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Forrester, eBay, Adobe, ZDNet and EffectiveUI to present at a special May 3
2007-03-31 18:27:00
EffectiveUI and Adobe are cosponsoring a rich Internet application event on May 3rd in Denver. The event, titled “Unleashing the Power of Rich Internet Applications” will have an unusual “Business ” spin to it. Instead of targeting developers, the event is specifically designed for managers, directors, and executives. It will not be a “roll up your sleeves ...
More About: Ebay , Usability

Apollo Camp Cheers for Artemis ? Wii Remote Controled Light Saber
2007-03-17 09:47:00
Apollo Camp was held at Adobe’s offices in San Francisco today. Sean Christmann, from effectiveUI, showcased a way to connect Apollo applications to a local install of the Java Runtime. The video below shows how the effectiveUI team connected a Wii remote to an Apollo “Star Wars” game. The practical applications for Artemis could ...
More About: Internet , Flex , Apollo , Light

Adobe, Apollo, eBay and effectiveUI in InfoWorld
2007-03-06 15:15:00
A great article appeared in InfoWorld and PC World last week discussing the eBay desktop application effectiveUI is building on the Apollo platform. Sean and I were interviewed by Elizabeth Montalbano, from IDG. She was an interesting reporter, very “matter of fact”. She conceived the story, called for interviews, interviewed, wrote the article and published ...
More About: Internet , Adobe , Ebay , Flex

Random House Book Widget opens to rave reviews
2007-03-01 19:19:00
Random House has launched a new book reader. The book reader is built in Flex, and creates a 50 page (or so) preview for most of their books. It also allows people to embed a preview of a favorite book in their own website. The launch of the “Insight” widget is getting a ton of ...
More About: Internet , Reviews , Widget , Random

How watching American Idol can make you a better RIA designer
2007-02-25 23:16:00
Nine years ago, I worked in feature post production at Warner Bros. Robb, my boss, walked me through the studio my first week on the job, mentoring me on how Hollywood worked. He taught me two important lessons about engaging the audience that I have carried with me ever since.
More About: American Idol , Usability , American , Designer , Make

The power of rich Internet applications (RIAs), can you handle it?
2007-02-22 02:05:00
It drives me crazy when I hear these so-called usability ?experts? make blanket statements like ?Flash is unusable?. Flash, Flex, and Apollo are just tools, and powerful ones at that. My company focuses on solving usability problems for companies like eBay, Boeing, GE, and NBC. We see Flex (and the Flash content it produces) and ...
More About: Internet , Power , Applications , Rich , Usability

Rich Internet Application (RIA) Champions of Change? Who are the innovators
2007-02-10 01:24:00
In our internal marketing meeting last month, we made an attempt to better understand our customers . We took a look at the people we are currently working with and discovered that there were no commonalities in department, industry vertical, job title or pay grade. The big, ?Ah-ha? moment for us was when we ...
More About: Internet , Rich , Change , Usability , Champions

Stewart on Adobe?s ?Big Moves?
2007-02-09 01:56:00
Great post from Ryan @ ZDNet, once again. How Adobe is making big moves while no one?s looking I would like to underscore Ryan’s point about Adobe showcasing their platform by building their own innovative products on top of it. The value of the development platforms for Flash, Flex, LiveCycle, and the Acobat Suite are bolstered exponentially when ...
More About: Stewart , Moves