For those fed up with using spreadsheets to track billable project time, Madpilot Productions has launched 88 Miles. First up, I will admit that Myles had to point out the Back to the Future reference in the name. Cryptic 80’s … Continue reading
Month: April 2006

April 25, 2006
by Kay
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Aussie podcasts directory
The AustralianBlogs.com.au people have been at it again… there is now AustralianPodcasts.com.au focusing on audio feeds by Australians. That Jon Yau has been busy developing more Web 2.0 goodness, and still refusing to call it that! There’s not many Aussie … Continue reading

April 24, 2006
by Kay
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ColdFusion Report Builder: sanity-saving tips
Readers of this blog or the CF-Talk mailing list over the past couple of weeks may have noticed I’ve been having some angst about a project which used the ColdFusion Report Builder for some quite complex reports. One of my … Continue reading
Audio/podcast transcripts
An important but often-overlooked part of creating an audio file for podcasting is preparing the transcript. Having a transcript is important for accessibility reasons, but also because if they’re anything like me, your audience may not have time to listen … Continue reading

April 20, 2006
by Kay
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Recording a live presentation for podcasting
Not having had much experience with audio production, recording the Perth Web Standards Group presentations involved a bit of a learning curve. Based on some excellent advice from the other WSG city groups, we managed to get a pretty good … Continue reading
I’ll stop whinging about the ColdFusion Report Builder soon
Update: ColdFusion Report Builder: sanity-saving tips Yeah, seriously. I’ve decided it is really, really buggy. And there’s not much information out there about it, which must mean that there’s not many people using it. Over the past couple of days … Continue reading
WSG Perth podcasts now online
The podcasts and transcripts from the March 30 Web Standards Group meeting are now online – Alex Graham from Cadmium on Accessible Business Online and Nick Cowie on <button>: The Forgotten Element. I’m really thrilled with how well they turned … Continue reading

April 14, 2006
by Kay
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Is ColdFusion Report Builder buggy?
Update: ColdFusion Report Builder: sanity-saving tips Is it just me, or do other people find that working with the ColdFusion Report Builder application is a nightmare? People rant and rave about Flash forms on blogs and forums all the time, … Continue reading