What you really want to know about the CodeBlacks
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Archive for August, 2007
Early hours, less reports
19 August 2007 | admin | Comments Off
We are all still awake here in the newsden but unfortunately there is still little I can report. The Aussie team assures me that they are going ahead, slow and steady but I fear they may be feeling a bit deflated as the fatigue sets in, along with the tedium. So for now, here’s some videos for you to enjoy…
Overview …
Vox poll
19 August 2007 | admin | 5 Comments »
The CodeBlacks have debated long and hard whether the “*” used to signal that a form field is required should go the left or right of the label text. Let us know your opinion.
Booze-a-thon revisited
19 August 2007 | admin | Comments Off
Steve (CodeBlacks designer) : “Are the Aussie team really getting drunk?”
Me : “Well … there’s beer, there’s wine … they’re certainly drinking.”
Steve (plantively) : “But Natasha told us we couldn’t drink!”
Me : “That was a judgment call rather than an official policy.”
Mike
The Importance Of User Personas
19 August 2007 | admin | 8 Comments »
We’ve just finished a round of interviews with our two respective usability experts Ruth and Zef and it’s interesting stuff. I should point out that even though there is live blogging it’s been a gentle balancing act between revealing information that you are interested in hearing dear reader and respecting the privacy and game plan of each …
Booze-a-thon
19 August 2007 | admin | 4 Comments »
Dear Aussie team,
Is this a web contest or a drinking contest 
The borders are slowly blurring.
Your sincerely,
Renae (in smart ass mode)
Volunteer profile 7: Eric Li
19 August 2007 | admin | Comments Off
Eric has been diving deep into the industry of photography by freelancing
with a number of different government departments, Non-profit
organisations and the paper. With a passion for photography in mind, Eric
does wedding, events, conference, portraits, news and sports photography
in Canberra.
Eric will be capturing the moments in FCP through a his bulky Canon 70-200
f2.8 telelens.
Midnight update
18 August 2007 | admin | Comments Off
The CodeBlacks is quiet. Everyone hunched over their laptop, some with headphones on. Concentration. Coding.
Team Australia are noisy. There’s beer on the table and there’s blood on their hands. From opening the beer!
Trendsetters?
18 August 2007 | admin | 8 Comments »
Do you know of any other example of an event that utilised live blogging, twittering, YouTube and Flickr? Perhaps, just perhaps, we are making history now. Can you prove us wrong? If so, we’d like to know.
