24 other posts tagged "media"

Should JavaScript devs build real things?
Wednesday, August 21st 2013
JavaScript is leaving the browser and entering the real world. Is this just a bunch of web devs playing with hardware or are we starting to see a fundamental shift in the direction web technologies are taking?
An 18 minute read (4.6k words).
The ClickFail of Australian Retail.
Tuesday, November 20th 2012
The coming of age of online retail in Australia crashed and burned in Australia tonight due to lack of preparation and hubris. It could have been so different.
A 5 minute read (1.4k words).
Datatium - a material to create responsive experiences
Friday, October 19th 2012
Device responsive design is only one part of context. These are the sketch notes that underpinned a talk at WDS2012 on the wider aspects of using data in responsive design approaches.
A 23 minute read (6.0k words).
Web Facilitated Play in the Real World
Wednesday, July 25th 2012
How can physical interaction with digital media augment the experience of both and what part does the web have to play in this space?
A 6 minute read (1.7k words).
Humanising the Internet of Things
Friday, February 24th 2012
Just making your device "smart" isn't enough - it needs to also be usable. The human aspects of IoT are consistently forgotten in this new interaction space.
A 9 minute read (2.3k words).
We are the champions... of the web
Thursday, November 3rd 2011
The "problem" with the web is it's lack of control, but it doesn't need control, it only needs an unruly mass of champions to defend it and let the process unfold to win.
A 3 minute read (753 words).
Neo-Futurism in the Information Age
Monday, October 17th 2011
Finally the gloom of the GFC appears past and the web community are attempting to dream big ideas again - a summary of WDS11.
A 3 minute read (718 words).
On a post-flash world and Adobe's place within it
Tuesday, October 4th 2011
Sacred cows in the Adobe world finally appear to be on the BBQ. Recent signals from the tooling company suggest Flash may finally be about to die - and not too soon.
A 3 minute read (800 words).
Device API - Applications of DeviceMotion & DeviceOrientation
Thursday, September 15th 2011
Modern smartphones are jam-packed with sensors attached to them. This data is now available for use in the mobile web browser too. Here's some things you can do with them.
A 5 minute read (1.2k words).
The web of intent
Monday, August 8th 2011
Web applications could handle common tasks such as sharing or pinning using an Intent oriented design.
A 5 minute read (1.4k words).
Android fragmentation: really not a big deal
Tuesday, January 18th 2011
This is a post I've been mulling over for a while and it now seems the right time to put my thoughts down around the issue of Android Fragmentation. There has been a lot of talk amongst the community about this and…
A 7 minute read (1.9k words).
Computers are finally becoming personal
Monday, January 10th 2011
After going back to work, it dawned on me that I hadn't used a computer for nearly two weeks - evident in the fact that I spent my first day back getting helplessly finger-twisted using a keyboard. Two weeks away from a…
A 3 minute read (842 words).
Thingstreams - the future of product / consumer dialogue
Tuesday, July 20th 2010
As consumers engage more directly with each other, how to brands understand what is happening in the "backchannel"?
A 5 minute read (1.3k words).
Adobe - Narayen's kingdom for a plan...
Tuesday, April 13th 2010
Adobe's public fracas with Apple over lack of flash on iThings and Google open sources VP8 - it's been a tough couple of weeks for Adobe with no signs of getting better. Cries of "My kingdom for a plan" may just about to…
A 6 minute read (1.6k words).
An Open Internet call to arms
Tuesday, March 23rd 2010
Having watched the trainwreck that is the Australian Internet Filter and Senator Conroy's single minded obsession to go down in history as the "man who removed free speech from Australia" I can't help but notice two…
A 3 minute read (883 words).
iPad - ALMOST great
Thursday, January 28th 2010
The iPad hardware is outstanding in its simplicity but is a little weak presently on the software but will get better.
A 2 minute read (458 words).
AdMob purchase opens door to new funding models
Monday, November 9th 2009
The AdMob purchase by Google paves the way for some interesting developer funding opportunities
A 2 minute read (503 words).
Phorm over function?
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008
Phorm is, and will continue to be for some time I think a hugely divisive issue online. BBC have another story today about it, this time having spoken to the various security companies like F-Secure, McAffee etc about…
A 2 minute read (504 words).
DVD Jon strikes again
Wednesday, February 20th 2008
DVD Jon or Jon Lech Johansen as he is more commonly known gets a lot of love here. This great Norwegian famously broke the DVD encryption put in place by the big firms with the release of some software primarily aimed at…
A 2 minute read (570 words).
Why industries can still be revolutionised on the web
Tuesday, February 12th 2008
I'm a bit of a cynic really. Anyone that's trawled through the depths of this blog will know that I have a fairly acid tongue when it comes to technology. I am a walking example of the phrase "familiarity breeds contempt…
A 3 minute read (864 words).
The warm glow of site launch
Tuesday, January 8th 2008
I've been in this game a long time but there is still nothing sweeter than launching a site after spending a months building it with your team and the client. As a TD, site launch brings a mix of emotion - fatigue from…
A 1 minute read (253 words).
Potent messages of impotent industries
Friday, December 21st 2007
I should probably know better than to open my mouth but the obvious has to be stated on this one. For anyone that is net Savvy enough to know what BitTorrent is, the news that TorrentSpy has just lost its court case…
A 2 minute read (587 words).
Let the new gaming witch hunt begin
Monday, October 15th 2007
I'm in my thirties now and I've been playing computer games from the age of about four when my dad first brought home the venerable Vic 20 - partly because he was doing a computer science degree at University but mostly…
A 3 minute read (739 words).
DRMed for Life
Thursday, May 3rd 2007
In the news recently has been the whole thing about not only the copy protection on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray disks being cracked but people posting digg links with decryption keys in them. I can understand Digg's position in…
A 3 minute read (666 words).