tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312351342012-02-20T00:55:55.554-08:00A bunch of ideas and thoughts on software, hardware and the future.Patricknoreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31235134.post-56947255582033107842012-01-26T19:01:00.000-08:002012-01-26T19:01:28.107-08:00

Recently I have been considering methods of search hierarchies. Unlike flat data sets searching hierarchies presents a challenge in terms of how you present the search results. The solution that was finally settled upon was to present the full hierarchy with result items marked with an icon. This effort has led me to propose two search patterns: Search Find Search This is you standard

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I would like to suggest that a new kind of war is about to emerge. This new kind of war is the result of combination of a number of technological advances: UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) The ability for UAVs to deliver precision guided weaponry UAV operations from aircraft carriers the Small Diameter Bomb and the Switchblade kamikaze drone I believe the ability to effectively militarily

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I am a keen videographer. I edit all of the content I shoot and sometimes I get sent content to edit. A recent later event was an edit for a Bulkan Brass outfit Opa. Opa - Pushka On viewing the above clip you will see the style of video editing is quite minimalist. That is to say, a very small amount of video was used in the creation of clip. Small video clips have been repeated in various

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Not that Microsoft is not already in a commanding position against competing consoles Playstation and Wii, but there is never room for complacency. The time is now for the Xbox and here are one users thoughts to press the advantage. Incomplete Kinect OS integrationCurrently if you have a Kinect you can only utilize it to navigate the Kinect aspect of the Xbox OS user interface. From the

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My previous post “When is analysis core use case” has resulted in considerable discussion with customers and peers on the question of analysis use cases. In this post I will try to make the case for contextually driven analysis over the more traditional what I describe as free standing or pure analysis. In my “When is analysis core use case?” post I proposed: - that in the great majority of

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I'm not the type of person who sits down at my computer and does analysis. Actually I believe that the majority of other computers are in the same boat. Sure, like anyone I use charts and graphs to provide analysis on topics that I am interested in. But in the normal course of events analysis is not something I set out to do but rather something that supports what I am trying to do. Let's

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Are you designing a web application for desktop or even mobile use? If so if you don't know about tool called "Balsamiq" it's time you were acquainted. I've been designing applications for the web and mobile devices for quite a few years now and Balsamiq Mockups from Balsamiq Studios is a core part of my toolkit. The following are ten reasons why I think you should consider using it on your

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Recently I have been thinking a lot about what value cloud based services can bring to enterprise applications. This post focuses on the potential of "Office" services similar to that of Google Docs to add value to enterprise apps. Firstly a definition so you well better understand what i'm talking about. office artifact - this is the term I am using to describe templates normally created

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Like many I expect, I find myself thinking increasingly about the design of touch based software applications. Touch user interfaces have been around for quite along time. I remember using a Canon color photocopier in my teens that utilized a touch screen interface. However in this case there were no swipe or pinch gestures as found in Apple's iPhone or iPad. I think it is fair to say that

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As the saying goes “nothing is certain but death and taxes”. With such a large number of Facebook users the number of individuals with accounts who have already passed away and will pass away in the future is not inconsiderable.What happens to these (ghost) accounts? Assuming the only way to end a Facebook account is to login to the account and cancel it. Which requires the correct username and

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This paper describes an emerging utilization of dynamic menus now common across the major browsers within software applications. IntroductionTraditionally menu systems for software applications have been static. That is to say the menu system that appears remains same throughout the session, with minor modifications due to context. However in recent years all the major Internet browsers, starting

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Working in the area of software design, it's probably not a surprise to hear that I spend a lot of time in front of my computer. It seems whether it is a work day or not, I am within the cornucopia of transactions that make up an online existence. The combined result of all this time spent is an online identity. I like to think of my online identity as an extension of my ego. And it is this type

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PrefaceThis document is a work in progress, I'm updating it each day while i'm away in Thailand on holiday. With a bit of luck it will be complete before I get back. SynopsisIt is increasingly clear designers are in need of a tool to enable them to prototype RIA’s. From the evidence displayed in the following article The interaction designers coffee break it is also clear that there is currently

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Detention; it sounds more like the kind of thing you get at school for not doing your homework. That was bad, I remember doing my share of Saturday mornings at high school, but at least after, you got to enjoy the rest of weekend. This kind of detention was prison without the need for much, if any due process. And weekends, well I couldn't even tell you what day it is. I have no access to media

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IntroductionJust where did the term "surfing the web" come from? Surfing implies a natural, smooth, continuous experience, far from the current web surfing reality which is a series of hard cuts between one screen and the next. To be fair, this reality is a legacy of an immature Internet infrastructure optimised for low bandwidth and limited processing power. However things change quickly,

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This document describes a system to reuse edocs stack XML output capability as the basis for asynchronous report creation. As such this system represents a light weight solution to reporting for very large customers in comparison with the online analytics support within eBilling which requires considerable computing resources to deliver real time results to very large B2B customers. Introduction

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SynopsisThis document proposes a new Flex based graphical user interface GUI for online reporting systems. Although the concepts presented within could be applied generically to any online reporting application the Telecom Italia TAM implementation by edocs 2004 has been used as the basis for all the designs. This TAM product is now integrated into the Oracle Self Service Suite eBilling product.

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robbery assault Cnr. of Preston and Reynard 11.15am "I'll take these love", I said pushing the fat plastic Coke, a super sized Mars and cellophane of salt & vinegar chips toward the cash register. Finding opportunity was getting easier. With gf waiting in the Toyota around the corner, I was about to make the first score of the day and I think the Asian girl calculating in front of me could feel

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The Sync Thinking back (I have plenty of time for that where I am now), Mrs Wilson the band grandmother and fellow second trombonist was well ahead of the curve when she put foot her on mine, stopping me from tapping in time as I played. She lent over to let me know that broadcasting tempo via the floorboards was not done and by the way - "I was way off". In ensemble performance, internalizing

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Recognised as a hopeless case..The line, why must I always end up waiting for the jumbo with the pizza platter stack of DVDs so high, you might consider her a credit risk, the himbo emo weighted with possibly 10% of the graphic novel collection and the loud asian girl little mermaid game in hand reciting her every thought to the world. I guess you don't care, to you I'm just another sorry case.

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RX24 – UAV domestic law enforcement surveillance system Over the years the UAV has become an increasingly important surveillance-gathering tool for military organizations all over the world. In the military UAVs are used to support a range of missions, from overhead surveillance to target identification and more recently - delivery of ordinance. The rapid growth of the global UAV market

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SynopsisA description of a web utility to enable users to store all their bills and receipts be they electronic or paper basedIntroductionThe ever-increasing utility of the Internet leaves more and more consumers with a mix of paper and electronic bills and receipts to collect and file for taxation purposes. e-Folio looks to add value to users by providing a simple way for consumers to create and

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SynopsisThe paper discusses the product configuration user experience (current approaches and their associated problems) and proposes a new solution which holds the promise to make many of these problems go away.What is configuration?Configuration is a common aspect of eCommerce applications. At a high level eCommerce can be broken down into the following three process flows:Browsing and

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SynopsisA discussion on the integration of task focused UI approach to customer relationship management (CRM) applications.IntroductionWith the emergence of CRM in the 1990 came the promise of changing the way businesses interacted with customers. However delivering on this promise is a challenge - the high volume of records involved are difficult and expensive to keep, track and maintain.CRM

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PrefaceIt is expected that the content of this document represents a significant change in approach to (web application) user interface design from the current Siebel culture. The ideas represented within come from outside Siebel and are based on knowledge gained from the 100+ self service applications implemented by edocs in 2004. Unlike traditional CRM, the self service user interface is

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Some HistoryInitially there was Electronic Bill Presentation and Payment (EBPP) which was grown into Online Account Managment (OAM) by slicing billing content up into logical chunks and spreading it out over a number of pages and adding in profile management functionality. Then we OAM was upgraded to Self Service (CSS) by adding a portal style dashboard and adding service management functionality

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Simulation as mass media Real time event simulation discussion paper. Synopsis A discussion and set of examples showing the broad utility of capturing physical events in real time to simulate them online. Preface This paper is a result of further thinking about the potential application of movement capture systems. If you too are interested in speculation on this subject please take a look at

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PrefaceOn going support is a major piece of any piece of any product vendor from white goods manufacturer to web application developer.Traditionally companies have provided support for their products inside the box in the form of a paper based manual. In the last decade we have seen companies, especially computer software and hardware vendors leverage the web for free support and charges

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SynopsisA Sticky Beak is an (Australian) slang term used to describe a person who is overly curious about the activities of others. An appropriate name for a website that’s sole purpose is to allow sticky beak’s to post the results of their curiosity and distribute it for the world to see. Please take into account this document is a work in progress with included screens a first guess at the

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Chapter 1Wakeup call The digital back lit LCD display on the cheap clock radio next to the bed reads 2:24. I notice now the noise that has woken me up – my mobile is hovering along the bedside table vibrating while emitting a classic movie telephone sample “dring dringggg”. Sitting up I grab the spongy piece of silicon plastic and fold it open.It’s my father. Quite honestly I can’t remember the

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Muzak (wikipedia)Elevator music, also known as lift music (in the UK), piped music or muzak, refers to the gentle, bland instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for play in shopping malls, grocery stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), cruise ships, airports, and of course, elevators. The term is also frequently applied as a generic term for any form of Easy

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Synopsis The paper looks to answer the following questions:Is it likely that the Wimote will come across to the PC?What would be the impact if a WII like controller became available to the PC?What kinds of interfaces could be developed to take advantage of this new controller and what could they look like? Introduction I don't think anyone interested in user interface design didn't sit up and

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Introduction In the recent past I have interested in the potential of converting exersize equipment from hardware into software. Previously in my "dance sampling vision" document I described a number of systems to enable this but at that time no low cost controller capable of recognising movement all three axes existed. As a result to build the systems I was describing would have required a

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Vision Document Contents at a glance Introduction What is dance sampling? What does the market for a dance sampler look like? Sounds risky how would we get it to market with diverting considerable assets? Some product fiction This is a story that describes the emergence of dance sampling in a not too distant future. A product roadmap A logical progression of products based on the premise of dance

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SynopsisThe following paper provides a detailed description of what makes up a UI formula and an analysis of two Siebel applications from a UI formula perspective. A UI formulaA user interface formula can be defined as the formula used to generate the graphical user interface of a software product (in this case web application) during implementation.Why formulaic UI design?Strict implementation

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Designing user interfaces for a web applications is not rocket science. Niether is predicting optimal user experience the realm of mystic devination. Much of what works is documented as design patterns freely available to all.However it seems that recently it is has become fashionable to promote user centric design processes which while valid have the effect of dramatically slowing down

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