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iToldYouSo ...
Apple has pre-announced their TV-integration product, tentatively named iTV.
This is exactly what I’ve predicted the long-rumored “Asteroid” product to be. Since Apple embraced video on the iPod it’s been a simple conclusion that Airport Express and Front Row would end up in a targeted device. Lately I wondered if they were going to simply produce a Mac [...]
Going plazes ...
Plazes has promoted their new version, essentially going from 1.0beta to 2.0beta. It’s very “Web 2.0″ in design (except the corners are sharp) and it doesn’t look like anything has changed from the private pre-beta test. The new interface is much easier to understand, with simplified user and place profiles.
Good UI sighting ...
Technorati has a wonderful solution for shielding users from accidental destructive action: offer an undo link along with the response message:
This is much less disruptive than an “are you sure?” dialog, which are often ignored by confirmation fatigued users. It may seem too subtle, but designers are already tasked with tastefully drawing attention to response [...]
There has been much ado over the last year about identity. Most of the early plays were centralized thinly-veiled attempts to own your identity. Even many of the 2.0 systems depend on the solvency of a managing organization. SAML is a big heavy beast as you might expect from a committee.
So, I was very excited in [...]
Police 2.0 ...