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Pushing the Envelope
2008-03-06 02:15:00 If you're a test pilot, pushing the envelope is what you do to discover an aircraft's performance limits. I'm just a private pilot, therefore I try to stay away from the boundaries of my aircraft's envelope as much as possible. But there are other envelopes I can play with, and Office 2.0 is one of them. Over the past two years, I have conducted many experiments, attempting to do everything online. I followed the Rules for Office 2.0 religiously, and eventually made it work. Today, using an iPhone and a MacBook Air equipped with a Franklin CDU-680 3G modem, I can get online pretty much anytime and anywhere. I built an Office 2.0 Setup around Gmail and Salesforce.com, and I must say that it's working pretty well. So, what's next? Well, all this works when you're managing megabytes of structured data and gigabytes of documents. But what about hundreds of gigabytes of structured data and tens of terabytes of documents? Can you make the overall workflow scale by three or four ord... More About: Envelope
Pushing the Envelope
2008-03-06 02:15:00 If you're a test pilot, pushing the envelope is what you do to discover an aircraft's performance limits. I'm just a private pilot, therefore I try to stay away from the boundaries of my aircraft's envelope as much as possible. But there are other envelopes I can play with, and Office 2.0 is one of them. Over the past two years, I have conducted many experiments, attempting to do everything online. I followed the Rules for Office 2.0 religiously, and eventually made it work. Today, using an iPhone and a MacBook Air equipped with a Franklin CDU-680 3G modem, I can get online pretty much anytime and anywhere. I built an Office 2.0 Setup around Gmail and Salesforce.com, and I must say that it's working pretty well. So, what's next? Well, all this works when you're managing megabytes of structured data and gigabytes of documents. But what about hundreds of gigabytes of structured data and tens of terabytes of documents? Can you make the overall workflow scale by three or four ord... More About: Envelope
Data Visualization and Infographics
2008-01-14 20:10:00 Awesome article on data visualization and infographics. More About: Data , Visualization
Extreme Productivity Seminar
2008-01-14 07:28:00 Between Intalio, the Office 2.0 Conference, my flight training as a commercial pilot, and my duties as father of an 11 months old baby girl, I tend to be fairly busy, and many people I meet wonder how I manage to fit all this into regular 24 hour days. In theory, the answer is pretty simple: apply David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology religiously, and use the best tools money can buy. In practice though, it takes a lot of personal discipline, and building a working system took many trials and errors. Today, this Extreme Productivity System is working pretty well, and I have decided to share it with anyone interested. [Continue...] More About: Seminar
Extreme Productivity Seminar
2008-01-14 07:28:00 Between Intalio, the Office 2.0 Conference, my flight training as a commercial pilot, and my duties as father of an 11 months old baby girl, I tend to be fairly busy, and many people I meet wonder how I manage to fit all this into regular 24 hour days. In theory, the answer is pretty simple: apply David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology religiously, and use the best tools money can buy. In practice though, it takes a lot of personal discipline, and building a working system took many trials and errors. Today, this Extreme Productivity System is working pretty well, and I have decided to share it with anyone interested. [Continue...] More About: Seminar
Office 2.0 Conference 2008
2008-01-10 01:53:00 The third edition of the Office 2.0 Conference will take place at the St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco, CA, on September 3-5, 2008 . The event's format will be similar to last year's, learning from the valuable lessons we received along the way. Please feel free to contact us for details on speaking and sponsorship opportunities.
Office 2.0 Conference 2008
2008-01-10 01:53:00 The third edition of the Office 2.0 Conference will take place at the St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco, CA, on September 3-5, 2008 . The event's format will be similar to last year's, learning from the valuable lessons we received along the way. Please feel free to contact us for details on speaking and sponsorship opportunities.
Happy New Year
2008-01-01 19:22:00 Regular blogging to resume soon... More About: New Year , Social Networking , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Happy New Year
2008-01-01 19:22:00 Regular blogging to resume soon... More About: New Year , Social Networking , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Marc Orchant
2007-12-10 06:14:00 Today is a sad day for we lost a great friend. Rest in peace Marc . Givre matinalAvec ma canne je dessineLe Mont Fuji
Marc Orchant
2007-12-10 06:14:00 Today is a sad day for we lost a great friend. Rest in peace Marc . Givre matinalAvec ma canne je dessineLe Mont Fuji
On The Road Again
2007-11-15 19:27:00 Intalio recently released Intalio|BPMS 5.0, and the feedback we got from our customers and partners was phenomenal. Today, we're getting ready to unveil our vision for our next product release, and we've decided to share it with customers and partners first, then analysts and the press second, through two road shows. The first will take place in late November and early December this year, and the second will be organized in the first half of Q1 next year. Please join us at the following locations if you would like to learn more about what we are up to. [Continue...] More About: Road , On The Road , The Road
On The Road Again
2007-11-15 19:27:00 Intalio recently released Intalio|BPMS 5.0, and the feedback we got from our customers and partners was phenomenal. Today, we're getting ready to unveil our vision for our next product release, and we've decided to share it with customers and partners first, then analysts and the press second, through two road shows. The first will take place in late November and early December this year, and the second will be organized in the first half of Q1 next year. Please join us at the following locations if you would like to learn more about what we are up to. [Continue...] More About: Road , On The Road , The Road
Industrial Design
2007-10-10 12:03:00 I just received my first Apple Wireless Keyboard, and once again I am amazed at Apple's mastery of the art of industrial design. This little piece of anodized aluminum is a thing of beauty, from the clean one-piece design (extruded profile), to the machined stainless steel cap for the battery compartment, and to the microscopic laser-drilled holes that make a green LED appear out of nowhere when the device is turned on. Absolutely, positively amazing. [Continue...] More About: Design , Industrial , Industrial Design
Industrial Design
2007-10-10 12:03:00 I just received my first Apple Wireless Keyboard, and once again I am amazed at Apple's mastery of the art of industrial design. This little piece of anodized aluminum is a thing of beauty, from the clean one-piece design (extruded profile), to the machined stainless steel cap for the battery compartment, and to the microscopic laser-drilled holes that make a green LED appear out of nowhere when the device is turned on. Absolutely, positively amazing. [Continue...] More About: Design , Industrial , Industrial Design
Dock Redux
2007-10-09 12:03:00 Now that we have dramatically simplified our design for the Redux Model 1 tablet, time has come to focus on its accessories. Developing the concept for a magnetic keyboard was fun, but it's not really practical, and there is no way we could bring that to market by September next year. Beside, we're not convinced that blending the dock and the keyboard into a single accessory is that good of an idea anyway. Instead, we have decided to take a modular approach, and to develop a standalone dock instead, complemented by off the shelf matching accessories, such as Apple's iPod Touch, Wireless Keyboard, and Bluetooth Headset. [Continue...] More About: Dock
Dock Redux
2007-10-09 12:03:00 Now that we have dramatically simplified our design for the Redux Model 1 tablet, time has come to focus on its accessories. Developing the concept for a magnetic keyboard was fun, but it's not really practical, and there is no way we could bring that to market by September next year. Beside, we're not convinced that blending the dock and the keyboard into a single accessory is that good of an idea anyway. Instead, we have decided to take a modular approach, and to develop a standalone dock instead, complemented by off the shelf matching accessories, such as Apple's iPod Touch, Wireless Keyboard, and Bluetooth Headset. [Continue...] More About: Dock
Revision Four
2007-10-08 12:03:00 Over the past two weeks, we added many features to our marketing requirements for the Redux Model 1. This gave us a sense for what could be done. Then, we ruthlessly trimmed the feature set down, which allowed us to discover what should be done. Following this process, we researched which alternative chipsets could best support our requirements, and stumbled upon Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon. From the very little information currently available, it looks like we found a perfect match, assuming that we could source the necessary components, and follow an extremely aggressive development schedule. [Continue...] More About: Revision
Revision Four
2007-10-08 12:03:00 Over the past two weeks, we added many features to our marketing requirements for the Redux Model 1. This gave us a sense for what could be done. Then, we ruthlessly trimmed the feature set down, which allowed us to discover what should be done. Following this process, we researched which alternative chipsets could best support our requirements, and stumbled upon Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon. From the very little information currently available, it looks like we found a perfect match, assuming that we could source the necessary components, and follow an extremely aggressive development schedule. [Continue...] More About: Revision
Who Needs Connectors?
2007-10-07 12:03:00 Now that we got rid of all buttons, we're taking a hard look at the connectors and slots offered by the Redux Model 1, trying to limit their number to the bare minimum, or to get rid of them altogether. This is a pretty radical approach, but our device is a pretty radical one anyway, so why not? [Continue...]
Who Needs Connectors?
2007-10-07 12:03:00 Now that we got rid of all buttons, we're taking a hard look at the connectors and slots offered by the Redux Model 1, trying to limit their number to the bare minimum, or to get rid of them altogether. This is a pretty radical approach, but our device is a pretty radical one anyway, so why not? [Continue...] More About: Needs
Who Needs Buttons?
2007-10-06 12:03:00 Yesterday, we reviewed some questions regarding the design of the Redux Model 1, including how many buttons we wanted to offer. Compared to Apple's iPhone, we went from 4 to 2, then from 2 to 1. Today, we're questioning whether we need any buttons at all. In fact, we're convinced that we do not, and the Redux Model 1 might very well become the first personal computing device designed with no buttons. [Continue...] More About: Needs , Buttons
Who Needs Buttons?
2007-10-06 12:03:00 Yesterday, we reviewed some questions regarding the design of the Redux Model 1, including how many buttons we wanted to offer. Compared to Apple's iPhone, we went from 4 to 2, then from 2 to 1. Today, we're questioning whether we need any buttons at all. In fact, we're convinced that we do not, and the Redux Model 1 might very well become the first personal computing device designed with no buttons. [Continue...] More About: Buttons
Bill of Materials and Open Questions
2007-10-05 16:47:00 At Monolab, the company organizing the Office 2.0 Conference, we like to eat our own dog food and put our money where our mouth is. For this reason, the first two editions of the conference were organized using Office 2.0 tools only (more on our setup there). We will do the same for the third edition, but we would like to raise the bar a bit too. Quite a bit in fact, so much so that we have decided to build the Redux Model 1 using the very same tools. That should make for an interesting challenge and a good learning experience, which we will keep documenting on this blog. [Continue...] More About: Questions , Open , Materials , Bill , Materia
Computer on Module
2007-10-04 12:03:00 The development of the Redux Model 1 is switching to overdrive. Yesterday, we found a partner for the industrial design and the multi-touch interface. Today, we identified one for the Computer on Module , which is the most complex part of the overall project. Here is what it will look like. [Continue...]
Revision Three
2007-10-03 12:03:00 The original idea for the Redux Model 1 Mobile Internet Device (MID) was announced less than a month ago. The first week was spent working on the overall form factor. The second week brought a first design candidate based on the OpenMoko platform. The third week lead to a second design architected around the OLPC XO. For the fourth week of work, we have a third revision ready, and this one looks very much like a winner. Not only did we identify most components for the main logic board, but we also found a suitable reference industrial design to house them. Best of all, we might even have a way to improve upon the iPhone's already amazing design, by bringing the first Multi-Touch/Dual-Force device to market. Not bad, not bad at all... [Continue...] More About: Revision
Software and Services
2007-10-02 12:03:00 What can be learned from Apple's iPhone is that what makes a device successful is not just the quality of its hardware, but the integration of hardware, software, and online services into an extraordinary user experience. The iPhone's Visual Voicemail is a perfect example for such an integration. The same thinking process should be applied to the Redux Model 1's design. Here are some ideas along these lines. [Continue...] More About: Software , Services
Magnetic Keyboard
More articles from this author:2007-10-01 12:03:00 Now that the high-level design for the Redux Model 1 is nearing completion, we should focus our attention on the optional keyboard, or set of optional keyboards should I say, for we might build two of them, as indicated in this past article. [Continue...] More About: Keyboard , Magnetic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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