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We are very excited to announce a special Web Standards Group meeting will be held on Friday 16 May at 7pm with two international speakers from the W3C - Richard Ishida and José Manuel Alonso.
Details:
What: Sydney Web Standards Group meeting
When: Friday 16 May
Time: 6.30pm for 7pm start
Where: Australian Museum 6 College Street Sydney
Cost: Drinks and […]

ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and […]

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I was recently sent this question:
I am trying to apply a div to a page and it will not show when I use the name “420wide” but it will if I use “wide420″. Why is this? Is this rule documented somewhere?
The simple answer is that the ID name must be unique in a document and […]

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See you all tomorrow - Saturday
The event will be held at the Roundhouse - UNSW on the corner of Anzac Parade and High Street, Kensington.
Check the interactive map to see exactly where the Roundhouse is within the Uni Grounds.
Remember, at the start of each day we will open up the schedules for each room […]

Donna Maurer and I have just wrapped up our first 2-day Website user experience & CSS workshop in Canberra. An enthusiastic and fun group of people!
Some feedback from participants includes:
Well structured, plenty of interactivity
Made CSS click together for me - solved some issues!
Fantastic, entertaining