Just got back from the ColdFusion User Group WA meeting. This month, we had a real, honest-to-goodness speaker – John Rangi from Industry & Resources here in Perth gave a talk on XPath and demo’d some tools for us. It … Continue reading
October 11, 2005
by Kay
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flickry goodness
Like every other geek these days, I just love flickr. And like the old parable about the fax machine, the more people you know who use it, the cooler it becomes. Pre WE05, I had a handful of photos online … Continue reading
October 11, 2005
by Kay
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The new way to hold a conference
As well as pulling off a great event that ran smoothly and was thoroughly enjoyed by both attendees and speakers alike, the Web Essentials team have done something special: raised the bar for web conferences forever. Peter, Russ, John & … Continue reading
Beyond Usability with Jeffrey Veen
So, back to Web Essentials. I’ve read most of the blog posts – new items on Technorati tagged with WE05 are starting to peter out – so I’ve got to get the rest of my thoughts out there. Next up … Continue reading
RSS-o-rama
So, the mighty Google has yet another beta product/service – an RSS reader, called Google Reader, somewhat predictably. Looks alright I guess – but for me it can’t get close to the FeedDemon/Newsgator Online/Newsgator for Outlook combination that I use … Continue reading
DRK Rant
So… I hear on CFTalk that Macromedia have a new Developers Resource Kit (DRK) in the works. The news comes not from an official macromedia.com address, but from ColdFusion Jedi Master Ray Camden which is good enough for me. Hmm… … Continue reading
October 7, 2005
by Kay
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Zeldman is just plain unlucky
A curious package arrived, addressed to me, this week from Amazon. I don’t remember ordering anything from Amazon… It was Zeldman’s Designing with Web Standards – a book I already own – and Dan Cederholm’s Bulletproof Web Design, a book … Continue reading
Great job up for grabs
PerthWeb, where I work, is looking for a CF dude or dudette to help ease our insane workload. Decent CF skills and a good attitude are all that are required really – oh and we want someone to work out … Continue reading