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May, 2006 archive

Brisbane workshop done and dusted

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

The Brisbane workshops are now over. Here is what some of our attendees had to say about the two days.
Excellent real world examples
Very in-depth but explained very thoughoughly!
Excellent learning tool
Tags: css, workshop, maxdesign

Some links for light reading (19/5/06)

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Grid CSS
What’s wrong with Flickr
JavaScript and selectors
Bare naked app
AJAX, JavaScript support and screen reader accessibility
Web Standards Awards closes
Stylegala is for sale
Build your own website the right way using HTML and CSS
Build for the Future: Bend, Don’t Break
Savouring our design mistakes
AutoComplete, Windowing, Menu and More: A Second Beta Release for the YUI Library
The Guided Wireframe Narrative […]

Canberra workshops finished

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

The Canberra workshops have now finished. There were 24 attendees with a diverse range of skill sets and knowledge. We’re now off to Brisbane for workshops on Thursday and Fridays. Some feedback so far:
The presenters knowledge of their subject was SUPER SCARY - EXCELLENT
Good balance between theory and real world practicality
Tags: css, workshop, maxdesign

Another wrap - Melbourne CSS and JavaScript workshop over

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Our Melbourne workshop is over. Another great group of people who kept us on our toes for two days. We’re now heading to Canberra for workshops on Monday and Tuesday. Hope to see you there! Some Melbourne feedback:
Relevant and well delivered
Well structured, clear, easy to follow
Well done guys, very informative (and entertaining)
Tags: css, workshop, […]

It’s a wrap - Sydney CSS and JavaScript workshop over

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

The Sydney workshops are over. We had a great group of people who attended the course and there was plenty of lively debate and discussion. Cameron and I are now heading to Melbourne for workshops on Thursday and Fridays. Some feedback so far:
The approachability and manner of the presenters was GREAT!
Better than expected. Filled […]

Some links for light reading (8/5/06)

Friday, May 5th, 2006

Neutrality of the Net
Using javascript instead of target to open new windows
High DPI Web Sites
Skip Link Pros and Cons
Web Accessibility in UK Small Businesses
Build Half a Product: Is Ajax accessible? At all?
Learning XHTML
AJAX and Screenreaders: When Can it Work?
Ten Smart Moves to Improve your Business
Browsersize
Inline CSS Tabs with Rounded Corners

Tags: links, light-reading

iPod Nano winner!

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

We’re proud to finally annouce the winners of Max Design’s CSS & JavaScript workshops ticket scramble.
Winner of the 1GB iPod Nano:

Ian Clark (Canberra)

Winners of signed copies of The JavaScript Anthology and Teach yourself CSS in 10 Minutes:

David Butler (Sydney)
Richard Mangum (Melbourne)
Rob Stone (Canberra)
Kay Smoljak (Perth)
Peter Blakey (Brisbane)

Tags: css, workshop, maxdesign

These new hCard thingies…

Monday, May 1st, 2006

I’ve decided to join the growing trend of hCard fanatics and add Anna’s and my hCards to our contact page. On the surface it seems like any other contact details page, but under the hood is a seething mass of semantic spans and classes.
Tags: hcard, microformat