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Providing content to the long tail

Matt Voerman pinged me via Skype and told me that he had just finished The Long Tail and he thought I would enjoy it. I knew about the long tail, both the book and the theory, but hadn't really thought much about digging in. In fact, when I first...

Tags: RIA strategy, Obviously RIA, tail, long tail

Blog posts 2006-08-23

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Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius?

Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius?I think you need more options.I think it's a brilliant move on Microsoft's part. But I wouldn't be surprised to see the EU reject it. I think they want to force MS to install other browsers (one who's name shall not...

Tags: Web browsers, MS obviously, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows 7 E, Microsoft Windows 7, stroke, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Silverlight strikes out with MLB

Silverlight strikes out with MLBLMAO!!!!!!!!!Ok as much as I'd love to I won't really bash MS.The only mistake I will talk about is thinking that there is a market for this. This is not only for MS but for Sun with JavaFX and Adobe with Air/Flex or whatever it is....

Tags: .NET, Microsoft Silverlight, MLB, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?

Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?I'm more interested in SilverLightand its release date / improvement as a .Net developer. I don't care how some browser speeds Javascript up 1000 times. Browsers are lipstick, and Javascript is a pig. With RIA such as SilverLight, JavaFX and Flash out there, somebody...

Tags: Web browsers, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Chrome Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., IE 8, Lite, Microsoft Do

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

Nokia and Google: Too much emphasis on the mobile OS?

Nokia and Google: Too much emphasis on the mobile OS?Partially agree, but......The argument is that ALL apps should be web interface with all of the work being done on remote servers. Forget wireless connectivity issues in the USA, the reality is that having apps on your mobile device will...

Tags: Operating systems, Cellular phones, operating system, Nokia Corp., Google Inc., mobile

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Introducing the User Interface Resource Center

Late last week effectiveUI rolled out the User Interface Resource Center as a place for developers and designers to get information about various RIA technologies. They interviewed people from Adobe, Microsoft, and independent developers on a variety of topics. There's obviously a heavy user interface focus and they dive into...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-05-12

The ever-changing definition of RIAs and how people are killing it

There's a long and mostly good article about various RIA technologies over at eWeek. I say mostly good because the author, Jim Rapoza, gives a pretty unbiased view of a lot of technologies. It's a rundown that we the entire space needs more of and that I don't feel qualified...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Web Browser, Mozilla Prism, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-04-18

We know SOA depends on cultural shifts, but -- like the weather -- we still don't do much about it

Recent observations on SearchSOA.com on lack of meaningful SOA adoption suggest that the technologies and techniques have amounted to but a mere improvement on EAI. Some conveniently calling it EAI 2.0, but admit the effects are not yet wide nor deep. We have yet to see SOA...

Tags: Information Technology, SOA, End-game, Sides, Profits, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-03-27

Does the iPhone count as a "desktop"?

Does the iPhone count as a "desktop"?I'm not too sure about that...It's obviously not a "desktop" in the physical sense of a form factor of computer.Additionally, with the emphasis on mobile connectivity and web applications, I'm not sure it's really a "desktop" in the virtual workspace sense either. Even with...

Tags: Desktops, INTERNET, Apple iPhone, desktop, rich Internet application, iPhone count

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Apple's RIA platform - Safari 3.1

Apple's RIA platform - Safari 3.1A lot of this is open sourcesee www.webkit.orgOthers can use the Apple tech if they choose.RE: Apple's RIA platform - Safari 3.1Yup, and Adobe AIR is built using WebKit which I should have mentioned. I'm not sure how much we're incorporating, but in theory this...

Tags: Corporate communications, Apple Inc., RIA Platform, Safari 3.1, rich Internet application, WebKit, Apple Safari, video

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Apple's RIA platform - Safari 3.1

This just gets more and more interesting. Apple just rolled out Safari 3.1 and by all accounts it's fast, it's good, and it's basically an RIA platform complete with video and animation support and offline storage. There are a lot of other things that go into plugins like Silverlight and...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Safari, Rich Internet Application, Apple Inc., Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-03-18

MIX08 keynote rundown

I was at the Microsoft MIX08 keynote today and Microsoft unveiled a few really cool things and a few not so much things. Obviously I work for Adobe so all the standard disclaimers apply. First things first, lots of new bits. They dropped versions of Silverlight 2...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Silverlight Penetration, Productivity, Business Structures, Advertising & Promotion, AJAX, Finance, Marketing, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-03-05

RIA wars heat up with alpha versions of Adobe's AIR and Flex

RIA wars heat up with alpha versions of Adobe's AIR and FlexAlpha?It is a production release for both products. Yeah, you know what you are talking about. Not.Forgot the part where...Flash is abysmal to develop for, and lacks a programmer-centric IDE.Flex 3 Builder is useless junkIt only runs on Windows,...

Tags: Linux, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, beta, Flex Builder, XML, alpha, CSS, Adobe Systems Inc., rich Internet application, Adobe AIR

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

The importance of tools in rich Internet application platforms

The RIA space is white hot. Microsoft, Adobe, the vast number of Ajax frameworks out there and companies like Laszlo Systems, Curl, and Appcelerator are all focused on creating great platforms and applications for rich Internet applications. We might even see JavaFX this year. Back when I did my predictions...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Rich Internet Application, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Development Platform, Tooling, Productivity, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-02-20

Bungee Labs and platform as a service: a great RIA

Bungee Labs and platform as a service: a great RIAOn-Demand ApplicationsThanks for the article. On-demand application development is an exciting area right now. I work with Fortune 1000 CIO's regularly and this idea is enabling them to dramatically add value to the business by shortening delivery times for applications. ...

Tags: Software development, rich Internet application, platform as a service, Bungee Labs, Bungee Connect, on-demand

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

Scribd: rich Internet....paper?

Scribd rolled out a new version of their document sharing application with an improved Flash-based interface and the ability to embed Google ads inside of the document. I'm a huge fan of FlashPaper and was really bummed when it was discontinued but was glad to see it get some use...

Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Document, Advertisement, Internet, Flash, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-02-19

U.S. software retail sales up in 2007, imaging and graphics up 10 percent

According to an article on CNN software sales in the united states were up by 15% to $3.3 billion on the back of big releases by Adobe, Microsoft, and Apple. There are a couple of things I thought were interesting about these numbers. One, it's good to see people still...

Tags: Software, Imaging, Rich Internet Application, Sales, Graphics, Tools & Techniques, Management, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-01-31

Blist, the Flex web-based database opens up today

Blist, one of my favorite rich Internet applications, showed off their stuff at DEMO today and should be opening their doors very soon see my photo gallery. I'm hoping to have some invites to give away so when I do, I'll be posting it on Twitter. Their presentation today got...

Tags: Web, Database, Rich Internet Application, Blist, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-01-29

Rich Internet application predictions for 2008

2007 was a great year for rich Internet applications. The combination of Microsoft and Adobe in the space took it to the next level. More bloggers started talking about it and the definition of what an RIA even started to expand with things like AIR and Prism bringing RIAs to...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., AJAX, Microsoft Silverlight, Rich Internet Application, Apple Inc., AIR, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-01-10

Natural experiences with software

In episode two of our RIA Weekly podcast we talked with James Ward about some of the enterprise Flex out there. (I'm hoping to get someone from Microsoft to talk about Silverlight 2.0 after the break) One of the things that James talked about really got my attention. He noted...

Tags: Software, AJAX, Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2007-12-14