User-friendly BI takes shape

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Linux Getting More User Friendly

Linux Getting More User Friendly 02/03/2003 10:14 AM
The old line on Linux that it was hard to install and harder to maintain is finally starting to give way: "...a fresh Redhat 8.0 install its amazing how far its come. The Font's, icon crispness and overall look is light years from where it was."

Is AOL More Ad-User Friendly?
(AdWeek.com)

Is AOL More Ad-User Friendly?
(AdWeek.com) 09/22/2004 06:38 PM
AdWeek.com - As an ad medium, America Online has struggled to compete with rivals Yahoo! and Microsoft's MSN. But nine-month AOL Me-dia Networks president Michael J. Kelly declares the Time Warner unit has turned the corner--and some advertisers and agencies agree.

The digital home takes shape

The digital home takes shape 08/13/2004 01:27 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Aug 12, 04:03 pm GMT

User-Friendly Form Validation with PHP
and CSS

User-Friendly Form Validation with PHP
and CSS 04/23/2004 07:14 PM
Any non-trivial web application processes form data, and every secure web application has to validate that data on the server. Balancing security with user-friendliness can be tricky. Jeff Cogswell demonstrates one approach.

'Virtual PC' Still Slow But More User
Friendly

'Virtual PC' Still Slow But More User
Friendly 03/30/2005 04:22 AM

By Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

XandrosOS: User-friendly to a fault

XandrosOS: User-friendly to a fault 02/16/2004 01:14 PM
Reg Review Linux with all the drawbacks of Windows

Another crack at user-friendly feeds

Another crack at user-friendly feeds 05/03/2004 07:57 AM

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Making DVDs user friendly

Making DVDs user friendly 02/01/2005 10:12 PM

I have been messing around with a similar conundrum. I have a PocketPC that I drag everywhere and just got a 1Gb SDIO card that works with it. I found a product called DVD2PPC which rips DVDs to WMV files compressed to the viewed on the PocketPC. It works pretty well. Sometimes the audio track is off. But for the most part it works. and I get 5-8 movies on my PPC.

I'll be that Apple is discussing with studios about movie downloads. The iPod is the perfect platform for this. My PocketPC plays video and it won't be long before iPods do.

I guess I’m not typical.

It’s rare for me to watch a DVD at home anymore. If I’m watching TV, it’s a basketball game, something on HDNet/Movies, or one of the HD channels, or something I Tivo’d. Typically Dave Chappelle or Law & Order.

About the only time I actually place an actual DVD into a DVD player is when it’s for my daughter.

That’s not to say I don’t want to watch DVDs, or I haven’t watched DVD’s. I do, and I have.

I watched them in hotel rooms on my PC. I’ve watched them on my PC when I’m on a plane.  Mostly, and I’m sure this was my fault for not being careful, I watched half ‘till the end, the other half until they stopped playing because of a scratch.

Is there anything more irritating than a scratched DVD?

So I thought I would do something about it. I have already written about how I think hard drives will have a significant part to play in how we experience and watch video content. What I hadn’t done personally was take the time to convert DVD’s I had PURCHASED to a format that could be easily stored on my new remote control sized, 80gbs Firelight.

My plan was to take the drive, stuff it with movies, and use it to launch movies I could watch on the road.

What a pain in the ass.

I used 3 different rippers. All pretty much worked in realtime. Slow. Tedius. Didn’t rip correctly every time.  My dream of taking 20 or so movies on the road with me died a sad death halfway through the boredom of coming back and checking to see if Dodgeball was done.

Which leads to the “aren’t I the customer here moment,” we all have.

Why isn’t an AVI, DIVX, WMV, MOV or any format of computer usable video put on one of the DVD’s ? Anything but those pain in the ass VOB files. Most DVD’s have the less than 1gbs in space left.

It can be copy protected for those studios with Piraphobia (fear of piracy).  I just need the ability to copy it 3 or 4 times (don’t want to be left off when I put it on my new 250gbs mobile drive next year ).

I would even pay a premium for it…Put a sticker on the package saying this DVD has a format compatible with PC hard drives.

Better yet, you could put it online. Let me put my DVD in, it checks your website for authenticity,  I give you my demographic information, you let me download a file I can put on my hard drive.

You win, the customer wins and guess what? When it comes time to buy a DVD, and it’s a toss up between the movie that makes it easy for me, the customer, vs. the one who doesn’t care about me. Guess which one I pick ?

If no one wants me as their customer, then I do more of what I’m starting to do now. I take the movies and tv shows I record from my computer based PVR and copy them to my little harddrive (in minutes for everything), and watch them on the road instead of buying your DVD’s.

Complications lose customers. Simplification gets customers. 

Related. ..

[Blog Maverick]

Windows Server 2003 SP1 Takes Shape

Windows Server 2003 SP1 Takes Shape 04/30/2004 03:09 PM
From Microsoft Watch: While most of the focus in Microsoft Service-Pack land has been on the forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft also pushing full-steam-ahead with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003. A new interim beta build of SP1 went to private testers earlier this week.

10 Easy Steps To A User Friendly Website

10 Easy Steps To A User Friendly Website 12/21/2003 02:33 AM
WebDevInfo Dec 21 2003 1:25AM ET

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 03/16/2003 10:59 AM
CUTE 0.1.3 released

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.9

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.9 08/03/2004 02:14 PM
A Scintilla-based, scriptable text editor.

Sony's User-Friendly Copy Block.

Sony's User-Friendly Copy Block. 11/10/2003 11:20 PM
Reuters: Sony's User-Friendly Copy Block. Extra crap on a CD does not make up for the inconvenience of DRM. The fact that a Sony CD only works with Sony portable music players is not like the iTunes Music Store only working with the iPod, since people have expectations that they can legally rip their legally-purchased CDs however they want. Give me a CD or nothing.

Sony's User-Friendly Copy Block

Sony's User-Friendly Copy Block 11/11/2003 05:51 AM
Sony's new CD technology would prevent copying songs to file-sharing sites -- the music industry's worst nightmare -- while still letting customers make copies for their own use.

Evolt.org: Making Tables User-friendly

Evolt.org: Making Tables User-friendly 10/01/2002 08:16 AM

O'Reilly: User-Friendly Form Validation
(PHP/CSS)

O'Reilly: User-Friendly Form Validation
(PHP/CSS) 04/23/2004 08:00 AM
On O'Reilly PHP DevCenter this morning, there's a new piece that will make a lot of PHP coders' lives easier - U ser-Friendly Form Validation with PHP and CSS

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.7

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.7 04/12/2004 03:37 PM
A Scintilla-based, scriptable text editor.

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.8

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.8 06/06/2004 11:29 PM
A Scintilla-based, scriptable text editor.

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.2

CUTE User-friendly Text Editor 0.2.2 11/16/2003 01:29 AM
A Scintilla-based, scriptable text editor.

Open Source Initiative Board takes shape

Open Source Initiative Board takes shape 04/01/2005 08:32 PM
ZDNet Apr 2 2005 12:52AM GMT

This Time It's Real: An Antimissile
System Takes Shape

This Time It's Real: An Antimissile
System Takes Shape 05/03/2004 07:21 PM
As early as this summer, rockets hidden in silos will give the nation its first operating defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles since the 1970's.

TopCash Launches New User-Friendly
Extractor and Burner

TopCash Launches New User-Friendly
Extractor and Burner 06/10/2004 02:47 AM
Extracting and copying CD or DVD files is a must for anyone who listens to music on their computer. TopCash Extractor and Burner Makes this process a snap. [PRWEB Jun 10, 2004]

Iraqi Government Takes Shape, But Powers
Unclear (Reuters)

Iraqi Government Takes Shape, But Powers
Unclear (Reuters) 05/26/2004 04:38 AM
Reuters - Iraq's new government is taking shape, with U.S. officials leaking names of a prime minister and president, but confusion remained on Wednesday over what power, if any, they would have over a vast U.S. army in the country.

Report: EU ruling on Microsoft antitrust
case takes shape

Report: EU ruling on Microsoft antitrust
case takes shape 03/13/2003 06:13 PM
A report this week indicates that the software company is likely to be found guilty of violating European antitrust laws later this year.

Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta Takes
Familiar Shape

Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta Takes
Familiar Shape 01/04/2005 03:15 PM
The software giant releases a repackaged version of Giant's anti-spyware application internally and says it's all systems go for a public beta later this month.

Karmazin Steps Down at Viacom as
Succession Plan Takes Shape

Karmazin Steps Down at Viacom as
Succession Plan Takes Shape 06/01/2004 10:26 AM
Chairman Sumner Redstone indicated he would retire in three years and picked the heads of CBS and MTV to fill Mel Karmazin's job as president.

Wired News: Sony's User-Friendly Copy
Block

Wired News: Sony's User-Friendly Copy
Block 11/11/2003 09:14 PM

3G technology making the lives of people
easier through user-friendly compelling
applications

3G technology making the lives of people
easier through user-friendly compelling
applications 06/22/2004 02:42 AM
AME Info Jun 22 2004 6:37AM GMT

With Linux Software Moving To Desktops,
Rivalry Takes Shape (Investor's Business
Daily)

With Linux Software Moving To Desktops,
Rivalry Takes Shape (Investor's Business
Daily) 04/13/2004 08:40 AM
Investor's Business Daily - A new operating system war is brewing on desktop PCs, and it's not Windows vs. Mac, or even Windows vs. Linux.

Wells Fargo's Internet exec makes its
site user-friendly and an effective
sales tool

Wells Fargo's Internet exec makes its
site user-friendly and an effective
sales tool 12/27/2003 09:04 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 27 2003 8:06AM ET

New Dual Channel Digital LVDT Readout
and Setpoint Controllers Offer
User-Friendly Operations, Versatile
Applications

New Dual Channel Digital LVDT Readout
and Setpoint Controllers Offer
User-Friendly Operations, Versatile
Applications 03/19/2005 03:12 AM
Macro Sensors introduces two new six-digit, dual channel controllers for applications involving LVDT-based displacement transducers or VR half-bridge gaging probes. Economically-priced, the DMC-A2 Dual Channel AC-LVDT Controller and DMC-D2 Dual Channel DC-LVDT Controllers perform arithmetic calculations between two channels for T.I.R. measurements or differential measurement for use in production lines to automatically gage products for quality control and product sorting. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]

SCO Takes Aim at Linux User Target

SCO Takes Aim at Linux User Target 02/18/2004 08:17 PM
The SCO Group is standing firm by its commitment to sue an enterprise Linux user, even as it has missed its own self-imposed three-month timeframe for doing so. The question remains: What company will be the target?

Stellus Systems™ Sets New Standard
for Consumer-level GPS Receivers for
Smartphones and Handheld
DevicesHigh-Performance GPS Receiver
Transforms Mobile Devices Into
User-Friendly Navigational Tools

Stellus Systems™ Sets New Standard
for Consumer-level GPS Receivers for
Smartphones and Handheld
DevicesHigh-Performance GPS Receiver
Transforms Mobile Devices Into
User-Friendly Navigational Tools 01/05/2005 03:27 AM
Stellus System, Inc., a leading system integrator of wireless communication products, announced today the SSI-SDIO-1000, the first high-performance, rugged GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver with a SDIO (Secure Digital Input/Output) interface designed for power conscience consumer-level applications. Stellus’ unique design enables mobile devices, such as Smartphones and connected PDAs, to receive GPS signals and, together with off-the-shelf GPS mapping software, transforms them into navigational receivers. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

"takes Microsoft to task for how
Longhorn sets up user accounts"

"takes Microsoft to task for how
Longhorn sets up user accounts" 05/29/2004 08:52 PM

HotFix Watch: Programs that are
advertised to a user run when another
user logs on to an SMS 2.0 client
computer

HotFix Watch: Programs that are
advertised to a user run when another
user logs on to an SMS 2.0 client
computer 08/30/2004 05:24 PM

Revenge of the User: Lessons from
Creator/User Battles ETCON talk notes

Revenge of the User: Lessons from
Creator/User Battles ETCON talk notes 02/11/2004 04:31 PM
Here're my running notes from danah boyd's Re venge of the User: Lessons from Creator/User Battles at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego.

The response is an attempt to "configure the users" -- constrain behavior to acceptable behavior with messaaging, kicking people off, etc.

This won't work: you can't tell a hacker not to hack. These kids are social hackers. You can stop some bad behavior, but you chase off your best users, too.

Dating doesn't happen because you're in a dating context. Dating arises out of real contexts.

Taking away fakesters didn't make Frienster more real. Friendster is unreal because people never remove their friends, even if they never see them (the exception is when you break up, ironic, because ex-lovers are strong ties!).

Link

How to deal with packages where user
specific data configuration has to be
user portable

How to deal with packages where user
specific data configuration has to be
user portable 09/11/2004 11:26 PM

"Lance Arthur slightly loses it over
BitTorrent - which I will confess does
not have the greatest user experience
for a naive user"

"Lance Arthur slightly loses it over
BitTorrent - which I will confess does
not have the greatest user experience
for a naive user" 08/14/2004 09:34 AM

Review - The Elements of User
Experience: User-Centered Design for the
Web

Review - The Elements of User
Experience: User-Centered Design for the
Web 12/08/2002 10:04 PM
WebmasterBase Dec 8 2002 8:41PM ET
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