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What Creative Suite 3 means for Rich Internet Applications: There was a whole lot of buzz yesterday about the announcement date for CS3 being March 27th. As JD noted, an announcement date doesnt equal a ship date, but Im not entirely sure what it means to "announce" a product that everyone knows is coming. In any case, theres a...; Tags: Adobe, Creative Suite, Devigner Workflow, Flash, Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2007-03-06
Tool for creating "WPF/E" apps on the horizon?: I always feel a odd bringing up shortcomings for products that are still very much in development like Apollo or "WPF/E", but one of the complaints Ive heard about WPF/E is the lack of a specific tool targeted at the XAML that WPF/E uses. Blend is a great tool for...; Tags: WFP/E, Microsoft, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, Expression Studio, Devigner Workflow, Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2007-03-05
Adobe Engage: Designer Developer Workflow: Sho is beginning by introducing Flex 2, talking about how the framework is free, the just-in-time compiler and that its based on the Flash Player. All pretty basic stuff. Hes now talking about the typical workflow and dividing people up into three categories. Information Architect/Interaction Designer, Visual Designer, Motion Designer,...; Tags: Devigner Workflow, Design, Rich Internet Applications, Adobe, Flex, Flash; Blog posts 2007-02-27
It's the experience stupid!: Talking about specific technologies is fun and covering the news is good, but in the end, why the hell do we care about Rich Internet Applications? Whats the point? Why does having a better designer-developer workflow matter? Because if we focus on experience, were going to make software better and...; Tags: Design, Devigner Workflow, Experience, Rich Internet Applications, User Interface; Blog posts 2007-02-22
User Experience, Rich Internet Applications and the future of software: I had a great conversation tonight with a group of people including Mark Piller of Midnight Coders that helped me bring together my thoughts on how software should look down the road. One of the things I constantly wrestle with is where desktop apps fit into the RIA world and...; Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Experience, Rich Media, Design, Devigner Workflow, Web browser; Blog posts 2007-02-09

Cynergy: Showing why experience matters in Rich Internet Applications: Dave Wolf of Cynergy announced today a new initiative by the firm to showcase some of its applications. Cynergy is one of my favorite Rich Internet Application development firms and I have always thought they do a great job of pushing the envelope and really showing the ROI for a...; Tags: Cynergy; Blog posts 2007-01-31
Microsoft's Mix 07 registration opens: I saw over on Cnet that Microsoft has opened registration for Mix 07. I think Mix is going to be a very, very solid conference. As the CNet article notes, this is Microsoft branching out and having a conversation with developers about their web technologies. The fact that Ray Ozzie...; Tags: WPF/E, Mix07, Devigner Workflow, Expression Studio, Design, Ajax, Atlas, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft, Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2007-01-03
Microsoft, Developers, Designers and Bill Gates: I was lucky enough to be a part of the group that went to Microsoft yesterday to talk about everything from the Designer/Developer workflow to their new XNA initiative and it capped off with a Q&A session with Bill Gates himself. From Back Left: Mike Arrington, Evan Williams, Tim Harris,...; Tags: WPF/E, Expression Studio, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Devigner Workflow, Design, .NET 3.0, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft, Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2006-12-14
What Microsoft is up against in the designer market: According to BusinessWeek, an analyst at Jefferies & Co. raised Adobe from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating based on a survey they did amongst potential buyers of Creative Suite 3 (CS3), the next version of Adobes big designer suite. The survey found that 80% of the...; Tags: Devigner Workflow, Creative Suite, Expression Studio, Design, Adobe, Microsoft, Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2006-12-11

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Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA: Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...; Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Zuora: the future business model?: I recently caught up with Tien Tzou, CEO of Zuora, the billing management company that offers Z-billings, an on-demand service. In his opinion, the business model of the future will be subscription based and this brings challenges of its own. "Pricing is a much more complex...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Billing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-22
New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePoint: New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePointSharePoint Best Practices!!!I'm not disputing the result of the studies but i think the downsides are normally excerbated by inappropiate practices. Every product has its downsde but i believe these downsides can be overcome if appropiate practices are used: SharePoint Best Practices Start...; Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
ExactScan (dmg): ExactScan is a modern Mac OS X scan software including built-in drivers for over 150 document scanners, including devices from Avision, Kodak, Oki, Visioneer, and Xerox. The software allows to scan with a fingertip, comfortable directly with a press of a button from the actual scanner as well as from...; Tags: Adobe PDF, ExactCODE, ExactScan, Scanners, Apple Mac OS, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-21
M4P to MP3 Converter for Mac (dmg): M4P to MP3 Converter is a handy M4P to MP3 conversion for Mac OS X. It can convert iTunes M4P files to plain MP3, AAC, Apple Lossles, AIFF, or WAV formats ready for use on any computers or mobile music devices such as iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, cell phone, MP3...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, CD, MP3, M4P-To-MP3-Converter, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-07-21
Rich Internet application startup ideas Y Combinator wants to see: Y Combinator posted a list of a bunch of different startup ideas they'd like to see and fund. It's a sizable list with 30 different thoughts waiting for enthusiastic entrepreneurs to take a shot. But what struck me most about the list was how RIA-heavy it is. I as much...; Tags: Rich Internet Application, Rich Media, Site Builder, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-20
GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone: General Electric, the venerable multinational that was founded in 1878 in New Jersey, have at their core a hugely sophisticated enterprise collaboration system that is arguably the largest in the world. I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE's 'SupportCentral' collaboration...; Tags: Backbone, General Electric Co., SupportCentral, Collaboration, Groupware, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Is a wired hospital a better hospital?: Is a wired hospital a better hospital?Is a wired hospital a better hospital?I would think a wired hospital is a better hospital. If they are wired they would have more resources to do research and collaborate with other hospitals. Luckily I haven't had to be checked into any those...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, hospital, wired hospital; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Corel Designer Technical Suite (exe): Corel Designer TechnicalSuite X4 provides industry-leading file compatibility, including 3D CAD import, while delivering precision tools for illustrating, diagramming, bitmap-to-vector tracing, and professional photo editing. With its optimized workflow, multilanguage support, and easy network deployment, this comprehensive suite is equipped to meet the needs of companies that demand technical design...; Tags: Workflow, Corel Corp., Corel Designer TechnicalSuite X4, Corel Designer Technical Suite X4, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-07-16
First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?: Awhile back my Irregular chums came up with MISO as the acronym to describe the main enterprise players of the time: Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle. We also quipped that could change to include Google and so with a little creative thought we ended up with GISMO. Last week's Apple...; Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Steve Gillmor, Apple Inc., 3G, Operational Planning, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-14
SunlitGreen BatchBlitz (zip): BatchBlitz provides an intuitive and efficient way to manage your batch photo editing tasks. While the workflow is very simple and easy, the customizable user actions make. Features: simple and intuitive user interface; savable batch task; highly customizable batch actions; instant preview; drag-and-drop to re-order actions; integrated photo editor. This...; Tags: Photograph, Action, SunlitGreen Software, BatchBlitz; Software downloads 2008-07-09