http://refresh-detroit.org Professional organization promoting web standards, usability, and accessibility. Fri, 09 May 2008 21:47:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en May's Refresh Detroit meeting will be on the 21st, from 6:30 to 8:30 at the downtown Ann Arbor District library in Ann Arbor. Map to the location. SPONSORED BY TOPIC We will be having a few quick presentations by members of our great group, and general discussion on the latest news, challenges, ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/05/07/refresh-detroit-may-21st-meeting/ [display_podcast] http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/04/05/march-19th-podcast/ Where: Ann Arbor District Library, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (map). Parking is available in the library parking lot. We're meeting in the conference room on the third floor. At the third floor stairs lobby, go through the double doors, turn right, and look for the ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/04/03/demo-night-april-23-2008/ Where: Ann Arbor District Library, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (map). Parking is available in the library parking lot. We're meeting in the conference room on the third floor. At the third floor stairs lobby, go through the double doors, turn right, and look for the ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/29/march-19-2008-refreshing-snagit-a-case-study-for-focusing-on-the-user-experience/ We had a great meetup tonight as about 20 people attended our February meeting at the Ann Arbor District Library. Almost half the people attended for the first time, many referred by the a2b3 group (thanks for sharing the news about Refresh Detroit!). Brian Reindel of Niche Retail spoke about JavaScript ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/27/javascript-library-techniques-presentation/ Join us at the fourth annual Internet User Experience (IUE 2008) at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan the week of March 31, 2008-April 3, 2008. Organized by the Michigan Usabiity Professionals Association in collaboration with Washtenaw Community College's Internet Professional Program, the User Experience Network (UXnet), Refresh Detroit, ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/20/internet-user-experience-2008-march-31-april-3-2008/ Just heard from Refresh-Detroit co-founder Dennis about another opportunity in warm California at Yodlee, the company that Dennis works at. As a point of reference, today in Michigan, the wind chill has the temperature hovering at 0 degrees Farenheit. Good to hear from you Dennis! Yodlee is looking for a ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/20/job-opportunity-product-manager/ Has anyone used NVDA? If yes, I would like to know your thoughts on it, vs. JAWS or Window Eyes. NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access) is a screen reader (free and open source) for Windows XP/Vista. I heard about NVDA from Steve Faulkner's article, and wondered if others have used ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/08/nvda-screen-reader/ Learn how the principles of human factors engineering are making equipment and medical devices safer at hospitals. Join the Michigan Usability Professionals Association and the University of Michigan student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 for the presentation "Making Hospitals Safer" ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/06/making-hospitals-safer-february-12-2008/ Where: The Ann Arbor Public Library, in downtown Ann Arbor. We will be meeting in the library's free space, located on the third floor. When: Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 6:30 - 8:00 Speaker: Brian Reindel, Software Engineer at Niche Retail. Abstract The advent and popularity of JavaScript libraries has caused front-end programming paradigms to ... http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/02/05/february-28-2008-meeting-javascript-library-techniques-tips-and-tricks/