Guest Proposition: Target:_blank

(this post was written by Kyle on April 28, 2009, and it concerns & & )

In which an FI community member asks for your opinion on a site-usability topic.

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Mega Apple filing details next-gen ‘multi-touch input surface’

(this post was written by Kyle on February 22, 2008, and it concerns & & )

From Apple Insider’s Mega Apple filing details next-gen ‘multi-touch input surface’: “The latest patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at a next-generation multi-touch ’surface’ that would combine typing, pointing, scrolling, and handwriting capabilities into a single ergonomic design aimed at replacing traditional input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet.”

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Rumor: Aqua to be replaced with Illuminous

(this post was written by Kyle on December 11, 2006, and it concerns & & & )

Here’s a fun, Mac-related rumor. From Aqua UI to be replaced with Illuminous: “Apple Gazette has received a tip from an Apple insider that the Mac OS Aqua User Interface will be replaced with a new UI named Illuminous.”

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Contrasting Ideas About Web Application Design

(this post was written by Kyle on March 21, 2006, and it concerns & & )

For all you folks who are interested in Web 2.0 and user interfaces, check out this fascinating analysis by Ted Power over at dip.lodoc.us: Yahoo Mail vs. Gmail: Contrasting Ideas About Web Application Design

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Who really needs to turn the pages?

(this post was written by Kyle on March 5, 2006, and it concerns & )

Over at the Institute for the Future of the Book, there’s an interesting post that asks e-book readers and developers, “Who really needs to turn the pages?” The British Library has set up a program that they’re calling “Turning the Pages,” where visitors can get their virtual hands on some of the libraries most treasured [...]

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Google Can Make the U.I. for the Web

(this post was written by Kyle on March 5, 2006, and it concerns & )

Greg Linden has posted some interesting notes and thoughts on the future of Google, which originated from an analyst’s presentation that Google gave on Friday. While there’s a lot of stuff in it, the thing that caught my eye was the following note to slide number 12, which spoke of different ways that Google could [...]

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Think Desire

(this post was written by Kyle on April 22, 2005, and it concerns & & & )

[Originally posted on MuchTooMuch]
Why hasn’t Apple changed the way we experience the Web?
It wouldn’t be difficult for it to do. It wouldn’t depend on a new standard that needs acceptance, nor any work on the side of site designers. It also wouldn’t need a plug-in to work. All the company would have to do is [...]

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