The rather cumbersomely named “ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI)” has just released the findings of its Digital Futures project. The report looks at internet and web use in Australia. It can be downloaded as a PDF (about 3.5MB), and at first glance makes for interesting reading. It covers all sorts […]
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting (as flagged by Cheryl in a comment yesterday) that Virgin Mobile, who will begin selling the iPhone shortly, is offering 1GB data plans with very generous call, text and other caps, for $70 (including no upfront charge for the phone on 24 month plan). Want 5GB? That will be […]
Wired (and multiple other sites) is reporting that News.com.au is reporting that “Music fans might soon have their iPods searched by Customs officers at airport checks and face jail if a large amount of pirated music is found on them.” Under a treaty – the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – being negotiated by the Government, authorities […]
One of the things we try to encourage with Web Directions is a more entrepreneurial approach to development. We recognize that there are a great many Australian success stories out there – from the originally Australian Google Maps to folks like high tech bag company STM, to Freshview, to the just today acquired by Google […]
Just about ever since we started web directions, people have been asking us to help them find just the right developer, designer, or other web professional. Often we’ve posted a job description on our blog, or put people directly in touch with folks we might think fit the bill (provided they were at that time […]
After last years amazingly successful survey of web professionals, which saw over 33,000 folks take part, the second annual survey conducted by our friends at A List Apart is now up and running. This aims to take a snapshot of the industry around the world. So head over and take part now!
In all the excitement a couple of weeks back, you might have missed the mention of a competition we are running with Digital Web Magazine, long time friends and supporters of Web Directions here and round the world. For Web Directions North, they’ve run a “design a snowboard” competition these last couple of years, so […]
I know many folks are looking forward to seeing Douglas Crockford at Web Directions South as much as we are. One of the drawbacks of running a conference is that you simply don’t get the chance to attend a whole workshop, and this year, I’d definitely be doing Douglas’s if I had the chance. For […]
BuilderAU and The Sydney Morning Herald are both reporting on the ongoing disgrace that is online tax lodgement in Australia. In short, only Windows users can lodge tax forms online. If you use Linux, Mac OS, or any other device, then you are out of luck. Various groups are calling for a Mac version, a […]
The Australian Design Federation is a web based community for the Australian design and new media industries. It features news, interviews, competitions (currently you can win a ticket to web directions!), reviews of shows and exhibitions, and lots of other cool stuff. The Design Federation are on board as partners, helping to get the word […]
Our good friends over at Clearleft (home of Andy Budd, Jeremy Keith and Richard Rutter) have just released Silverback – a tool to help you do user testing quickly and effectively. When Andy was out here for Web Directions UX he gave a sneak preview to those doing his workshop, and now it is launched. […]
Again, my apologies to those many who posted long, (or not so long) well thought out responses to my initial post. Like Hendrik, I found the level if discourse commendable. One thing I didn’t actually talk about in my original article is that even if I wanted to, I can’t write iPhone native apps – […]
Curiously, the world over, there is only a handful of print magazines for web designers. Japan has several, but elsewhere there are few if any magazines focussing specifically on the web design and development industry. Bucking this trend, Web Designer magazine was recently launched in Australia. The magazine covers a mix of technologies, techniques, and […]
After last week’s (very popular) post here about mobile data pricing plans in Australia, it’s encouraging to read The Sydney Morning Herald reporting that the ACCC – the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission – has been prompted to “investigate whether carriers are misleading consumers into a trap of high excess usage fees” for data plans. […]
Via Small Surfaces, Web Directions South speaker Gabriel White’s website focussing on designing for mobile technology (well worth a place in your RSS feeds) is a story in today’s New York Times on how well web sites often work on small screens. Yes, it specifically focusses on the iPhone, but there’s lessons there for far […]
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
