.  Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities a

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (18/9/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Version 2 of XStandard XHTML WYSIWYG editor
http://xstandard.com/en/documentation/xstandard-updates/2-0/

Non-Profits & Web 2.0: Notes From The Real World
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/non-profits_and_web_20_real_world.php

7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070910/7-additional-ways-to-focus-on-users/

Fear of Web 2.0
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/fear_of_web_20.php

Better Connected, Better Results: Alt Text
http://www.rnib.org.uk/wacblog/general/better-connected-better-results-alt-t
ext/

5-Second Tests: Measuring Your Site's Content Pages
http://www.uie.com/articles/five_second_test/

How to create an unobtrusive print this page link with JavaScript
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200709/how_to_create_an_unobtrusive_pr
int_this_page_link_with_javascript/

Strategies for Improving Enterprise Search
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/strategies-for

WAI-ARIA in HTML
http://juicystudio.com/article/wai-aria-in-html.php

10 colour contrast checking tools to improve the accessibility of your
design
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200709/10_colour_contrast_checking_too
ls_to_improve_the_accessibility_of_your_design/

What a Knowledge Sharing Policy Might Look Like
http://www.greenchameleon.com/gc/guide_comments/what_a_knowledge_sharing_pol
icy_might_look_like/

The longdesc lottery
http://blog.whatwg.org/the-longdesc-lottery

The Elements of JavaScript Style - Part One
http://javascript.crockford.com/style1.html

The Elements of JavaScript Style - Part Two: Idioms
http://javascript.crockford.com/style2.html

Parroting Pareto
http://adactio.com/journal/1343

CSS3 Grid Positioning Working Draft
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-css3-grid-20070905/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--


Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
-
Date: 20-Sep-07
City: Canberra, ACT (Australia)
Third Thursday of every month at the SMS office, 8 Brindabella Circuit,
Canberra Airport, 17:30-19:00.
Next meeting: Ruth Ellison (DIAC) is presenting an IA case study.
http://iacanberra.org


Geeks in the Grass
-
Date: 21-Sep-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Geeks on the Grass: a chance to gather in the park with like-minded people,
throw down the picnic blanket and chill out.
http://www.geekwhisperer.com/2007/09/10/geeks-on-the-grass-1/


Euroia - Europe's Third Information Architecture Summit
---
Date: 21-Sep-07 to 22-Sep-07
City: Barcelona (Spain)
EuroIA invites your participation to this premier European event on
Information Architecture. Join us in Barcelona, Spain, September 21-22,
2007, for two incredible days of presentations, panels, and networking with
information architects from across Europe and around the world. This year we
will explore the theme of ³Translating Information Architecture², whether
between languages, within our profession, to our clients, transforming ideas
into practical solutions, or reaching out to other electronic and physical
spaces.
http://www.euroia.org/


Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference & Retreat
---
Date: 22-Sep-07 to 23-Sep-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Over the weekend of 22nd/23rd September 2007 there will be a conference on
information architecture in Sydney, Australia. We plan a packed schedule of
speaker presentations, panels, workshops, and inter-session activities.
http://www.oz-ia.org/2007/register


Web Directions South 2007
---
Date: 25-Sep-07 to 28-Sep-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
With more than 30 leading experts, including a dozen international stars of
the web industry, across three tracks, Web Directions South will focus on
the key technology and business issues of the web in 2007. This really is
Australia's premier event for the web industry.
http://www.webdirections.org/


Webjam
---
Date: 29-Sep-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Webjam needs 15-18 rocking web peeps to take the stage for 3
minutes each and deliver the latest in shiny shiny from the sharp
end of the web. There'll be sweet prizes for the best
presentations and much love for all speakers.
http://webjam.com.au/post/webjam-will-rock-you.html


Writing for the Web Workshops
---
Date: 26-Sep-07 
City: Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (11/9/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


How to collect names on forms
http://www.formulate.com.au/articles/the-name-riddle

Wireframe - CSS generator
http://www.hundredthcodemonkey.com

Can the alt attribute be omitted without hurting accessibility?
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200709/can_the_alt_attribute_be_omitte
d_without_hurting_accessibility/

Forum Setup for Designers: Putting Vanilla to the Test
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/forums_for_designers/

Social Networks And Group Formation
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/social-networks

Opera 9.5 Kestrel
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/next/

Five quick JavaScript tips
http://usabletype.com/weblog/five-quick-javascript-tips/

User Testing footage of header/id combinations, @summary and @longdesc
http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/AccessibilityTesting

Why we need standards support in HTML email
http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/archives/2007/09/why_we_need_web_standar
ds_supp_1.html

Enrich Your HTML Tables with JavaScript Progressive Enhancement
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1017849

20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/10/20-alternate-ways-to-focus-on-use
rs/

170+ Expert Ideas From World¹s Leading Developers
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/07/170-expert-ideas-from-worlds-lead
ing-developers/

Styling file inputs with CSS and the DOM
http://www.shauninman.com/archive/2007/09/10/styling_file_inputs_with_css_an
d_the_dom

Using scenarios to select a CMS
http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_scenarios/index.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Application Design
---
Date: 25-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Interaction design
---
Date: 26-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 26-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This
workshop will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along
with a hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070824/


d.Construct2007
---
Date: 7-Sep-07 
City: Brighton (UK)
d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those designing
and building the latest generation of web-based applications.
http://2007.dconstruct.org/


Writing for the Web Workshops
---
Date: 11-Sep-07 
City: Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops.  Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors. Focusing on excellent content
writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web
Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=46


Canberra IA Cocktail Hour
-
Date: 20-Sep-07
City: Canberra, ACT (Australia)
Third Thursday of every month at the SMS office, 8 Brindabella Circuit,
Canberra Airport, 17:30-19:00.
Next meeting: Ruth Ellison (DIAC) is presenting an IA case study.
http://iacanberra.org


Euroia - Europe's Third Information Architecture Summit
---
Date: 21-Sep-07 to 22-Sep-07
City: Barcelona (Spain)
EuroIA invites your participation to this premier European event on
Information Architecture. Join us in Barcelona, Spain, September 21-22,
2007, for two incredible days of presentations, panels, and networking with
information architects from across Europe and around the world. This year we
will explore the theme of ³Translating Information Architecture², whether
between languages, within our profession, to our clients, transforming ideas
into practical solutions, or reaching ou

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (4/9/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssatten

We Designer Wall
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/

Getting A Form's Structure Right
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/getting-a-forms

The Tagging Growth Curve
http://tagsonomy.com/index.php/the-tagging-growth-curve/

Focus Areas during Kestrel Development
http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2007/08/31/focus-areas-during-kestrel-d
evelopment

Creating a table with dynamically highlighted columns like Crazy Egg's
pricing table
http://www.askthecssguy.com/2007/08/creating_a_table_with_dynamica.html

Code Beautifier:CSS Formatter and Optimiser
http://www.codebeautifier.com/

ModalBox -  a JavaScript technique for creating modal dialogs
http://wildbit.com/demos/modalbox/

Sitemap Styler: Style your Sitemaps with CSS and Javascript
http://cssglobe.com/post.asp?id=903

Magento - Open Source eCommerce
http://www.magentocommerce.com/

Thinking in the Right Terms: 7 Components for a Successful Web Site Redesign
http://www.uie.com/articles/components_for_redesign/

Application Design: User Requirements
http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200709/application-design-user-requir
ements/

Must Have Add-Ons for IE7
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/20/must-have-add-ons-for-ie7.aspx

Setting a Web Design Budget
http://www.fortymedia.com/blog/post/79

jQuery for JavaScript programmers
http://simonwillison.net/2007/Aug/15/jquery/

21 futuristic interfaces
http://www.oobject.com/category/futuristic-interfaces/

The visual design process - FullCodePress designers interview
http://www.fullcodepress.com/2007/09/04/the-visual-design-process/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Application Design
---
Date: 25-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Interaction design
---
Date: 26-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 26-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This
workshop will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along
with a hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070824/


d.Construct2007
---
Date: 7-Sep-07 
City: Brighton (UK)
d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those designing
and building the latest generation of web-based applications.
http://2007.dconstruct.org/


Writing for the Web Workshops
---
Date: 11-Sep-07 
City: Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops.  Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors. Focusing on excellent content
writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web
Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=46


Euroia - Europe's Third Information Architecture Summit
---
Date: 21-Sep-07 to 22-Sep-07
City: Barcelona (Spain)
EuroIA invites your participation to this premier European event on
Information Architecture. Join us in Barcelona, Spain, September 21-22,
2007, for two incredible days of presentations, panels, and networking with
information architects from across Europe and around the world. This year we
will explore the theme of ³Translating Information Architecture², whether
between languages, within our profession, to our clients, transforming ideas
into practical solutions, or reaching out to other electronic and physical
spaces.
http://www.euroia.org/


Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference & Retreat
---
Date: 22-Sep-07 to 23-Sep-07
City: Sydney (Austr

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (20/8/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Misconceptions about library classification
http://www.finditim.com.au/opinions/opinions.html

31 Days to Build a Better Blog­-Days 15-19
http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/08/19/31-days-to-build-a-better-blog
-days-15-19/

Bust a name
http://www.bustaname.com/

Banner Blindness: Old and New Findings
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/banner-blindness.html

i love typography
http://ilovetypography.com/

SCSS - a Scheme module for parsing, querying, and emitting style information
http://www.nongnu.org/scss/

Your Client Problems Solved: Answers (Part 2 of 3)
http://fadtastic.net/2007/08/14/your-client-problems-solved-answers-part-2-o
f-3/

6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts
http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/six_keys_to_understanding_css_layo
uts/

Blueprint Grid CSS Generator
http://kematzy.com/blueprint-generator/

What is Enterprise 2.0?
http://www.theworkplaceblog.com/2007/08/what_is_enterprise_20.html

CSS basic box model - W3C Working Draft
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-css3-box-20070809/

Event delegation without a JavaScript library
http://usabletype.com/weblog/event-delegation-without-javascript-library/

Mashable Supports the Open Friends Format (OFF?)
http://mashable.com/2007/08/06/mashable-supports-the-open-friends-format-off
/

5000 Web Apps in 333 Seconds
http://simplespark.com/blog/announcements/5000-web-apps-in-333-seconds/

Creativity Spark From Masters Of Graphic Design
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/21/creativity-spark-from-masters-of-
graphic-design/

Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers
http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/effectively-testing-your-website-i
n-multiple-browsers/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Application Design
---
Date: 23-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Web on the Piste - The Ultimate Conference for Rich Internet Technologies!
---
Date: 22nd-23rd August 2007
City: Crowne Plaza Lake Front Queenstown NZ
Web on the Piste is the ultimate conference for Rich Internet
Technologies (RIA) in Australia & New Zealand. Held in a very cool part
of southern New Zealand called Queenstown, it's aimed squarely at web
developers & designers, business implementers & anyone who is interested
in learning about RIA's and how they can leverage them in today's
market. Included...

- 2 days of WPF, AJAX, FLEX, SPRY, Apollo, Flash
- Server side technologies; ColdFusion, .NET, Java, Silverlight
+more!
- Certified Instructors - classroom setting
- NEW RIA's, games, and campaigns on mobile delivery platforms
- Generation of new business opportunities and added value to
current ones
- Industry leaders as instructors, and a free-for-all round table
discussion each day
- Morning & Afternoon refreshments & lunch!!
Limited number of tickets left - so be quick! Registration is NZ$540
(US$425 / AU$495) per person. Register now at:
http://www.webonthepiste.com/webonthepiste/registration/registration_hom
e.cfm


Interaction design
---
Date: 24-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 24-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This
workshop will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along
with a hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070824/


Web Application Design
---
Date: 28-Aug-07 
City: Adelaide SA (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Writing for the Web Workshop
---
Date: 28-Aug-0

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (28/8/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Speaklight - Web 2.0 CMS for designers
http://www.speaklight.com

CSS Scuplture
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/08/23/css-sculptor-released/

Are You a Web Designer ­ or a Web Decorator?
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070824/are-you-a-web-designer-or-a-web-decorator
/

Design Is Rocket Science
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/design-is-rocket

StyleSpread - CSS editor
http://www.stylespread.com/

CAPTCHAs on Social Networking Sites Shut Out Blind Users
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jrgMlufa7w

Wiki while you work
http://blogs.smh.com.au/mashup/archives//015331.html

Jacuba - online spell checker
http://spell.jacuba.com/

A CSS styled table version 2
http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/a_css_styled_table_version_2/

CSS Sprites Generator
http://www.csssprites.com/

Ten Tips for Optimizing a Web Page for Search Engines
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=789402

Context Aware Image Re-Sizing
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/08/context_aware_i.html

Home Page Design
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000212.php

16 Core Observations of Social Design
http://bokardo.com/archives/16-core-observations-of-social-design/

In Online World, Pocket Change Is Not Easily Spent
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/technology/27micro.html?_r=2&ref=technolog
y&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

45 Excellent Blog Designs
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/28/45-excellent-blog-designs/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Interaction design
---
Date: 29-Aug-07 
City: Adelaide SA (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
---
Date: 30-Aug-07 
City: Perth WA (Australia)
These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1042


The Future of Web Apps
---
Date: 3-Oct-07 to 5-Oct-07
City: London (UK)
Spend two days with the top web entrepreneurs, developers, designers and
marketers as we dive deep into the latest Web 2.0 technologies, standards
and practices.
http://www.futureofwebapps.com/


Web Application Design
---
Date: 25-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Interaction design
---
Date: 26-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 26-Oct-07 
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This
workshop will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along
with a hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070824/


d.Construct2007
---
Date: 7-Sep-07 
City: Brighton (UK)
d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those designing
and building the latest generation of web-based applications.
http://2007.dconstruct.org/


Writing for the Web Workshops
---
Date: 11-Sep-07 
City: Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer unique Writing for the Web workshops.  Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors. Focusing on excellent content
writing, this practical workshop complements the Vision Australia Web
Accessibility Workshops.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=46


Euroia - Europe's Third Information Architecture Summit
---
Date:

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (20/8/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Misconceptions about library classification
http://www.finditim.com.au/opinions/opinions.html

31 Days to Build a Better Blog­-Days 15-19
http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/08/19/31-days-to-build-a-better-blog
-days-15-19/

Bust a name
http://www.bustaname.com/

Banner Blindness: Old and New Findings
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/banner-blindness.html

i love typography
http://ilovetypography.com/

SCSS - a Scheme module for parsing, querying, and emitting style information
http://www.nongnu.org/scss/

Your Client Problems Solved: Answers (Part 2 of 3)
http://fadtastic.net/2007/08/14/your-client-problems-solved-answers-part-2-o
f-3/

6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts
http://www.snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/six_keys_to_understanding_css_layo
uts/

Blueprint Grid CSS Generator
http://kematzy.com/blueprint-generator/

What is Enterprise 2.0?
http://www.theworkplaceblog.com/2007/08/what_is_enterprise_20.html

CSS basic box model - W3C Working Draft
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-css3-box-20070809/

Event delegation without a JavaScript library
http://usabletype.com/weblog/event-delegation-without-javascript-library/

Mashable Supports the Open Friends Format (OFF?)
http://mashable.com/2007/08/06/mashable-supports-the-open-friends-format-off
/

5000 Web Apps in 333 Seconds
http://simplespark.com/blog/announcements/5000-web-apps-in-333-seconds/

Creativity Spark From Masters Of Graphic Design
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/21/creativity-spark-from-masters-of-
graphic-design/

Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers
http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/effectively-testing-your-website-i
n-multiple-browsers/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--

Web Application Design
---
Date: 23-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Web on the Piste - The Ultimate Conference for Rich Internet Technologies!
---
Date: 22nd-23rd August 2007
City: Crowne Plaza Lake Front Queenstown NZ
Web on the Piste is the ultimate conference for Rich Internet
Technologies (RIA) in Australia & New Zealand. Held in a very cool part
of southern New Zealand called Queenstown, it's aimed squarely at web
developers & designers, business implementers & anyone who is interested
in learning about RIA's and how they can leverage them in today's
market. Included...

- 2 days of WPF, AJAX, FLEX, SPRY, Apollo, Flash
- Server side technologies; ColdFusion, .NET, Java, Silverlight
+more!
- Certified Instructors - classroom setting
- NEW RIA's, games, and campaigns on mobile delivery platforms
- Generation of new business opportunities and added value to
current ones
- Industry leaders as instructors, and a free-for-all round table
discussion each day
- Morning & Afternoon refreshments & lunch!!
Limited number of tickets left - so be quick! Registration is NZ$540
(US$425 / AU$495) per person. Register now at:
http://www.webonthepiste.com/webonthepiste/registration/registration_hom
e.cfm


Interaction design
---
Date: 24-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Information Architecture Fundamentals
---
Date: 24-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
One-day workshop run by Patrick Kennedy of Step Two Designs. This
workshop will present an introduction to information architecture
(IA), the core methodology for organising and designing information-rich
websites and intranets. Fundamental principles will be covered, along
with a hands-on exploration of practical techniques. A must for all web
teams.
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070824/


Web Application Design
---
Date: 28-Aug-07 
City: Adelaide SA (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Writing for the Web Workshop
---
Date: 28-Aug-07
City: Perth WA (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop.  Dey i

[WSG Announce] FullCodePress this weekend - watch and participate in the action online

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
FullCodePress is on this weekend and everyone is invited to watch the action
- either at the event or online - http://www.fullcodepress.com/

Where: 
-
Sat 18 - Sun 19 August


Where: 
-
CityGate Central Hotel
169-179 Thomas Street, Sydney
Anyone is welcome to come along and watch the action.


Times:
-
Event opening: 9am Saturday
Teams begin work: 9.30am Saturday
Teams stop work: 9.30am Sunday
Winners announced: 12.00pm Sunday


Can I see the event online?
-
The two teams will be building their websites online, and you can watch the
progress on the two websites in real time. The web addresses will be
announced at 9.30am on Saturday.


Photo and video action action?
-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullcodepress/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fullcodepress/pool/
http://www.youtube.com/fullcodepress
http://picasaweb.google.com/FullCodePress


Blog action: 
-
http://www.fullcodepress.com/
http://www.codeblacks.co.nz/
http://wipa.org.au/


Brought to you by:
-
http://www.webstock.org.nz/
http://www.webstock.org.nz/


Proudly sponsored by:
Google: www.google.com/

Australian team sponsored by:
Adobe: www.adobe.com/

Proudly supported by:
Red Sqaure: www.redsquare.com.au/
SitePoint: www.sitepoint.com/
Mort Bay Communications: www.mbcomms.net.au/

Hope to see you online - hassling, heckling and supporting the teams
Thanks
Russ





**
Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm
Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
**

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (14/8/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Easy to read CSS reference with examples and illustrations
http://xhtml.com/en/css/reference/

CSS Layouts: The Fixed. The Fluid. The Elastic.
http://green-beast.com/blog/?p=199

Keryx (X)HTML Elements Best Practice Sheet
http://keryx.se/resources/html-elements.xhtml

Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2007/id2007086_670396.htm

Turn a textarea into a WYSIWYG
http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-development/textarea-wysiwyg-editor-0
807.htm

Nifty Navigation Using CSS
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/navigation-using-css

The sad, sad state of the mobile web
http://www.christianmontoya.com/2007/08/10/the-sad-sad-state-of-the-mobile-w
eb/

Creative thinking hacks
http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/56-creative-thinking-hacks/

The cold, cold heart of Web 2.0
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/31/william_davies_web20/

PDF Prototypes: Mistakenly Disregarded and Underutilized
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/pdf-prototypes

Google Algorithm Update Analysis
http://evolt.org/google-algorithm-update-analysis

Dealing with unqualified HREF values
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/08/10/dealing-with-unqualified-href-valu
es/

Flash and Accessibility
http://niquimerret.com/?p=94

Interview: Matt Davies on design process
http://fadtastic.net/2007/08/09/interview-matt-davies-on-design-process/

Interview with Jesse James Garrett, father of Ajax
http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/newsletter/link_track.asp?id=3371&lin
k_id=#1

Blueprint: A CSS Framework
http://code.google.com/p/blueprintcss/

Coworking space - Canberra
https://coworking.pbwiki.com/CoworkingCanberra


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
Webjam Perth
---
Date: 15-Aug-07
City: Perth WA (Australia)
That's right, the next Webjam event will be held in Perth! There is an
amazing amount of cool web stuff happening in Western Australia and we want
to help them show it off. Webjam will held Wednesday, August 15th, at the
Velvet Lounge in Mt Lawley. It starts at 6pm with presentations kicking off
at 6.30pm 
http://webjam.com.au/


Online Communities for Business
---
Date: 15-Aug-07 
City: Melbourne VIC (Australia)
Presenters: Bruce Joy, CEO, VastPark  and Alfred Milgrom, Principal, Zazz
Chairperson: Amanda Gome, Publisher, SmartCompany and Adjunct Professor,
Business, RMIT University
In this seminar we look at how businesses can build online communities and
what new trends are emerging. Amanda Gome, publisher of SmartCompany.com.au
will talk about SmartCompany; its growth story and changes to the business
model up until now. She will also discuss viral marketing efforts to build
Smart Company subscriber base and what content has expanded the community.
Bruce Joy, CEO, Vastpark and Alfred Millgrom, CEO of Zazz.com.au will talk
about the value of online communities as a way of building access to a
consumer marketplace and new opportunities for small businesses to enter the
world of Web 2.0. more details and registration



WA Web Awards
---
Date: 17-Aug-07 
City: Perth WA (Australia)
The WA Web Awards is an offical event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web
Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc), as a showcase of the outstanding
work of West Australian web designers and developers. 2007 will be the third
year that the WA Web Awards programme has run.
http://www.wawebawards.com.au/


FullCodePress
---
Date: 18-Aug-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
It¹s a geek Olympics! Web teams take each other on to build a complete
website for a non-profit organisation in 24 hours. No excuses, no
extensions, no budget overruns.
Proudly sponsored by Google. Australian team sponsored by Adobe. Proudly
supported by Red Square, SitePoint and Mort Bay Communications.
http://fullcodepress.com/


Web Application Design
---
Date: 21-Aug-07 
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Interaction design
---
Date: 22-Aug-07 
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (7/8/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Office 2.0 Database - an amazing list
http://itredux.com/office-20/database/

Blackle - Energy Saving Search
http://www.blackle.com/

Dust-Me Selectors
http://www.sitepoint.com/dustmeselectors/

Pingdom - website monitoring
http://www.pingdom.com/

YSlow for Firebug
http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/

Moonfall
http://moonfall.org/

Finding That 'Sweet Spot': A New Way to Drive Innovation
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=776522

Your 10 Rules To Follow To Ensure Usability
http://cre8pc.com/blog/archives/329

Fixing The Web - Part 1
http://xhtml.com/en/future/fixing-the-web-1/

CSS Cachebuster
http://www.jasongraphix.com/archive/2007/08/css_cachebuster

OptimalSort - Online card sorting
http://www.optimalsort.com/pages/default.html

The Positive Side of Negative Margins
http://www.search-this.com/2007/08/01/the-positive-side-of-negative-margins/

How does Strategy affect Design?
http://bokardo.com/archives/how-does-strategy-affect-design/

Google Mashup Editor
http://editor.googlemashups.com/

Microformats in Google Maps
http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/06/microformats-in-google-maps.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
Web Trivia night - Sydney
---
Date: 09-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Compete with your peers in a world first: a trivia night where all the
questions will focus on the web, tech, and online life. There'll be free
drinks and food and all manner of awesome prizes.
http://www.webdirections.org/2007/07/22/geek-trivia-night/


Interaction design
---
Date: 14-Aug-07 
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Webjam Perth
---
Date: 15-Aug-07
City: Perth WA (Australia)
That's right, the next Webjam event will be held in Perth! There is an
amazing amount of cool web stuff happening in Western Australia and we want
to help them show it off. Webjam will held Wednesday, August 15th, at the
Velvet Lounge in Mt Lawley. It starts at 6pm with presentations kicking off
at 6.30pm 
http://webjam.com.au/


Online Communities for Business
---
Date: 15-Aug-07 
City: Melbourne VIC (Australia)
Presenters: Bruce Joy, CEO, VastPark  and Alfred Milgrom, Principal, Zazz
Chairperson: Amanda Gome, Publisher, SmartCompany and Adjunct Professor,
Business, RMIT University
In this seminar we look at how businesses can build online communities and
what new trends are emerging. Amanda Gome, publisher of SmartCompany.com.au
will talk about SmartCompany; its growth story and changes to the business
model up until now. She will also discuss viral marketing efforts to build
Smart Company subscriber base and what content has expanded the community.
Bruce Joy, CEO, Vastpark and Alfred Millgrom, CEO of Zazz.com.au will talk
about the value of online communities as a way of building access to a
consumer marketplace and new opportunities for small businesses to enter the
world of Web 2.0. more details and registration



WA Web Awards
---
Date: 17-Aug-07 
City: Perth WA (Australia)
The WA Web Awards is an offical event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web
Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc), as a showcase of the outstanding
work of West Australian web designers and developers. 2007 will be the third
year that the WA Web Awards programme has run.
http://www.wawebawards.com.au/


FullCodePress
---
Date: 18-Aug-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
It¹s a geek Olympics! Web teams take each other on to build a complete
website for a non-profit organisation in 24 hours. No excuses, no
extensions, no budget overruns.
Proudly sponsored by Google. Australian team sponsored by Adobe. Proudly
supported by Red Square, SitePoint and Mort Bay Communications.
http://fullcodepress.com/


Web Application Design
---
Date: 21-Aug-07 
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Interaction design
---
Date: 22-Aug-07 
City: Me

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (1/8/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


88 Miles
http://www.88miles.net/

XRAY
http://westciv.com/xray/

What is Enterprise 2.0?
http://fredcavazza.net/2007/07/27/what-is-enterprise-20/

Microformats: More Meaning from Your Markup
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/microformats-meaning-markup

The best websites are useful and ugly
http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2007/nt-2007-07-23-ugly-websites.htm

Is Tagging A Disruptive Innovation?
http://tagsonomy.com/index.php/is-tagging-a-disruptive-innovation/

A Guide to Becoming a Better Writer: 15 Practical Tips
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/a-guide-to-becoming-a-better-
writer-15-practical-tips.html

Top 7 blog mistakes to avoid
http://www.davidairey.com/top-7-blog-mistakes-to-avoid/

Putting the Del.icio.us Lesson into Practice, Part I
http://bokardo.com/archives/putting-the-delicious-lesson-into-practice-part-
i/

What is a Search Engine?
http://altsearchengines.com/2007/07/30/what-is-a-search-engine/

High Scalability - Building bigger, faster, more reliable websites
http://highscalability.com/

Web Designer Wall - Design Trends and Tutorials
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/

Make your presentations stickier: these 3 books can help
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/07/make.html

12 Ways to Use Facebook Professionally
http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/24/12-ways-to-use-facebook-professionally/


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
McFarlane Prize 2007
---
Nominations have just opened for the McFarlane Prize for 2007. This prize
for excellence in Australian web design will be awarded to an Australian
designer or team for a site launched or significantly upgraded between
August 1 2006 and July 31 2007. Full details are available at the McFarlane
Prize site, but key dates are as follows:

August 31 - Nominations close
September 22 - Shortlist announced
September 27 - Winner of the McFarlane Prize for 2007 announced
Full details: http://www.mcfarlaneprize.com/


Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 02-Aug-07 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Christy Dena - Thinking Outside the Web: How the Entertainment Industry is
Integrating All Media and Why
Scott Parsons - Ambient Personalization: Applying what we can learn about a
user's (and groups of users) behaviour, to improving their, and by extension
everyone's, experience of a site.
Proudly sponsored by Sydney Web
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=96


Melbourne Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 02-Aug-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
See the first in a series of mini-debates for Melbourne's web industry.
Come along to see developers and designers alike fight it out in a war
of webby words and wits! There are three short debates planned for the
evening, ranging from the technical to the trivial. Interested in
joining the debate? Contact Matt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Well-spoken women
welcome! Proudly sponsored by SitePoint.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=98


Web Application Design
---
Date: 07-Aug-07 
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm


Web Trivia night - Sydney
---
Date: 09-Aug-07 
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Compete with your peers in a world first: a trivia night where all the
questions will focus on the web, tech, and online life. There'll be free
drinks and food and all manner of awesome prizes.
http://www.webdirections.org/2007/07/22/geek-trivia-night/


Interaction design
---
Date: 14-Aug-07 
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm


Webjam Perth
---
Date: 15-Aug-07
City: Perth WA (Australia)
That's right, the next Webjam event will be held in Perth! There is an
amazing amount of cool web stuff happening in Western Australia and we want
to help them show it off. Webjam will held Wednesday, August 15th, at the
Velvet Lounge in Mt Lawley. It starts at 6pm with presentations kicking off
at 6.30pm 
http://webjam.com.au/


WA Web Awards
---
Date: 17-Aug-07 
City: Perth WA (Australia)
The WA Web Awards is an offical e

[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (24/7/07)

[russ - maxdesign]

**
   This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
**
This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

--
LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
--

This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:


Feedmyapp - web 2.0 directory
http://www.feedmyapp.com/

Blasting the Myth of the Fold
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/blasting-the-myth-of

Personal names around the world 1
http://people.w3.org/rishida/blog/?p=100

Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo
http://alistapart.com/articles/neveruseawarning

Conflicting Absolute Positions
http://alistapart.com/articles/conflictingabsolutepositions

Reading Design 
http://alistapart.com/articles/readingdesign

The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: 100 Tools, Resources, and Template
Sources
http://www.designvitality.com/blog/2007/07/the-open-source-web-design-toolbo
x-100-tools-resources-and-template-sources/

Class Equals Screen Reader Info
http://www.last-child.com/class-equals-screen-reader-info/

Seven Common CSS Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=774817

Web Trend Map 2007 Version 2.0
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/ia-trendmap-2007v2

Introduction to the Building Blocks
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/introduction-to-the

CSS 2.1 Is a Candidate Recommendation
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-CSS21-20070719/

XBL 2.0 Primer: An Introduction for Developers
http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-xbl-primer-20070718/

Miro - open source video player
http://www.getmiro.com/

XStandard Version 2.0
http://xstandard.com/

How to hack an iPhone
http://www.smh.com.au/news/phones--pdas/how-to-hack-an-iphone/2007/07/24/118
5043066674.html


--
WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
--
McFarlane Prize 2007
---
Nominations have just opened for the McFarlane Prize for 2007. This prize
for excellence in Australian web design will be awarded to an Australian
designer or team for a site launched or significantly upgraded between
August 1 2006 and July 31 2007. Full details are available at the McFarlane
Prize site, but key dates are as follows:

August 31 - Nominations close
September 22 - Shortlist announced
September 27 - Winner of the McFarlane Prize for 2007 announced

Full details: http://www.mcfarlaneprize.com/


Web usability
---
Date: 25-Jul-07 
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_usability.htm


Information architecture: Theory & Practice
---
Date: 25-Jul-07 and 26-Jul-07
City: Auckland (New Zealand)
This workshop provides a full day of IA theory & practice. It teaches
fundamental IA concepts and practical skills immediately useful for your
next project.
http://optimalusability.com/services.training.donnamaurer.php


Sydney Twitter Meetup
---
Date: 25-07-07
City: Sydney NSW (Australia)
Bring your mobiles with Twitter enabled to participate in the night's
twittering. Special visualisation app provided by Lightmaker Melbourne.
Sponsored by - Happener Recruitment.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/219783/


Usability evaluation and testing
---
Date: 26-Jul-07 
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability tests
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/usability_evaluation.htm'


Canberra WSG meeting
---
Date: 26-Jul-07 
City: Canberra (Australia)
Stephen Collins, CEO and founder of acidlabs
Topic 1: Collaboration, innovation, distribution: social computing adoption
benefits for government and business
Matthew Hodgson, SMS Management & Technology
Topic 2: Goldilocks and the three bears: a story about social computing in
government
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=97


Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 02-Aug-07 
City: Sydney (Australia)
Christy Dena - Thinking Outside the Web: How the Entertainment Industry is
Integrating All Media and Why
Scott Parsons - Ambient Personalization: Applying what we can learn about a
user's (and groups of users) behaviour, to improving their, and by extension
everyone's, experience of a site.
Proudly sponsored by Sydney Web
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=96


Melbourne Web Standards Group meeting
---
Date: 02-Aug-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
See the first in a series of mini-debates for Melbourne's web industry.
Come along to see developers and designers alike fight it out in a war
of webby words and wits! There are three short debates pla