November 2007 - Posts
For those of you that read "The Architecture Journal" , here's another option for you that actually is better (if you're with computer). Simon Guest is introducing the Architecture Journal Reader , a WPF based reader that delivers. Here's a quick feature
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I've got an ailing Moleskine that is suffering from the fraying of the spine. It's not that old, however it is a " new " Moleskine. Check out the top and bottom views before the fix. Not good at all. The black Moleskine cover is separating from the spine
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Over at the Surface blog they're talking about what goes into creating an application for Surface. Two points are covered, in the first of a two part blog post. Of course (here's where I put on my Captain Obvious costume) they forgot to mention that you
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After watching this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJHYqE0RDg on the Android Demo, I have to say that the touch portion of the demo is nice. Who knows, maybe I could create a "copy and paste" program for the touch device and win some of that 10
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VisitMix for 08 is now open on the web. Register here . Get your blog bling here . They've got posters, wallpaper (not yet), blog bling and contests! But if you look at the keynote speakers, you'll see that Steve Ballmer and Scott Guthrie are the line-up.
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So there's a couple of posts on the net ( Engadget , Gizmodo , c|net and even the Surface Blog ) about the delay of Surface until next spring. So what! I say do it right and take your time. When Surface hits the public for prime time it needs to be ready.
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A lot. Here's a digital version of a index card that I created a while back after reading this article on ESOMM . What is ESOMM? It's the Enterprise Service Orientation Maturity Model. I won't rehash the article but if you don't have some ESOMM and you've
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This is great. You've got to watch the video on the front page. It's so true and funny.
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"Making life easy" . Just remember that it doesn't mean to "only" do usability on this Thursday! :) Sean
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Found via UX magazine ... Flare, "ActionScript 3 (Flash) libraries for interactive visualizations on the web". Here's a cool toolset for interactive visualizations using Flash, check out the demo reel for some cool stuff. I like the "Star Burst" view,
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I recently returned from a vacation to one of the pioneers of UX , Walt Disney World . And the thing that impressed me was the experience that Disney wanted you to have. They want it immersive, consistent, friendly, themed, thrilling yet safe, familiar,
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I found the Surface team blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/default.aspx Hopefully there be lots of cool bits coming from them. I'd love to hear and see what apps they are creating (from a UX side) and the challenges (from a technical side). Sea
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