Vikram's Web Archive » Tech http://lb.viks.org Since interestingness isn't a search option... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:46:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Building a Webapp Around User-Workflow – Stack Overflow http://lb.viks.org/2010/08/12/building-a-webapp-around-user-workflow-stack-overflow/ http://lb.viks.org/2010/08/12/building-a-webapp-around-user-workflow-stack-overflow/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:22:29 +0000 v http://lb.viks.org/?p=3404 I think your right on that solid and engaging workflows are the key to successful user applications. As an example, consider this site (stackoverflow) which has an engaging and simple workflow around questions. It’s a great example. I have been thinking a lot about this as well. Let me point you to a couple resources. One is a fantastic article by Bret Victor, now of Apple. http://worrydream.com/MagicInk/. It is about software design as information design. This is a different idea than workflow but I think it boils down to the same thing, giving users meaning information graphics that they can act upon easily and answers their top questions. Read that article, it might change your perspective of software, it did mine. Second, is the concept of flow (work flow right?) that is used in game programming. Consider these core ideas from http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/flowtheory.htm:

We are up to the activity.

We are able to concentrate on the activity.

The activity has clear goals.

The activity has direct feedback.

We feel that we control the activity.

Our worries and concerns disappear.

Our subjective experience of time is altered.

These sound like ingredients of a great workflow to me.

Also you might read the IPhone UI docs and study Apple apps in general, they are generally the best in the world at building UIs with solid workflow.

[From: Building a Webapp Around User-Workflow - Stack Overflow]

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]]> http://lb.viks.org/2009/10/26/where-the-multitouch-devices-are-larry-larsen-channel-10/feed/ 0 Talking about Re: Netgear MCA1001 Connection problems – FiOS Internet – Verizon Community Forums http://lb.viks.org/2009/06/02/talking-about-re-netgear-mca1001-connection-problems-fios-internet-verizon-community-forums/ http://lb.viks.org/2009/06/02/talking-about-re-netgear-mca1001-connection-problems-fios-internet-verizon-community-forums/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:32:10 +0000 v http://lb.viks.org/2009/06/02/talking-about-re-netgear-mca1001-connection-problems-fios-internet-verizon-community-forums/ Talking about Re: Netgear MCA1001 Connection problems – FiOS Internet – Verizon Community Forums

The reason for the connection problem is probably because the Netgear MoCA network is interfering with the FIOS MoCA network. You need to make sure that both the Netgear MoCA MCA1001 and your MI424-WR are on the same MoCA network channel (or the same frequency).

I would suggest you to check and make sure that the Netgear devices are in “channel frequency scan mode” so that they can lock onto the MI424-WR frequency. If this does not resolve the problem, then most likely the MoCA encryption is enabled on your MI424-WR. I would then try enabling the encryption feature on the Netgear devices with the default password.

If you’re still having problem, check with FIOS tech support.

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2730p Functional Review

via Tablet PC and Mobile PC Forums – 2730p Functional Review – Page 1.

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TN Film, MVA, PVA and IPS – Which one’s for you?.

]]> http://lb.viks.org/2009/01/16/tn-film-mva-pva-and-ips-%e2%80%93-which-ones-for-you/feed/ 0 Re: “The system cannot find the file specified” USB MADNESS – TechNet Forums http://lb.viks.org/2008/12/11/re-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-usb-madness-technet-forums/ http://lb.viks.org/2008/12/11/re-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-usb-madness-technet-forums/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:04:45 +0000 v http://lb.viks.org/2008/12/11/re-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-usb-madness-technet-forums/ Re: "The system cannot find the file specified" USB MADNESS

Re: “The system cannot find the file specified” USB MADNESS – TechNet Forums.

]]> http://lb.viks.org/2008/12/11/re-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified-usb-madness-technet-forums/feed/ 0 Handling Flash Crowds from your Garage http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/08/handling-flash-crowds-from-your-garage/ http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/08/handling-flash-crowds-from-your-garage/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:08:09 +0000 v http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/08/handling-flash-crowds-from-your-garage/ Handling Flash Crowds from your Garage

]]> http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/08/handling-flash-crowds-from-your-garage/feed/ 0 Dmitrii blog : USB authentication tokens http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/06/dmitrii-blog-usb-authentication-tokens/ http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/06/dmitrii-blog-usb-authentication-tokens/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:44:18 +0000 v http://lb.viks.org/2008/07/06/dmitrii-blog-usb-authentication-tokens/ Dmitrii blog : USB authentication tokens

Smartcard replacements

[From: Dmitrii blog : USB authentication tokens]

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Routines are so fundamental to todays programming that they are essentially invisible. Thats the problem with routines: they only take a minute to learn, but a lifetime to master. If bad unstructured programming was possible, so is bad structured programming. You can write FORTRAN in any language.

[From: Coding Horror: The Greatest Invention in Computer Science]

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