The Utah State University has created an insightful micro site on the origins of writing. The micro site covers also writing systems, particularly the topic of Runic writing – the …
Screen reader friendly websites
The Australian Royal Blind Society have collated a useful list of websites that are friendly and accessible to screen readers. These sites include audio books, games sites, media and news, …
China’s first manned space flight
New scientist reports that China will launch their first human space flight following week-long celebrations on 1 October. The Shenzhou spacecraft will carry a single Chinese astronaut into space and …
The Web Standards Group
The Web Standards Group is a Sydney based collective which aims to provide web developers and designers a forum via a discussion list and meetings, to discuss issues and share …
IA Sydney meet this thursday
Eric Scheid, who runs the really cool wiki site, IAWiKi is once again organising a meet for this coming thursday for like-minded Information Architecture folks in Sydney. It is an …
Go Digital on the BBC World Service
I was up late listening to ABC News Radio and I came across the BBC World Service programme Go Digital with presenter Tracey Logan. The programme is quite interesting, covering …
The Usability Methods Toolbox
The Usability Methods Toolbox by James Hom is a collection of useful information on the various methods and techniques used in usability evaluation. The list contains a large selection of …
Publications from academic IT conferences
Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT) is a publication by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), which aims to facilitate the proceedings from Academic conferences covering all areas …
The application of semiotics to Icons
Barr, P., et al. published/presented a great paper at the Fourth Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2003) in Adelaide earlier this year, titled Icons R Icons. The paper looks at the …
Crossings: eJournal of Art and Technology
Crossings is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary academic journal that aims to explore the areas where technology and art intersect. The Journal is published by the University of Dublin with two issues …
The Australian International Animation Festival
The Australian International Animation Festival is on Monday 22 September to Sunday 28 September at the Valhalla Cinema in Glebe. Thanks to James Litten and ACMI for the link. Details: …
Michael Galkovsky Photogallery Exhibit
The beautiful photo gallery and exhibit by Michael Galkovsky. His photography strives to capture the lesser and memorable moments that go by.
IBM Research: Email use in mobiles
Webword post a great link to an IBM Research report which looks at ways of integrating Email in small portable devices such as a mobile phone. The report was published …
Macromedia 2004 MX launch Sydney
Macromedia are launching their 2004 MX version of their products in Sydney on Tuesday 23rd September 2003 at 9am. The event will be held at the Metro Theatre, George St. …
Wireless camera for handheld usability testing
Noldus, a US based software and instrumentation company of research products, have developed a mountable wireless camera designed specifically for usability evaluation and testing of portable devices and mobiles. Their …