I wrote a plugin for Google Desktop last year, and I got an offer to intern with the Desktop group. Last month I wrote another plugin for Google Calendar, they now use that code (with credit) in the newly-released Google Desktop, and I'm going back there for another internship.
Though the purpose of writing the plugin was never that, it did work out favorably for me.
when was the last time you saw Windows bluescreen?
Windows Server 2003, latest patches applied, running on mostly-Intel hardware with Intel drivers, bluescreens once a week with DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or something like that.
Word 2003 also has a feature by which you can lock the available formatting styles to the ones you have defined. If you go to Tools > Protect, and elect to protect the styles, it will disallow any manual formatting: the user must pick from one of the available, defined styles.
But of course, I switched to LaTeX: TeXShop and BibDesk make it a joy to use on the Mac.
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I have a similar browser detection script, but I don't want to antagonize my users. When they're using IE, I show them a text-only Google Firefox referral ad, and a brief note about why IE isn't quite as good.
But I avoid the most common mistake that browser detection creates, that is to lock people out of sites that are perfectly functional. Agreed, some of my interesting CSS magic doesn't show up, but I don't want to annoy my users -- just get them to use Firefox.
I also detect when Opera is faking itself as IE, and ask the user to set the user-agent string back to Opera, so that IE's web stats aren't overly inflated.
And after a long wait, it brought me back to where I was. A screen that said "Windows Live Gallery: Unable to retrieve data, please try again." (Opera 9)
I liked Camino better than Firefox (albeit not as much as Safari), but this particular bug has been a showstopper for me -- and it's been open since 2002. Camino can only save one password per domain. This is neither the behavior of Firefox nor Safari nor any other browesr I have used.
The most value I get out of Camino is for browsing some heavy AJAX sites that have not been tested with Safari. A few more iterations might make it better.
Patterns have proved to be practical solutions in software engineering problems. At various levels in user interface design, certain UI requirements dictate the use of certain designs. Although the specific needs of each customer are very different, there is some inherent similarity at least in the individual modules of a complex UI.
There is a huge body of knowledge in HCI / UI Design gained from research as well as practical experience of innumerable designers, but this is only effective if novice (and other) designers can learn from the victories/mistakes of those that came before them. Patterns are an effective way to codify this knowledge in a concise manner, yet maintaining everything relevant within the pattern definition.
Thus the value of patterns in UI design, among other things.
-Manas (Ph.D. student in Human-Computer Interaction)
I'm seeing my AdSense revenue increase after Analytics, and I've no reason to believe that the two things might be related at all. As before, I still see clicks worth really less, as well as those worth really more -- it's the number of clicks that has gone up, but the price per click is more or less the same as before Analytics.
Do this: switch on personalized search for yourself, http://www.google.com/psearch . Then, search for something and visit the links it shows you. Then go back to Personalized Search, and star the items you want to add. You can tag them, add notes, and there you go...
It's just not called Google Bookmarks yet.
Why would this be better than all of them starting to use Jabber/XMPP (which is an IETF standard anyway), if interoperability is all they want? Google Talk already uses it.
Hmm, I wonder if Google is a competitor to either of them in other markets...
Foxit reminds me of OS X's Preview every time I use it. Fast, lean, and loads quickly. It may not read some of the more advanced stuff that PDFs may contain, but it's great for previewing/printing. Free as in beer. No install required, so I even carry a copy on my thumbdrive.
Villagers: She's a witch! Burn her! Burn! Burn her!... Bedevere: Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether she is a witch. Villagers: Burn her! Burn! Burn her!... Bedevere: And what do you burn apart from witches? Villagers: More witches! Villagers: Wood! Bedevere: So, why do witches burn? Villager: 'Cause they're made of wood? Bedevere: Good! So, how do we tell whether she is made of wood? Villagers: Build a bridge out of her. Bedevere: Ah, but can you not also make bridges out of stone? Villagers: Oh, yeah. Bedevere: Does wood sink in water? Villagers: No, it floats! Throw her into the pond! Bedevere: What also floats in water? Villagers: Bread! Apples! Uh, very small rocks! Cider! Cherries! Churches! Lead! Arthur: A duck! Bedevere: Exactly. So, logically... Villagers: If she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood. Bedevere: And therefore? Villagers: A witch!
I agree; as a Virginia Tech grad student, one of our projects was to add a new module to Moodle. Although by no means easy (the code could be, well, better documented, etc.) it was doable.
But I think Sakai brings with it some assurance of support, which is what University Administrators look to favorably.
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I wrote a plugin for Google Desktop last year, and I got an offer to intern with the Desktop group. Last month I wrote another plugin for Google Calendar, they now use that code (with credit) in the newly-released Google Desktop, and I'm going back there for another internship.
Though the purpose of writing the plugin was never that, it did work out favorably for me.
when was the last time you saw Windows bluescreen?
Windows Server 2003, latest patches applied, running on mostly-Intel hardware with Intel drivers, bluescreens once a week with DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or something like that.
Word 2003 also has a feature by which you can lock the available formatting styles to the ones you have defined. If you go to Tools > Protect, and elect to protect the styles, it will disallow any manual formatting: the user must pick from one of the available, defined styles.
But of course, I switched to LaTeX: TeXShop and BibDesk make it a joy to use on the Mac.
I have a similar browser detection script, but I don't want to antagonize my users. When they're using IE, I show them a text-only Google Firefox referral ad, and a brief note about why IE isn't quite as good.
But I avoid the most common mistake that browser detection creates, that is to lock people out of sites that are perfectly functional. Agreed, some of my interesting CSS magic doesn't show up, but I don't want to annoy my users -- just get them to use Firefox.
I also detect when Opera is faking itself as IE, and ask the user to set the user-agent string back to Opera, so that IE's web stats aren't overly inflated.
Philips TVs watch you!
I'm intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
It's 42. The hard part is knowing the question.
Another thing I have been wondering about is what will happen when Microsoft decides to scrap MS Office for OS.X? What would Apple replace it with?
Pages and Keynote are already here, and much better than Office. It's highly likely that a spreadsheet editor is on the way.
And if they can't have their daily bread, let them have cake instead!
And after a long wait, it brought me back to where I was. A screen that said "Windows Live Gallery: Unable to retrieve data, please try again." (Opera 9)
The most value I get out of Camino is for browsing some heavy AJAX sites that have not been tested with Safari. A few more iterations might make it better.
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Patterns have proved to be practical solutions in software engineering problems. At various levels in user interface design, certain UI requirements dictate the use of certain designs. Although the specific needs of each customer are very different, there is some inherent similarity at least in the individual modules of a complex UI.
There is a huge body of knowledge in HCI / UI Design gained from research as well as practical experience of innumerable designers, but this is only effective if novice (and other) designers can learn from the victories/mistakes of those that came before them. Patterns are an effective way to codify this knowledge in a concise manner, yet maintaining everything relevant within the pattern definition.
Thus the value of patterns in UI design, among other things.
-Manas (Ph.D. student in Human-Computer Interaction)
I'm seeing my AdSense revenue increase after Analytics, and I've no reason to believe that the two things might be related at all. As before, I still see clicks worth really less, as well as those worth really more -- it's the number of clicks that has gone up, but the price per click is more or less the same as before Analytics.
Oh great, just the day my del.icio.us plugin for Google Desktop appears on their site ...
Do this: switch on personalized search for yourself, http://www.google.com/psearch . Then, search for something and visit the links it shows you. Then go back to Personalized Search, and star the items you want to add. You can tag them, add notes, and there you go ...
It's just not called Google Bookmarks yet.
Mounted vertically, maybe? I used to have two Dell 24" for a total of 2400 x 1920.
Oh, they'll just make up for it in volume.
Now that was udderly uncalled for!
Power corrupts. Power failure corrupts absolutely.
Why would this be better than all of them starting to use Jabber/XMPP (which is an IETF standard anyway), if interoperability is all they want? Google Talk already uses it.
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Hmm, I wonder if Google is a competitor to either of them in other markets
Foxit reminds me of OS X's Preview every time I use it. Fast, lean, and loads quickly. It may not read some of the more advanced stuff that PDFs may contain, but it's great for previewing/printing. Free as in beer. No install required, so I even carry a copy on my thumbdrive.
Villagers: She's a witch! Burn her! Burn! Burn her!...
Bedevere: Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether she is a witch.
Villagers: Burn her! Burn! Burn her!...
Bedevere: And what do you burn apart from witches?
Villagers: More witches!
Villagers: Wood!
Bedevere: So, why do witches burn?
Villager: 'Cause they're made of wood?
Bedevere: Good! So, how do we tell whether she is made of wood?
Villagers: Build a bridge out of her.
Bedevere: Ah, but can you not also make bridges out of stone?
Villagers: Oh, yeah.
Bedevere: Does wood sink in water?
Villagers: No, it floats! Throw her into the pond!
Bedevere: What also floats in water?
Villagers: Bread! Apples! Uh, very small rocks! Cider! Cherries! Churches! Lead!
Arthur: A duck!
Bedevere: Exactly. So, logically...
Villagers: If she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood.
Bedevere: And therefore?
Villagers: A witch!
I can't use this if it doesn't work in my browser, now, can I?
... works! (no surprises there!)
Google, on the other hand,
I agree; as a Virginia Tech grad student, one of our projects was to add a new module to Moodle. Although by no means easy (the code could be, well, better documented, etc.) it was doable. But I think Sakai brings with it some assurance of support, which is what University Administrators look to favorably.