Author: Vince Kimball

10 UI dev situations. 10 UI dev situations: At Boxes & Arrowsm, Brian Krause describes ten common sticky situations when a group is trying to design an interface to a tool. He describes the symptom (what someone says when they disagree with you), the… [JD on MX]

An introduction to Twisted.  David Mertz: Network programming with the Twisted framework, Part 1« Twisted is an increasingly popular pure-Python framework for programming network services and applications. While there are a large number of loosely coupled modular components within Twisted, a central concept to the framework is the idea of non-blocking asynchronous servers.  … [Zope Newbies>]

Understanding information taxonomy helps build better apps. Builder.com article examines basic taxonomy overview. I'm particularly interested in seeing how IA subjects like this are presented to a wider audience of non-IA specialists. I wonder if a 2 page summary dumbs things down too much, or if it offers a way for interested readers to be… Continue reading Understanding information taxonomy helps build better apps

The Rapidly Changing Internet Experience. Can you feel it yet? News aggregators are dramatically changing the Internet experience. And quickly. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Two Florida cities in Milken's list of best U.S. cities. Two Florida cities — Fort Myers and West Palm Beach — took the third and fourth spots. [ABC Action News via Moreover]

Design According to Ive. At the launch of Apple's new Power Mac G5, Wired News was granted an exclusive tour of the new machines by Jonathan Ive, Apple's lead industrial designer. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

Austin American Statesman, TX – Laws needed to protect Web privacy, survey says. WASHINGTON — American consumers fundamentally misunderstand how Internet companies use their personal information, according to a new survey that concludes tougher federal privacy laws are needed. The study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, being released today, said 86 percent… Continue reading Laws needed to protect Web privacy, survey says

Apple: Panther Server Preview. Apple has posted a preview of Panther Server, which promises some interesting features before the end of 2003. [MacInTouch]

Fixing RSS's public-relations problem. Yesterday I spoke with two acquaintances, both of whom have decades-long track records in the high-tech biz, and neither of whom has ever used an RSS newsreader. When I mentioned RSS as an alternative to mailing lists, both said the same thing: “But I don't have time to visit 30 different… Continue reading Fixing RSS's public-relations problem