Welcome to the Kitchen

 Video: Overnight Success We've heard an amazing amount about the cloud at PDC.  And if you think about it, the cloud is going to change the application model for User Experience.  We're going to see a flip in the model from the desktop to the cloud. Currently we have the web 2.0 AJAX model and desktop applications to use a ...

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. Wayne Gretzky     Just swap ''puck'' with ''technology'' and ...

  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 version 2.0, now with DLR SilverLight 2.0 Expression Design running on a ...

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 about getting designers, developers, architects and ...

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.  I can't wait to hear Ballmer's keynote ''Designers, ...

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 people working on this.   Sean