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LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
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This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/08/26/some-links-190/>
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
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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SilverStripe User Meet up
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
http://singularity08.com/
Web Directions South 2008
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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
http://south08.webdirections.org/
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JOBS
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Job 1
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PHP Web Developer/Programmer Sydney
Amplify, a technology, search marketing and research company is looking for
a PHP Web Developer/ Programmer to join a fun loving and fast growing
digital agency. We craft custom web development projects and content managed
web sites for a wide range of clients both nationally and overseas. We are
fanatical about web standards and web development best practices and are
looking for someone to share our passion.
Mandatory skills required:
- 3+ years commercial development experience
- Strong track record in PHP development
- Excellent English language skills
Bonus skills:
- Familiarity with (or a willingness to learn) the symfony PHP Framework
(or similar such as Cake or Zend) and working knowledge of PEAR
- An understanding of web services and associated technologies
- Some experience with source control (CVS, SVN)
- Experience with MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX, XHTML/CSS and W3C compliant web
development/design
- Web design skills and experience with design software such as Photoshop
Other Requirements:
- Highly motivated, efficient and well organised
- You must work well in a team environment but also be able to work
independently
- An ability to work within project deadlines
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Must be an Australian Permanent Resident
Please forward your application and resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call
Col Williamson on 0405 349 187 including details of any projects you have
been involved in. Salary is negotiable and is contingent on experience.
Job 2
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Web Systems Administrator
Geoscience Australia
Band 2 Level 4 (APS 6)
$66,055 - $73,520
Full Time - ongoing employment
Geoscience Australia is looking for a highly motivated, committed and
enthusiastic person to be responsible for the maintenance, performance,
administration and development of the Agencies web technical environment.
Role Duties:
- Take a leading role in developing and maintaining a stable and responsive
UNIX web server environment
- Contribute to the planning, design and implementation of a new web
infrastructure
- Day to day operational support of web servers including user support and
troubleshooting of business critical web applications
- Perform code compliance reviews as well as assist staff to publish web
content
- Test and deploy web applications within GA¹s web infrastructure
Requirements:
- Excellent communications skills is essential
- Experience and knowledge in configuring and administering Apache, Tomcat
or similar application servers is essential
- Good web development experience in the following: UNIX shell scripting
(Sun Solaris), Java/JSP, PHP, Perl
- Any of the following skills or experience would be an advantage: Web
content management systems MySource Matrix or similar, C, C++, Adobe web
product suite, familiarity with Sun Solaris 10 configuration and
virtualisation technologies
Apply online at http://www.ga.gov.au/jobs. Applications close Thursday, 4
September 2008.
For more information please contact:
Joel Starkey | 02 6249 9777 | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Job 3
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PHP Developer
Are you a whiz at PHP? This is a rare opportunity to join the Yahoo!7
family and become a part of one of Australia's favourite online
destinations. If you're a talented software engineer with a passion
for digital media and a flair for programming then read on.
Our engineering teams work alongside the production and design teams
to deliver the backend framework that supports Yahoo!7's user-facing
services. You will be dealing with feeds, databases, web server-side
scripting and batch processing. There will be no such thing as an
average day in this position!
Your main responsibilities will include designing, developing and/or
deploying software components in an efficient, secure, and sustainable
manner; managing projects from inception to completion, keeping to
strict timelines; writing clear and concise documentation and working
with yahoos from across the company to provide technical input and
generally ensure the appropriateness of any technical solutions.
To be considered for the role you must have a BS/MS in Computer
Science, or equivalent experience, 3+ years work experience on
software engineering projects, preferably Internet/web related, with a
solid understanding of the operating environment, programming
languages and protocols that are used day-to-day include PHP, Unix,
Apache, MySQL, HTTP, TCP/IP.
If you're a passionate software engineer who wants to 'Start Something
Wonderful' then we want to hear from you. Please contact Suzanne Koch
on (02) 8288 4697 for more information or send your CV to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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