What’s the deal with…Augmented Reality?

September 1, 2009

In the tech community, some folks have been talking about “augmented reality” for years. But only recently has it started to really catch the attention of a more mainstream crowd. What is this seemingly sci-fi catchphrase, and why should you be paying attention?

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Social Media is not Web 2.0. Or Web 3.0.

August 11, 2009

No one talks about Web 2.0 anymore. This may be because we now talk about social media, and at first blush, we may assume the terms are interchangeable. Sure, Web 2.0 was a great term to use to describe the evolution of Websites: from ‘Web 1.0’, when we went online to read, and ‘Web 2.0’ [...]

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August 5, 2009

While at Resource Interactive, I took training in and worked on several products with the ATG product suite. ATG is at the core an e-commerce solutions provider, with a stated goal as follows: Our goal: to power the world’s most engaging and rewarding online shopping experiences. We are our customers’ first stop in providing the [...]

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Designing the Moment Book Review

July 9, 2009

In his first book, Designing the Obvious, Robert Hoekman, Jr. described seven core tenets of great Web application design: Build only what’s necessary Quickly turn beginning users into intermediates Prevent errors whenever possible and handle the errors we cannot prevent gracefully Reduce and refine interactions and task flows until even the most complicated applications are [...]

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Google vs Microsoft: the Operating System Wars

July 8, 2009

Sometimes 140 characters just isn’t enough.. Mark Scholl just tweeted: “Google now making an OS. Strategy of taking on Microsoft by becoming Microsoft?” That is absolutely the only information I have on the OS. But yes, I already have thoughts. My immediate response (but I have plenty more thoughts I’ll have to return to later, [...]

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Rolling out the Denver Roller Dolls Online Marketing Efforts

July 7, 2009

In addition to being a marathon runner, I also recently started skating with one of the top ranked roller derby leagues in the nation, the Denver Roller Dolls. In addition to skating, every member of the league must serve on a committee. When I joined in January 2009, I made the simple choice to join [...]

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5 suggestions for print designers moving to web

May 28, 2009

I’m not a web designer, by any means. Sure, I have a graphic design certificate, but my design skills pretty well peaked in 2003 when I completed the online program (although my portfolio is still featured on the sessions.edu site!) But as someone who’s been taking amazing designs and making them functional for close to [...]

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Beyond Web-Safe Fonts

May 19, 2009

Have you ever wondered why most websites use the same handful of fonts? There are only a limited number of fonts that every computer ships with. These are known as “web-safe fonts“, and most developers stay within that selection to ensure a consistent experience for all site visitors. So how do you get beyond Verdana [...]

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What is IT? Information vs Interactive Technology

April 28, 2009

The inevitable business card exchange occurs at a networking event. You meet Jay Simpson, who tells you he’s an IT director. IT? What does that even mean anymore?

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3D – the next generation of CAPTCHAs

March 26, 2009

Whether or not they’re familiar with the term, most Internet users have encountered a CAPTCHA. The contrived acronym stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart,” and the most common incarnation is an obscured series of letters and numbers that the site visitor must visually decipher and type in. The [...]

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