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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/2008/12/02/some-links-205/>
UXBookClub
<http://uxbookclub.org/>
IE 6 mobile standards compliance tests
<http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2008/ie-6-mobile-standards-compliance-tests/>
Helvetireader
<http://helvetireader.com/>
Genetic A/B Testing with JavaScript
<http://ejohn.org/blog/genetic-ab-testing-with-javascript/>
Web content migration: disastrous strategy
<http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2008/nt-2008-11-24-content-migration.htm>
pretending to be the blind guy
<http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/pretending-to-be-the-blind-guy>
Processing 1.0
<http://processing.org/>
s3Slider jQuery plugin
<http://www.serie3.info/s3slider/>
Review: 16 User Interface Prototyping Tools
<http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/11/07/review-16-user-interface-prototyping-t
ools/>
Creating standards-compliant web designs with Fireworks CS4
<http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/articles/standards_compliant_design.h
tml>
Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II
<http://www.sitepoint.com/article/javascript-fun-profit-part-2/>
Why We Call Them Participants
<http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/why-we-call-them>
IE8: What¹s After Beta 2
<http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/11/19/ie8-what-s-after-beta-2.aspx>
50 Beautiful And Creative Portfolio Designs
<http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/26/50-beautiful-and-creative-portfo
lio-designs/>
Rewriting Twitter for web best practices
<http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2008/11/twitter-front-end-rewrite.html>
Poll: Do you use access keys?
<http://www.robertnyman.com/2008/11/25/poll-do-you-use-access-keys/>
The Skinny on Doctypes
<http://www.dustindiaz.com/skinny-on-doctypes/>
24 ways - web design and development articles and tutorials for advent
<http://24ways.org/>
Abandoning elastic design
<http://www.socialgeek.be/blog/read/abandoning-elastic-design>
All new Campaign Monitor
<http://www.campaignmonitor.com/>
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Brisbane
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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.
<http://wipa.org.au/event/152>
Sydney PHP Group December 2008 Meeting
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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
<http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1366866/>
<http://www.sydphp.org/2008/11/17/ending-on-a-high-note-the-december-meeting
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Web-Blast Canberra
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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
<http://webblast.org/canberra>
Web-Blast Sydney
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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!
<http://webblast.org/>
Ozchi 2008
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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.
<http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/OZCHI_2008>
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
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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.
<http://www.ozewai.org/2009/index.html>
Webstock09
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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.
<http://www.webstock.org.nz>
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JOBS
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Job 1
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Online Graphic Designer
Full Time Opportunity
Fixed Term to 28 September 2009
Museum Victoria seeks an experienced and talented web graphic designer to
contribute to the creation and delivery of highly creative and innovative
online projects. You will have well-developed conceptual skills, a strong
awareness of emerging online design trends and web standards, an excellent
working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, experience in HTML and CSS
and outstanding communication skills. Applicants should be able to
contribute successfully and creatively in a team-based environment.
Submission of samples of previously completed projects is required. Key
Selection Criteria at <http://museumvictoria.com.au>
For more information, contact the Human Resources Department on (03) 8341
7720. Applications to [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoting MV/0102 by 5:00PM
Wednesday 10 December 2008.
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Thanks
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