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I haven't really had a chance to blog to much while I've been here at Mix 08. There's just to much to see. From Surface to Elvis there is just to many cool things here and even more great people to meet. I've been twittering most everything because I
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Edward Tufte, master presenter, author and information design visionary will be in Atlanta on March 24th and 25th . If you haven't seen him, register here . You also get all four of his books included in the price. I'll be here and if I can go, possibly
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Here's an idea for Photosynth that I'd like to see happen, that I had about a year ago. Premise : Visual hyperlinking that uses Photosynth style photo mapping for search matches. Usage : You're out looking for a place to eat and you snap a pic with your
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Whenever the discussion comes to new technology and why would an organization risk using new technology , I think that Wayne Gretzky , yes the hockey player, got it right with this quote. I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.
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I thought I'd put together a list of predictions for MIX 08. Some could happen, some will happen and some could not happen, you decide! Steve Ballmer gives Keynote in black turtleneck and jeans. IE 8 demo IE 8 uses the "Office Ribbon" toolbar. Popfly
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And win... The good people over at Lab49 (New York's finest WPF consultancy) have a contest focused on using WPF in finance. I've long felt that WPF is a perfect match for the financial market, due to the rich visualization needs and the shear amount
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In the new MIX08 podcast found at " The Signal ", during episode 2 or 3 , it's stated that MIX is all about the Web (not the exact quote). I disagree. MIX is about UX . It's about the tools and technologies from Microsoft to build those experiences. Its
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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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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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w Check out this video for some very interesting UI effects. It's called CompCom , and it's a re-merge of Beryl and Compiz. There's some eye candy effects and some interesting usable effects (dodge). Kudos to the
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Being a fan of Tufte , I'm always interested in Data Visualization. I feel one of the best presenters of data is nature. We see fractals in cauliflower, tree structures in trees and many other complex concepts presented in nature. Take a look at a couple
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Surface presents some interesting problems with UI. One is how do you handle large scale datasets? For example, my digital camera has a 4 gig SD card for storage, which can hold about 1200 photos, what happens when 1200 photos "spill" out onto the surface?
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Simon Guest has a great one hour video on how you can put User Experience back into Software Design, from the Canadian Strategic Architect Forum. It uses the new Silverlight video player which has a wonderful "chapter" feature that lets you navigate through
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