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XHTML2 is dead, long live HTML5
The W3 has announced today that the XHTML 2 working group will not be rechartered after its current charter expires at the end of 2009.
In many respects, this is not unexpected, and given the direction HTML5, and browsers have been taking, XHTML2 was looking like an increasingly theoretical, however … Read more »
Scott Berkun “calls BS on Social Media”
Scott Berkun, Web Directions 2007 keynote speaker, has a detailed post at his site “calling BS on social media”. Scott’s argument is not that all social media is bad, but much more nuanced (despite the provocative title).
Well worth a read (as is pretty much everything Scott writes).
Paypal Australia Developer days in July
If you need to add payment options to your sites, or those of your clients, there are many different ways of doing so. At Web Directions we know because over the years we’ve probably tried just about every way. Different solutions obviously have their particular strengths and weaknesses.
One of … Read more »
Firefox 3.5 released
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5, after the recently releases of Safari 4, and Internet Explorer 8, the third major browser release this year. With Opera 10 in beta, we should almost certainly see all four major browsers significantly upgraded in 2009.
For developers, like Safari 4, Firefox 3.5 is a … Read more »
Good reasons to install Internet Explorer 8
Hmmm, the reader thinks - where is this one going?
At the end of 2008, our State of the Web survey found that somewhat less than a third of the designers and developers responding tested their sites in IE8 (though essentially 90% tested in IE7). Granted, IE 8 was still … Read more »
First Annual Web Industry Awards - nominations close in 1 week
A quick note to let you all know that nominations for the first annual web industry awards, the national version of the long standing WA Web Industry Awards close in 1 week.
There’ll be state by state awards, (with an event Tuesday 6th October in Sydney coinciding with Web Directions) … Read more »
Web Directions South 2009: Early bird pricing extended to July 9
Guess what: you’ve got just two weeks left to take advantage of early bird pricing for Web Directions South 2009.
Getting those training approvals through really is hard. We know this because every year we hear a familiar chorus from people who need just a bit more … Read more »
Andy Clarke at @media
The debate over whether, and to what extent web sites should look the same in every browser continues to rage. To the bemusement of many it must be said.
If you fall into the “yes” camp - then please go and read Andy’s latest presentation from @media. And … Read more »
@media and Web Directions
Maxine and I are really excited to let you know that from 2010, @media, one of the great web conferences in the world will be presented by Web Directions.
@media will stay right at home, in London, and feature the same mix of the world’s leading web designers, … Read more »
Firefox 3.5 accessibility features
A detailed look at the accessibility features of Firefox 3.5.