Archive for March, 2008
A bulletin board system (BBS) is an internet application that allows sharing and exchange of files and messages on a network. This is similar to the bulletin boards found on offices and homes. Before the World Wide Web arrived, the BBS was the primary kind of online community. It could be accessible from a dial-up modem, Telnet and the Internet. It is text-based but recent versions have a graphical and interactive user interface. Most BBSes talk about a particular topic and some discuss general topics. Despite the advances in internet technology, the BBS is still used in some parts of the world up to this day.
March 22 2008 | Information | No Comments »
The Internet. Now that you are used to it, a group of researchers would like to take it away from you. For good.
According to the (admittedly) small group — the Internet we use today is obsolete and needs a new face to give it new life before it dies and takes all of us with it.
Time magazine reports Dipankar Raychaudhuri, a Rutgers University professor, who is currently overseeing three different projects aimed at killing the Internet as we know it now, as saying the time is ripe for a new and better version.
The Internet works well in many situations but was designed for completely different assumptions. It’s sort of a miracle that it continues to work well today.
March 20 2008 | Information | No Comments »
6) Easy interaction
Make it easy for users to interact. Example of this is rating files by clicking on a star or buying things by clicking links.
7) Design your interaction
Create a story between your interface elements. Make them dynamic and interesting.
Announce transitions
Inform the user during lightweight operations that don’t leave the page with progress indicators that keep the user engaged.
9) Objects
Think in terms of Rich Internet Objects. Once created it can be searched and shared.
This list is not complete. You could search for more over the internet and make a few of your tips to share.
March 15 2008 | Application | No Comments »
1) Direct interaction
Where there is output, allow input to come int. Use drag and drop only where it is needed. Put tools as close to objects being edited.
2) Inviting pages
Use hover to invite users to interact further.
3) Instead of page transitions, use pop-ups
Make these light and in-context so these will not bother the users. These will serve as annexed areas for your page.
4) Use slide-outs
Slide outs are very useful in desktop tools. Make use of them creatively.
5) The page switch
This is a context boundary that the user may choose to cross or not. This is a place that many of your users will lose interest and no longer follow you, so use with caution.
March 13 2008 | Application | No Comments »
The name of the game is Rich Internet Applications (RIA), and imaging solutions leader Adobe has just created an Open Source framework to help create such Web content — Flex — as well as a vehicle to run them — AIR.
At a technology summit on Thursday, to point at such RIA possibilities, Adobe showcased a number of compelling applications where both tools have already been deployed by corporates ranging from e-Bay to the New York Times to breathe new life into their Internet portals. RIA constituted a “massive unstoppable movementâ€, of which they should be a part, delegates were told.
Data will flow to users who will get to decide at what point they want to quit the ‘Cloud’ and revert to the offline mode of their desktops.
March 10 2008 | Information | No Comments »
As of March, the iPhone and iPod Touch account for 0.23 percent of U.S. Web traffic, while the business-friendly Symbian-based Nokia devices come in second place, though StatCounter did not provide their traffic percentage. Globally, Nokia comes in tops at 0.25 percent and the iPhone and iPod Touch second at 0.08 percent.
It’s been on the market for just six months, and already the iPhone (plus its Wi-Fi-only variant, the iPod Touch) is the most used mobile browser for Internet access in the U.S. At No. 2 is the Symbian OS used in Nokia’s devices. Globally, the two positions are reversed. In either case, Windows Mobile — in all its versions — is just a blip.
March 01 2008 | Information | No Comments »