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×1 Episode 18: Heavily Mobile Focused 54:13
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54:13We’re back after a month and half break with a massive pack of mobile news! We discuss a recent Adobe acquisition, the Kindle Fire, new advances in HTML5 that promise to make mobile development better, and how shopping on the iPad means you’re gonna buy more stuff! Enjoy! - Steve & Ron News Items: PhoneGap acquired by Adobe http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201110/AdobeAcquiresNitobi.html Adobe recently acquired Nitobi, maker of PhoneGap. PhoneGap allows creation of Native iOS and Android apps using HTML and Javascript. Also supports apps for Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, and WebOS. One code base to create apps on multiple platforms. Just prior to the acquisition, Nitobi contributed the PhoneGap code to the Apache Software Foundation. Adobe is supportive of the move and this will allow the Open Source community to contribute to PhoneGap which will now be called Apache Callback Kindle fire released What impact is there for developers, both web and app? HTML5 Advances for Mobile AppMobi PhoneGap XDK A limitation of using PhoneGap has been that developers still had to set up native SDK-based development environments, there are few debugging tools, and you had to develop your own web view containers for each platform you wish to support. The PhoneGap XDK Provides All the Missing Pieces, in an Integrated Tool If you have a favorite IDE, you can use it, or you can use the XDK’s built in editor. Multi-device simulation and debugging are all integrated, even including local and remote on-device testing. appMobi’s cloud-based build system lets you build your project for iOS, Android, and of course, for the open web. MobiUs Accelerates Mobile HTML5 Development http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/10/mobius-accelerates-mobile-html.php One of the problems for HTML5 mobile Web developers though is that monetizing apps is more difficult than it is for the platforms that have payment systems tied to them like the Apple App Store, Android Market and other native application stores. AppMobi uses its 1Touch platform to emulate the same type of payment process that users are familiar with between Amazon, Apple and the Android Market. Card data is stored on the users phone, never on a web server like at Amazon or Apple. 1Touch can be used for payments through web apps (including native iOS and Android apps) as well as through regular web sites for app content, subscriptions and merchandise It remains to be seen if users will flock to mobile Web apps as opposed to those from the native platforms. What is the incentive to the user? The advantage to the developer is clear with the ability to cut out the 30% cut that Apple takes. Discoverability of Web Apps is still a big issue. Summary: Now web apps can have same capabilities as native apps – that used to be a huge difference between HTML5 Web Apps and native apps appMobi tools (as well as others like PhoneGap / Apache Callback) allow creation of an HTML5 Web App that can also be published (and sold) through the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace. 1Touch platform for payments through webapps is a step in the right direction, but probably not the final answer. Native Apps still have a huge advantage with respect to “findability” due to dominance of app stores & marketplaces. Need something similar for Web Apps. Study: Shoppers with iPads spend more http://www.macworld.com/article/163537/2011/11/study_shoppers_with_ipads_spend_more.html People who shop for products on an iPad are almost twice as likely as people who shop on other platforms (including Android or PC) to actually buy the item they’re looking for. Record numbers of consumers are already shifting their shopping from PCs to mobile devices, IBM says. In October, nearly 11 percent of online shoppers used a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site, up from 4.2 percent in October 2010 and less than 1 percent in the 2009 holiday shopping season. This month, 15 percent of people in the U.S. who log onto a retailer’s Web site are expected to do so through a mobile device, IBM predicts. Another shopping segment retailers are watching is social networking-driven buyers. These shoppers, who are referred to a site directly from a social network such as Facebook or Twitter, convert at a higher rate (9.2 percent) than the industry average for all online shoppers (5.5 percent). Consumers who click through from a social site represent only about 1 percent of traffic to retail sites today, but they’re very attractive consumers More info… http://gigaom.com/2011/11/25/this-holiday-season-shopping-has-gone-mobile-in-a-big-way/ GSI Commerce, a division of eBay that hosts commerce-related websites for several large retailers says that it saw a 345 percent increase in US mobile sales compared to last year’s Black Friday. Podcast Sponsor For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: The Thank You Economy, by Gary Vaynerchuk To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Blog Picks http://www.uxmatters.com/ Dave Thomas – The Pragmatic Programmer Subject: I’m on vacation, and I’ve deleted your message—really http://pragdave.blogs.pragprog.com/pragdave/2011/04/so-im-trying-an-email-experiment.html 24Ways.org (Coming this week!) Contact Us einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey We’re now on iTunes! Download us on iTunes Rate or make a comment Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 17: Simple Diagrams 1:11:18
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1:11:18We’re joined this week by Daniel McQuillen, a Air/Flex developer here in Fort Collins who built the Air application called Simple Diagrams http://www. simplediagrams.com/ , it’s a tool used by many people including UX designers, education-types, and anyone who wants to get across complex ideas with simple diagrams. We do our normal news stuff, too, but we really loved talking to Daniel about what it takes to build your own app, and the value of making yourself ship it even if everything isn’t perfect. Enjoy! - Steve & Ron Episode 17 Show Notes News Items: Tagstand Wants to Make NFC Technology Simple for Businesses http://mashable.com/2011/09/06/tagstand/ Customers can purchase packs of stickers, and then use the Tagstand Manager to program — and reprogram as often they see fit — how those stickers function on objects in the real world. Metrics available Many uses, short videos for each of these examples at http://www.tagstand.com/ Business Card / transfer contact info URL redirect – e.g. can login on 4square by tapping the tag URL redirect – can take user to purchase page for a product advertised on a poster http://www.bostonglobe.com/ – a beautiful example of responsive web design Microsoft Windows 8 http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-details-new-features-ui-enhancements-and-everything/ Multi-touch support enabled for Internet Explorer 10 SkyDrive storage support integrated into all cloud-based apps Both Metro-style and conventional Win32 apps will be sold in the Windows Store Windows 8 devices equipped with an NFC chip will be able to use a tap-to-share feature to either send content from one device to another, or simply receive content from something like an NFC-equipped card. Built-in antivirus software will ship in Windows 8 There will not be a different edition of Windows 8 for tablets, and presumably, not for Media Centers either Windows 8 to feature drastically reduced boot time, shown off in video Feature: Daniel McQuillen – SimpleDiagrams.com Podcast sponsor Steve: For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Blog Picks Daniel: http://www.softwarebyrob.com/ http://news.ycombinator.com/ Steve: Back to Work podcast with Merlin Mann : http://5by5.tv/b2w Ron: The Business of Software Blog http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/ The conference for people who care about growing long-term, profitable, software businesses Run by: Neil Davidson, Joint CEO of Red Gate Software and Founder of the Business of Software conference. Mark Littlewood, Founder of the Business Leaders Network (TheBLN). Organizer of the Business of Software conference. e.g. Eric Ries: The science of lean startups. Video & transcript of talk at Business of Software 2010. Also: http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/ Contact Us einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey We’re now on iTunes! Download us on iTunes Rate or make a comment Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
Now that HP’s WebOS is going away, we all have one less thing to worry about!! (for better or worse) We discussed that, among a bunch of other things, with John Wolters (@jochenwolters) who stopped by for another AWESOME guest appearance before he headed back to Germany. Since we all end up having too much fun and talking for hours, we decided to make it an “all news” show to avoid filling up everyone’s hard drive (mission accomplished!). Give it a listen and leave a comment or two telling us what you think. Enjoy! - Steve & Ron Episode 16 Show Notes News Items: Apple’s Overloaded iPhone Button http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1382 List of more than 13 actions the home button accomplishes on the iPhone Here are two I didn’t even know about: When in Force Quit Apps mode (minus icons visible on active apps list), pressing the home button exits the mode. On any app, hold the power button until the “off” slider shows, let go, then hold home button until App is “killed”. Adaptive Path iPad app available! http://adaptivepath.com/ideas/announcing-the-adaptive-path-ipad-app Google Chrome tip when developing web apps http://thinkvitamin.com/code/quick-tip-preview-public-urls-in-chrome/ Most apps have a logged-in and logged-out state, when developing, annoying switching between these states constantly. When logged into a web app and you need to check what a page looks like to the public (in the logged-out state), simply open a new Chrome window in Incognito mode. This will create a completely fresh browser session with no saved cookies, allowing you to see exactly what is publicly visible. Keyboard shortcuts: Mac OS X: ?-Shift-N Windows: Ctrl-Shift-N Mobile Apps Beat the Mobile Web For Android Users http://gigaom.com/2011/08/18/android-users-only-spend-time-on-top-apps http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=28628 Social Media Minute – Nick Armstrong Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: “The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less” by Barry Schwartz To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Blog Picks Ron: http://thinkvitamin.com/category/web-apps/ John: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/ Steve: A List Apart: http://www.alistapart.com/ Contact Us einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey We’re now on iTunes! Download us on iTunes Rate or make a comment Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Jochen Wolters @jochenwolters www.uiobservatory.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 15: iPhone-less 1:04:39
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1:04:39Another fun episode of the web design world’s most lovable podcast! We return for our crystal anniversary episode (look it up, nerds) to talk about UX research on the iPad, some important mobile news, the Iconathon, more thoughts in the “native app” vs “web app” for the mobile world, and Ron gives us some really cool insight into the mind of the iPhone addicted person by sharing his story of loss (funnier than it sounds, I promise!!). - Steve & Ron Episode 15 Show Notes News Nokia to Discontinue Symbian http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/report_nokia_to_discontinue_symbian_smartphones_in.php#more Symbian will no longer be sold in North America. This comes on the heels of the news that the MeeGo-based Nokia N9, considered to be its most powerful and user-friendly phone to date, will not be available in the US Chris Weber, the president of Nokia’s U.S. subsidiary is a former Microsoft Executive CEO Stephen Elop was a former Microsoft executive The idea is to start in the U.S. and then make devices available worldwide. The theory is that any type of critical mass in the North American market can carry overseas, much the same way that it has for Apple and Android. Massive marketing campaign planned for WinPhone7, the biggest one every in Nokia’s history Iconathons are underway! (from http://globalmoxie.com/blog/iconathon.shtml ) “The Iconathon is a collaboration between the icon geniuses of The Noun Project (http://thenounproject.com/ )and the civic-minded geeks at Code for America (http://codeforamerica.org/ ) . The gist: gather a slew of designers together in cities around the nation for a full day of brainstorming and designing the icons needed in civic signage. The result will be a set of public-domain symbols that can be used by public and private organizations to communicate visual concepts to urban denizens.” http://iconathon.org/ @Iconathon on Twitter HTML5 Can Get the Job, But Can HTML5 Do the Job? http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/08/html5-can-get-the-job-but-can.php#more HTML5 is changing the way that developers create applications for the mobile Web. Yet, it is not the be all, end all of mobile development. If it was, then the whole discussion of “do I create a native app or a Web app for my service?” would be finished – the Web app would win the day. The developers at pinch/zoom, a company that creates mobile apps for some of the biggest brands on the planet, have been studying how to implement HTML5, and they ask an interesting question: “HTML5 can get the job, but can it do the job?” The short answer is yes. But it is not as easy as many developers would like. Brian Fling, pinch/zoom developer and author of a best selling book on mobile app development, attempts to answer that question. In a post on pinch/zoom’s blog Swipe, Fling discusses the “Anatomy of a HTML5 Mobile App” and what developers will need to get started, what the pitfalls are and why HTML5 is so difficult. Javascript skills are part of the critical path So, HTML5 can get the job. But can it do the job? Fling says yes, but with these caveats: Allow for time. Assume it will take far longer than any other project you’ve previously done. Budget appropiately. This is not a website, and it will cost you a lot more. Make sure you have the right talent in-house. If these problems are hard for the most seasoned experts in the world that do it every day, assume they will be hard for your team, too. The “tools” are non-existent. More often than not, you will have to build your own tools. Consider all your options. A dogmatic approach to technology is a surefire way to spend money unnecessarily. There are no right or wrong answers in mobile. Keep an open mind and focus on what your customers need. http://pinchzoom.com/posts/anatomy-of-a-html5-mobile-app/ 15% of all mobile apps launch when they the device is offline. So it is also likely you are going to have deal with the offline data experience as well. Five Lessons From a Year of Tablet UX Research http://uxmag.com/technology/five-lessons-from-a-year-of-tablet-ux-research Trends: Trading (Home) Computer Time for iPad Time 70% of tablet owners use their device while watching TV, and 57% use their device while in bed. Most individuals prefer to use a desktop or laptop computer in these circumstances: tasks that require significant amounts of text entry anything that requires multi-tasking, e.g. browsing with multiple tabs work that requires specialized programs or detailed manipulation, e.g., Excel or Photoshop activities where security is a major concern tasks that require information that is stored only on the computer The Tablet Is a Shared Device and Raises Security Concerns Apps that keep you logged in, lack of ability to have different user accounts, etc. Tablet Users Need an Experience-Based Incentive to Access Apps Over the Web …users want a “streamlined” experience from iPad apps, which means a sleek, intuitive interface and improved loading speed compared to the Web 5 Things to keep in mind: The iPad is viewed as more of a small computer than a big iPhone, so apps should be designed to provide a fast, intuitive, and full-featured experience that is fun to use, and that beats the Web. People use their iPads as extra-portable laptops, but don’t necessarily bring them with them everywhere. This means that in the iPad’s current state, location-specific experiences are secondary to core functionality. However, look for this to change as the proliferation rate of mobile broadband increases in the coming years. When browsing the Web, users expect to access the full version of websites, so ensure that your site is optimized to deliver a great experience on the iPad in addition to on traditional computer platforms. For example, input fields should include the appropriate HTML5 tags to streamline information entry on the iPad by serving up the appropriate iPad keypad. The fact that the iPad serves as a shared device (without iOS support for multiple users) presents unique challenges, so be sure to consider how features and use cases (e.g., one-click purchases) may be affected by multiple users sharing a single device. Security is a major concern for iPad users as many are still unfamiliar with the platform. Plan accordingly and be aware that users may be less likely to log in or enter their personal information when using a tablet device. http://mashable.com/2011/08/09/mobile-workers-infographic/ Social Media Minute – Nick Armstrong Podcast Sponsor For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Blog Picks http://www.uxmatters.com/ http://chartporn.org/ Book Club “Resonate” by Nancy Duarte On amazon: http://amzn.to/k3Z9xP $17.50 Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 14: Google Plus + 1:05:10
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1:05:10We brought back Nick Armstrong (@IMNickArmstrong) for another awesome episode! Nick’s our resident social media expert, so we asked him to come give everyone the low-down on Google’s new social network: Google Plus! Nick had a lot of great information and even told us about features we didn’t know about. We also talked about Apple’s strange decision to switch the scrolling direction, some amazing mobile content stats, how to get people to take your design advice, and the trickiness of the HTML5 audio tag. Don’t miss this one! - Steve & Ron Episode 14 Show Notes News Items Mobile Content Usage http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/7/comScore_Reports_May_2011_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share In May, 69.5 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text messaging on their mobile device. Browsers were used by 39.8 percent of subscribers (up 1.5 percentage points), while downloaded applications were used by 38.6 percent (up 2.0 percentage points). Accessing of social networking sites or blogs increased 1.8 percentage points to 28.6 percent of mobile subscribers. 308M people in US (probably closer to 312M in 2011) 234M aged 13 and over use mobile devices (that sounds like all of them!) 20.35 M Apple mobile subscribers In May 2011 for the first time RIM market share dropped below Apple: Android: 38.1% (+5.1 points) Apple: 26.6% (+1.4) RIM: 24.7% (-4.2) AND iPad has 89% of tablet traffic worldwide, 96.9% in US. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/6/comScore_Introduces_Device_Essentials Apple switched the scroll direction on us!! here’s why it was “backwards” to begin with: http://www.ixda.org/node/30565#comment-82659 HTML5 in the field tag is in the HTML5 spec. Need multiple formats for desktop browsers to play audio natively: Safari, Chrome: mp3 Firefox: ogg IE – well, it’s f***ed up. Of course! Providing a Flash fallback is best plan for IE7, IE8. IE9 theoretically supports using mp3, but must use attribute preload=”preload” or it doesn’t work. This is a pain because for mobile sites you’d like to set preload=”none” so you don’t waste people’s bandwidth. For mobile, Android 2.2 (Froyo) and earlier – has an HTML5 bug, won’t play . Fixed in Android 2.3 Gingerbread. 7 Ways to get a team to implement your recommendations: Great series of articles by Susan Weinschenk http://www.whatmakesthemclick.net/2011/07/26/tips-get-team-implement-your-recommendation/ Feature Google+ with Nick Armstrong Podcast Sponsor For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: “In the Plex” by Steven Levy, “How Google thinks, works, and shapes our lives” To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Blog Picks Steve: www.uxbooth.com Ron: http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/ Nick: www.citationneededcomic.com Book Club “Resonate” by Nancy Duarte On amazon: http://amzn.to/k3Z9xP $17.50 Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 13: The one where we talk a lot 1:27:24
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1:27:24John Wolters (@jochenwolters) is back for round 2 – or 4 (whichever) either way, he’s awesome! We decided to shorten the podcast just a bit and skip the “feature” section, only to wind up with the longest podcast to date!! But never fear, dear listener, it’s 1hr 27min of pure AWESOME! We go through the sordid details of our WordPress site getting hacked, briefly turn the show into “Mobile News Weekly” as we discuss the HP TouchPad, talk about some mobile stats Ron came across (mind blowing stuff), and more great news in the web & UX design world. Enjoy! - Steve & Ron (& John) Episode 13 Show Notes News items HP Touch Pad http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/us/en/tablet/touchpad.html Google design and UX gets less sucky! http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/evolving-google-design-and-experience.html Google+, Gmail, and everything into the future http://ma.tt/2011/07/fifty-million/ WordPress now powers over 50,000,000 websites, blogs, portfolios, stores, pet projects, and of course cat websites http://en.wordpress.com/stats/ WordPress is reported to power 14% of the world’s websites (http://thenextweb.com/media/2011/07/10/wordpress-now-powering-50-million-blogs/) http://www.marco.org/2011/07/11/own-your-identity now on sale: “Search Analytics for Your Site” http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/searchanalytics/ Mobile Stats Pew Internet Project report released Monday July 11 83% of respondents said that they owned a cellphone of some kind and 35% of the 2,277 U.S. adults questioned in English or Spanish said that they owned a smartphone. about 78% of them use their phone to access the Internet every day. Nearly a third of smartphone owners use their device as their primary Internet connection. http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1361 Data Monday: Mobile Market Snippets, June 27, 2011 The iPad represents 89% of tablet traffic across all markets. In the US the figure is 97%. Apple has sold roughly 25 million iPads to date globally. PayPal is seeing up to $10 million in mobile Total Payments Volume a day (June 2011) – a big increase from the $6 million they reported in March 2011. PayPal currently has eight million customers who are regularly making purchases on their mobile phones, up from a previously reported six million users. Feature Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: Linchpin – by Seth Godin To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Social Media Minute Blog Picks John: UX for the masses: http://www.uxforthemasses.com/ Ron: LukeW.com Steve: Adaptive Path Blog: http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog Book Club “Resonate” by Nancy Duarte On amazon: http://amzn.to/k3Z9xP $17.50 Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Sarah Jane Griesemer @savvysarahjane Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 12: Don’t mention the war! 1:16:18
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1:16:18John Wolters (@jochenwolters) once again flies all the way from Germany JUST to grace us with his presence. Do we have good friends or WHAT? While he was here, he had great stuff to say about usability, iPhone web app prototyping, a new web image format (say it with me “weppppy”) and even got to critique some websites live before a non-studio audience (which we, naturally, discussed). Oh, and there was some web news thrown in there someplace. Give it a listen – and come back next time for another episode of Einstein, John & Sock Monkey! - Steve & Ron (& John) Episode 12 Show Notes News Items iOS5 news: Twitter will be integrated at the OS level… Why and what does it mean? http://www.staynalive.com/2011/06/twitter-is-just-launch-partner-will.html How Starbucks Is Paving the Way for Mainstream Mobile Payments http://mashable.com/2011/06/28/starbucks-mobile-pay-tech/ While near field communication and QR code marketing campaigns are all the rage, the 2D bar codes pushing mobile payments are a little less sexy. Starbucks Card Mobile is a three-part system that includes 2D bar codes, scanners and mobile phone applications for iPhone , BlackBerry and now Android . Allows Starbucks customers to pay with their phones at roughly 9,000 locations in the U.S. In fact, by March 2011, nine weeks after the nationwide rollout of its mobile payments program, Starbucks had processed more than 3 million payments. Starbucks Card payments now represent 20% of all in-store transactions. Mokk.me – prototyper for mobile web apps Google Swiffy launched!! http://swiffy.googlelabs.com/ - converts flash .swf files to HTML 5!! Woo hoo!! It’s in beta (acts like a beta) Maximum 512kb swf files Why Google+ won’t hurt Facebook, but Skype will hate it (Written by By Om Malik) http://gigaom.com/2011/06/28/why-google-plus-wont-hurt-facebook-but-skype-will-hate-it/ Today, you can get to Google Plus by visiting a website – Google.com/+. But it also travels with you across different Google web properties, thanks to a Google Toolbar. Granular privacy that average folks can understand “Circles” – create groups of friends, colleagues, whatever With these groups or circles you can define who gets to see what kind of updates. “Hangout” – group VIDEO chat done right? Huddle: a mobile group-chat service Google at the same is also making Google Plus available as an app – for Android and the iPhone platform – ensuring that it is getting the experience right. I personally think Skype Video can easily be brought to its knees by Google Plus’ Hangout. And even if Google+ fails, Google could easily make Hangout part of the Google office offering. New WebP image format by Google: http://code.google.com/speed/webp/index.html Feature Recent website panel review we ran at FCIP Podcast Sponsor: Ron: For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: “Rework”, by Jason Fried & David Hansson of 37 Signals, narrated by Mike Chamberlain, 2 hrs 50 min To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Again, that’s http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein for your free audiobook! Social Media Minute Blog Picks Steve: The Sartorialist – http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/ John: Little Big Details – Ron: Damn You AutoCorrect (DYAC) Book Club “Resonate” by Nancy Duarte On amazon: http://amzn.to/k3Z9xP $17.50 Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Sarah Jane Griesemer @savvysarahjane Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 11: I Love Kale! 1:08:32
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1:08:32Special guest Sarah Jane Griesemer (@savvysarahjane) joins us to chat about her love of kale (as in, the vegetable) and has a ton of great stuff to say about building communities, dealing with negative comments on your blog, and kale! We also discuss the news of the recently announced Google Wallet, YouTube turning 6, and ways to make your iPad app and web experience better. We had a lot of fun recording this episode, so let us know if you had fun listening! - Steve & Ron Episode 11 Show Notes News items: iPad Apps are better, but still not very intuitive http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html They tested tested 26 iPad apps and 6 websites. Problems encountered: The logo in the top-left is NOT understood as a “home” link on a touch device, but designers keep making it that. Touchable areas were too small “If your service requires substantial interaction, consider an app instead of a site.” Accidental activation due to unintended touches again caused trouble, particularly in apps lacking a Back button Low discoverability – lots of active areas that didn’t look “touchable” People hate typing on an iPad “Swipe ambiguity” – when can a swipe activate something and when not? People think the app is broken. Too Much Navigation squeezed in to an area Tips if you’re designing an iPad app (from the full report download): Design for repeat users. Your iPad app should have a secret weapon compared to your website. Do not make users work more in your iPad app than on your website. Do not design an iPad app as if it were an iPhone app. “I am not in a rush when I use this device.” Google Wallet announced May 26 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_gives_everyone_a_free_10_dollars_to_try_new_google_wallet.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_payments_what_it_means_to_you_to_the_paymen.php# http://www.google.com/wallet/ Google Wallet will first be available for Nexus S 4G Android phones via Sprint this summer and expand to other NFC-capable phones over time. The initial rollout will be in New York City and San Francisco. Wallet will first support a Citi MasterCard wherever MasterCard PayPass is accepted as well as a prepaid Google card. Blackberry on board with NFC as of today: http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/05/BlackBerry-developers-can-now-write-nfc-apps-with-new-SDK.php RIM has released its BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 into beta, which allows mobile developers to build applications for the new version of the BlackBerry operating system, BlackBerry 7 OS Includes NFC support The first NFC-enabled BlackBerry phones, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930, are due out later this summer. YouTube turns 6! http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/thanks-youtube-community-for-two-big.html 48 hours of video uploaded every MINUTE! (100% increase over last year) Over 3 billion views per DAY (50% increase over last year) Feature: Sarah Jane Griesemer! All about Sarah Jane (i.e., what makes her cool enough to talk to us) Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: “The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company” by David A. Price BONUS PICK: “FREE: The Future of a Radical Price” by Chris Anderson To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Again, that’s http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein for your free audiobook! Social Media Minute Blog Picks Ron: http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/ Steve: The Brads – www.bradcolbow.com Sarah Jane: http://www.insidefacebook.com/ Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Sarah Jane Griesemer @savvysarahjane Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 10: Undercover UX Design 1:20:49
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1:20:49Not only did we get to sit down for a 30 minute interview with the ineffable Cennydd Bowles (UX Designer Extraordinaire) but we have some great discussion on the “cloud” (is it the same as the internet, or not?), some interesting mobile news, what the Google I/O conference means for you, and the return of the Social Media Minute with Nick Armstrong! - Steve & Ron Episode 10 Show Notes News items: WordPress 3.2 Beta 1 available for download http://wordpress.org/news/2011/05/wordpress-3-2-beta-1/ Performance improvements The visual editor’s full-screen composing experience has gotten a major overhaul, and is now available from HTML mode, too Admin UI facelift New default theme: Twenty Eleven: Rotating header images, post format support, If you visit your Dashboard using an outdated web browser, we’ll let you know there’s a newer version available. WordPress has new minimum system requirements: PHP 5.2.4 and MySQL 5.0. Internet Explorer 6 will no longer be supported. Anticipated to be officially released near the end of June Improving Usability with Fitts’ Law If you’re a UX Designer who finds that, because “designer” is in your job title, some people mistakenly think that what you do is purely subjective and ethereal. Not real work, in other words, you need to point them to this article. http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/improving-usability-with-fitts-law/ There’s a lot of science and reasoning that goes into a good user experience on the web or elsewhere. Fitts’ law is centered around a mathematical equation that is used to illustrate the time it takes to reach a target object. A target object, in the context of UIs, can be any interactive element, such as a submit button, a hyperlink, and an input field in a web form. The idea is this: The quicker you can reach a target object, the more convenient and easy it is to use. Ericsson 2011 study on the use of mobile, with a particular focus on apps http://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2011/silicon_valley_brochure_letter.pdf 35 percent of US Android/iPhone users interact with non-voice applications on their smartphones before getting out of bed. The most common activity here is checking Facebook – 18 percent of social networking users log in while their heads are still on the pillow. [Apps] are perceived as easy to use because they require little or no navigation through file structures, they require no inputting of addresses, no searching or clicking on links. In other words, apps give users direct access to the content or online service of their choice. App use bridges the experience across devices. If you have an app on your iPhone and iPad, many associate the activity with the app rather than the device. They conclude that “while people are currently on a smartphone honeymoon, the smartphone itself may turn out to be easier to replace than the actual apps. When new devices come along and capture the interest of consumers, they may indeed find themselves with shiny new things in their hands, but the habits that have developed around apps could prove harder to change. Google IO Developers’ conference announcements Android-centric: New version of Android: Ice Cream Sandwich previous versions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history supposed to combine the phone and tablet versions (link to logo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/10/google-ice-cream-sandwich-logo_n_860007.html) Movie Rentals for Android phones & tablets same prices and terms as the iTunes rentals In-App Payments for Android store they’re only taking 5% of the transaction, not 30% like Apple can be implemented with only one line of code Web/Chrome centric There are 160 Million users of the Chrome browser up from 70 million last year Google Music Beta cloud-based music storage streams to any computer or android (or kind-of the iPhone) The current beta allows for 20,000 songs to be uploaded for free. Still can’t buy music – you have to upload it all yourself by invite only (you can request an invite at music.google.com ) Chromebooks are going live running the Chrome OS everything on the cloud – hardly any local storage for enterprise and education – a monthly payment model Angry Birds available in the browser through the Chrome app store pretty awesome gameplay – and it’s in a BROWSER!! To top it off, everyone at Google IO got – for FREE! Samsung Galaxy Tab Verizon EVO 4G hotspot Google Chromebook (shipping next month) This is BRILLIANT marketing!! Feature: Interview with Cennydd Bowles author of our current book club book, “Undercover UX Design” You can find Cennydd at www.cennydd.co.uk Twitter: @cennydd Book Club: “Resonate” by Nancy Duarte On amazon: http://amzn.to/k3Z9xP $17.50 Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: iWoz, by Steve Wozniak & Gina Smith To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Again, that’s http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein for your free audiobook! Social Media Minute is back!! Blog Picks Steve: http://www.chromeexperiments.com/ Ron: http://wordpress.org/news/ Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 9: Real Web Fonts 1:03:09
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1:03:09Getting good fonts on your website is easy for just about anyone – FINALLY! Ron gives a great explanation of the different ways to approach having more than “web safe fonts” on your site, and gives a review of a few of the more popular font services. Also news about Google Apps for Business, the Apple location tracking fiasco, and a great discount on Rosenfeld Media books. All with massively upgraded sound!! - Steve & Ron Episode 9 Show Notes News items: iPhone Tracker This open-source application maps the information that your iPhone is recording about your movements. It doesn’t record anything itself, it only displays files that are already hidden on your computer. http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker/ UXBooth is offering 30% off all Rosenfeld Media books! www.rosenfeldmedia.com Discount code UXBOOTH30 offer ends May 10th, 9AM EST. http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/booth-deal-30-off-all-rosenfeld-media-products/ Adobe CS 5.5 Released Planning major releases every 24 months Mid-cycle releases every 12 months 5.5 features: Write apps for: Android, RIM, WebOS, IOS Flash Builder 4.5 includes full support for building ActionScript® applications for Apple iOS. Flex support is planned to be available later in 2011. JQuery Mobile support, Quick start for JQuery Mobile Apps, JQuery code hinting, preview capability Content for print – InDesign updates to integrate rich and interactive content within InDesign Video: 64bit media encoder Audio: merged audition and soundbooth, mac & pc, this is now a pro tool Subscription pricing available Web Design Premium $89/$135 per month (Compare with $1799 Full, $649 (CS4), $399 (CS5)) WebPremium includes: Dreamweaver® CS5.5 Flash® Catalyst® CS5.5 Flash Professional CS5.5 Flash Builder® 4.5 Premium Edition Photoshop® CS5 Extended Illustrator® CS5 Acrobat® X Pro Fireworks® CS5 Contribute® CS5 Bridge CS5 Device Central CS5.5 Media Encoder CS5.5 Big changes to “Google Apps For Business” accounts up to 10 users without paying $50 per user per year this only applies to new accounts. existing accounts are grandfathered in at (usually) 50 users per account You can now sign in from any Google sign-in page (a huge help!) allows Google Apps users to access tons more features http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=181865 all accounts will be transitioned. you can do it now, or Google will do it for you automatically http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=181873 more on what’s changing: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=182075 Feature: Web Font Services http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/google-sites-brings-you-over-100-new.html Typekit Javascript, creates font events in your CSS to control the FOUT (Flash of Unstyled Text) and apply fallback fonts and styles, and also provides Javascript callbacks that let you do fancy things like fade-in blocks of text after fonts have loaded Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this episode is: To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Again, that’s http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein for your free audiobook! Book Club: Reminder about our next book: Undercover User Experience Design www.undercoverux.com We WILL have an interview with Cennydd Bowles on our next episode Blog Pick Information Architects Based in Japan Creators of the awesome “Web Trend Map” (purchase through their website) iPad app: Writer http://www.informationarchitects.jp/ Check them out If We Don’t, Remember Me – http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/ really cool animated gifs of classic movie scenes best one so far: http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/post/3724353766 Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 8: Working In Your Strata 1:01:01
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1:01:01In this episode we wonder about IE10, what’s really the top mobile OS, and have an interview with Kevin Hoffman (@kevinmhoffman), one of the Experience Directors for Happy Cog. He gives us some insights into one of the country’s best known web design firms, talks about working at the right level, and explains how to make meetings NOT suck. Enjoy!! - Steve & Ron Episode 8 Show Notes News items: IE10 preview available for download http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/04/12/native-html5-first-ie10-platform-preview-available-for-download.aspx Translation of it here http://diveintomark.org/archives/2011/04/15/nativity-scene http://gigaom.com/2011/04/19/angry-birds-helps-nfc-take-flight/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/04/nfc-in-2011-mastercard-explores-mobile-payments.php iOS still outpacing Android – by 59%!! http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/04/19/a-look-at-ipad-users-apple-still-trouncing-android iOS: 37.9 million Android: 23.8 million The RIM Playbook Sucks http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/14/blackberry-playbook-reviews-show-that-its-not-an-ipad-killer/ “This first edition of the PlayBook has no built-in cellular data connection and lacks such basic built-in apps as an email program, a contacts program, a calendar, a memo pad and even RIM’s popular BlackBerry Messenger chat system.” Also won’t run any Blackberry apps. http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20110413/rim-blackberry-playbook-review/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/04/how-to-create-lovable-mobile-apps.php Feature: Interview with Kevin Hoffman, Experience Director Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Again, that’s http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein for your free audiobook! Book Club: Reminder about our next book: Undercover User Experience Design www.undercoverux.com Comment on the blog We’ll discuss it HOPEFULLY on episode 9 – sorry for the schedule change Blog Pick Steve: www.uxmag.com Ron: http://www.inspireux.com/2011/02/07/top-6-help-design-patterns-for-iphone-apps/ Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 7: All Mobile All the Time 1:15:13
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1:15:13We’re BACK!! After a brief hiatus, we’re back with a great mobile-centric episode of the podcast. Featuring a great interview with Josh Clark (@globalmoxie), author of “ Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps ” that Steve recorded at the IA Summit in Denver. We also have news about Google dropping QR codes, the uselessness of CAPTCHAs, and more! Enjoy!! - Steve & Ron Episode 7 Show Notes News: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/Google_Joins_NFC_Forum_Ditches_QR_Codes.php Users will no longer find unique QR codes in their Places accounts. We’re exploring new ways to enable customers to quickly and easily find information about local businesses from their mobile phones. NFC, which stands for “near field communication,” is a wireless technology that enables data exchanges over short distances. How does NFC technology work? Near Field Communication is based on inductive-coupling, where loosely coupled inductive circuits share power and data over a distance of a few centimeters. NFC devices share the basic technology with proximity (13.56MHz) RFID tags and contactless smartcards, but have a number of key new features. typically requiring a distance of 4 cm or less F**k Captchas: http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2011/03/25/fk-captcha/ http://mashable.com/2011/03/31/facebook-launches-mobile-website-for-all-phones/ touch.facebook.com for smartphones m.facebook.com for feature phones having to maintain multiple mobile websites has stifled its ability to innovate build new features for multiple code bases 250M people use the mobile version of facebook every month (out of 600M with accounts) provide a more consistent user interface across mobile devices easier for Facebook to push out new features The fall and rise of user experience – Cennydd Bowles: http://www.cennydd.co.uk/2011/fall-and-rise-of-ux/ Feature: Interview with Josh Clark, author of “Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps” Link to Josh’s book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1449381650?ie=UTF8&tag=globalmoxie-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1449381650 Discuss the interview & Luke Wroblewski’s thoughts from AEA Seattle Podcast sponsor! For the listeners of Einstein & Sock Monkey, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 14-day trial to give you a chance to check out their service. My audible pick this week is: Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku talk about the book To download your free audiobook today go to http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein Again, that’s http://www.audibletrial.com/einstein for your free audiobook! they’re now part of Amazon, so you can just use your amazon account to get started Book Club: Ron: Reminder about our next book: Undercover User Experience Design www.undercoverux.com Comment on the blog We’ll discuss it on episode 8 Blog Pick Ron: http://typographica.org/ Steve: www.likecool.com Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 6: Creative Renegades 1:09:14
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1:09:14Special guest Nick Armstrong (@imnickarmstrong) joins us to talk about everything from Skittles porn to wallets. Oh, and some web design stuff as well. Enjoy!! - Steve & Ron Episode 6 Show Notes Special Guest: Nick Armstrong News: sixrevisions Blog Cartoon Web Designers vs. Web Developers iPhone 4 If you have the Video app running, with the headset plugged in, click the “Play/Pause” button on the headset will Start the video Facebook Messages Incorporates email, Facebook messages, SMS, chat clients, Skype into one platform Able to filter conversations based upon specific groups (family, friends, etc.) CSS3 for Web Designers By Dan Cederholm Second book in ABookApart Available now! Interaction 11 Put on by IXDA In Boulder in 2011 Sold Out! IA Summit in 2011 in Denver – Mar30 – Apr 3 Future of Web Apps Conference Las Vegas Feb 7 – 9 2011 TedX in Fort Collins Nonesuch Theater in Fort Collins Global Ignite Week February, 2011 damnyouautocorrect.com (NSFW) Feature Interview with Nick Armstrong Started with he graduated from CSU (CIS and Marketing Degrees) Worked at HP for a while Supposed to be programming, ended up doing HR Random programming jobs afterward Learned a lot about privacy while working for a GIS company Started a blog: psychoticresumes.com Got a decent following Business Communication The best brands tell a story around themselves If you bring the right story to a business, then those businesses do very well How to use Facebook, Twitter, etc. appropriately We need to be on Facebook! Ok, why? You can do some pretty amazing things, even with a small company, if you just communicate about it. Failure isn’t a horrible thing, it’s a natural part of the development process. Going from failure averse to failure tolerant is HUGE. You have to be ok with launching a beta, to let people test it and give feedback Founding a business called Creative Renegade Reminds businesses how to be creative by improving their communications Primarily looking for Fort Collins businesses that need help connecting with Gen-Y members Gen Y is traditionally difficult for Gen-X to communicate with Gen Z is even moreso @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Podcast Sponsor Audible.com Over 75,000 titles for audiobooks, as well as magazine and newsletter subscriptions If you’re interested in trying it out, click here: audiblepodcast.com/einstein for a free book! Book Pick More Information Than You Require John Hodgman (the PC guy from the Mac commercials) Bonus material in the audo book that’s not in the real book Book Club Undercover User Experience Design by Cennudd Bowles and James Box Lots of examples, as well as information on processes and methods Geared towards people who are new to the UX field, as well as people who’ve done it for a while who need to get more acceptance for the process. undercoverux.com Blog of the Week 24ways.org The Advent Calendar for Web Geeks One article about web design and development a day Mighty Wallet 90percentofeverything.com Author created darkpatterns.org @harrybr Contact Us Please subscribe in iTunes and give us a rating! einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
1 Episode 5: Responsive Web Design 1:04:22
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1:04:22On this episode we learn about World Usability Day, why the new Blackberry OS matters to you, and Ron drones on and on (his words!) about Responsive Web Design. Nick Armstrong also gives us a great overview of Feedburner in his Social Media Minute, and Ron picks a surprising book for our Audible recommendation (hint: it’s not about sock monkeys ). Oh – and we pick user experience book for our next Book Club book! Enjoy!! - Steve & Ron Episode 5 Show Notes News: World Usability Day 2010 November 11th worldusabilityday.org Events Worldwide To let people know that usability (not just web usability) is important This Year’s Theme: Communication Organized by the Usability Professionals’ Association www.upassoc.org Blackberry 6 OS Available Available on the Blackberry Style and Torch Used to use a proprietary browser, but as of OS 6, they use Webkit Take A List Apart’s Web Design Survey for the year alistapart.com/articles/survey2010 The survey always produces interesting statistics about the web design world Feature: Responsive Web Design A flexible grid, with flexible images that incorporates media queries to create a responsive, adaptive layout. – Ethan Marcotte All about the rise of mobile, and the convergence of browsers used for both mobile and desktop OS. Should a layout be created as a fixed width layout, or a fluid layout? Can you create a layout that works well on both desktop and mobile platforms at the same time? Responsive web design is not THE solution for mobile web, it is merely one set of tools that can be very helpful. Before IE5, designing for the web was a mess, especially with Netscape. It was a lot of work to get a website to work on all of the proprietary browsers. We’ve finally graduated from 800×600 screen resolution to 1024×768. About 4 years ago, web standards finally started to take hold across all browsers. However, the mobile area was too fragmented to even think about developing in. Nowadays, we have significant convergence in support for web standards in the desktop browsers. Mobile browsers are even more convergent. With BlackBerry OS6, all of the major browsers (Android, iOS, and BlackBerry) all use Webkit. Some mobile statistics: Mobile Internet adoption has outpaced Desktop Internet Adoption by 8 times. AT&T has seen 4,932% increase in mobile data traffic in the last 3 years. Smartphone sales are suspected to surpass worldwide PC sales by the end of 2011. Forecasters are predicting that around 2014, there will be more mobile devices connected to the internet than all pcs and laptops in the world. Idea is to create websites that have the potential to adapt to the device. One of the leading proponents is Ethan Marcotte, who wrote a great article for A List Apart. Key Components of Responsive Web Design: A Flexible Grid Grid-based layout: a layout (perhaps 3-column) that clearly lines all of the elements up Not required, but it’s definitely recommended Flexible: define the widths of elements in percentages, rather than ems or pixels. Figure out what platform most users are using the design on, and create your design for that platform. Then scale up or down from your initial design. To make flexible images, define a max-width of 100%. This way, no image is ever larger than the container holding it. As the container shrinks, the image will shrink as well. Don’t define the width and height of the image in the HTML, only in the styles. Usable for video and object tags as well. CSS3 Media Queries Applies conditional styling in your stylesheet. Can target different paramaters, such as the viewport size and the device size. Allows you to change the CSS being applied based on the paramaters. “It’s what some of us were trying to do with liquid designs back in the 1990′s, only it doesn’t suck.” -Jeffery Zeldman Media Queries Based off of Media Types (all, screen, print, etc…) Media Queries extend that functionality. Now you can specify conditions for the CSS to be applied. Can also use Media Queries within a stylesheet, instead of linking to different stylesheets based on conditions. Can have as many different conditions as you want. List of Media Query Conditions: Viewport Width Viewport Height Device Width Device Height Device Resolition Orientation (Landscape vs. Portrait) Aspect Ratio Device Aspect Ratio Color Depth View More Here Then you have to consider how to layout your site for different screen sizes, then you’ll use Media Queries to implement the layouts. For example, on a three-column layout: As the viewport shrinks, the columns will narrow, but at a certain point, they might get too narrow. Then make the Media Queries shift it to a two-column layout. You could even go down to a one-colmn layout on a mobile device. Check out an example here: www.codegeek.net/amscan-rwd/ The idea is to have only 1 HTML file, and then several CSS files. It presents a unique challenge to designers, who may need to create layouts for each screen size. Is this the future of web design? Probably a big part because of the power it offers for different platforms. It may not be the end-all be-all of the future. Users tend to use sites on mobile for very different reasons than on a desktop machine. For example, Google Maps on Mobile vs. Desktop. It all comes down to doing proper user testing for your website. Responsive Browser Support CSS3 Media Queries are supported in: Opera 9.5+ (Currently at 10) Firefox 3.5+ (Currently at 3.6) Safari 3+ (Currently at 5) Google Chrome Mobile Webkit Opera Mobile IE9 For the IE5 – IE8, Firefox 2+ and Safari 2+ browsers, there’s a JavaScript workaround that enables Media Queries. You can find it here . There’s no reason NOT to consider this as a tool to use. Criticism: May need to rethink complex navigation. Sites aren’t necessarily optimized for mobile bandwidth, even if the layout is. Social Media Minute Nick Armstrong FeedBurner RSS Manager RSS = Really Simple Syndication All you need is a Google Account. You can manage and track your RSS subscription stats You can simplify podcast distribution You can create newsletter, or product launch lists Podcast Sponsor Audible.com Over 75,000 titles for audiobooks, as well as magazine and newsletter subscriptions If you’re interested in trying it out, click here: audiblepodcast.com/einstein for a free book! Book Pick Einstein by Walter Issacson Great biography of Einstein’s life Based on letters recently released to the author Book Club Undercover User Experience Design by Cennudd Bowles and James Box Lots of examples, as well as information on processes and methods Geared towards people who are new to the UX field, as well as people who’ve done it for a while who need to get more acceptance for the process. undercoverux.com Blog Picks of the Week baratunde.com Exists at the intersection of comedy, politics and technology. 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1:15:46On this episode we talk to the fabulous Jeremy Keith, author of HTML5 For Web Designers . Awesome book, awesome guy, awesome interview. We also have 2 additional guests: John Wolters (Usability Expert & Technical Communicator) from Aachen, Germany, and Lindsey Ogden (Designer & Drupalista) from Fort Collins, Colorado. Enjoy the podcast, and be sure subscribe and give us feedback in the iTunes store! - Steve & Ron Episode 4 Show Notes Special Guests: Jeremy Keith – Author – HTML5 for Designers Jochen Wolters – Usability Engineer and Technical Communicator Lindsay Ogden – Web Developer – Specialty in Drupal Development News: MailChimp got an upgrade Now allows up to 1000 users in the free account (previously 500) Also allows up to 6000 emails a month in the free account (previously 3000) MailChimp allows you to specify editable tags within an HTML email Allows you to view open, unsubscribe, etc. stats New Book: Undercover User Experience Design Created by James Box and Cennydd Bowles from ClearLeft Video about Homemade Spacecraft Being launched attached to a weather balloon Sent up an iPhone4 (which survived reentry) Neilsen released stats on mobile device market share BlackBerry – 31% (and falling) iPhone – 28% Android – 19% (and growing) Android has 32% of sales, 25% for iPhone and BlackBerry Google Goggles was released for the iPhone Get the Google App (from the iTunes store) Tap on the camera button Take a picture of whatever you want to search on Google searches for whatever is in the picture, and returns information on it Obviously, Google tracks your pictures (but you can opt out of the tracking) Blog Post: My First Week with the iPhone Great example of how accessibility can change someone’s life Written by someone who was blind, using the iPhone The Glif Tripod adapter for an iPhone4 Also serves as a kick stand Feature: Book Club – “HTML5 for Designers” by Jeremy Keith Discussion with Jeremy Keith via Skype Special guest Lindsay Ogden – local listener Five Rings Web Design Drupal Developer Jeremy Keith Author Dom Scripting Bulletproof AJAX Publishing with a small company versus a large publishing house was much nicer Collaboration for the book took place via BaseCamp The whole book was written in about 2 months There were several edits up until the last minute, because the standard is constantly changing Not everything in the spec is touched on, because of the ever changing nature of the HTML5 spec It’s almost certain that Google is starting to track HTML5 But it’s not clear how much it will affect the ratings Canvas is a likely competitor to Flash, at least for things like games HTML5 allows you to provide both Flash video, and HTML5 video Drupal 8 will support HTML5 by default IE9 beta is out Supposedly has great HTML5 support Has great CSS3 support Start using HTML5 now Start with the semantic tags first If you’re hesitant to fully switch to HTML5, you can get a grasp of the semantic markup by using the tag names as classes on divs It looks pretty and it’s short – pick it up! Available at books.alistapart.com Also available on the iTunes store as a digital iBook Podcast Sponsor: Audible.com The place to get audiobooks and spoken word entertainment audiblepodcast.com/einstein Get a free book for signing up! Book Pick Nonfiction: Nudge – Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Fiction: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter Social Media Minute: Nick Armstrong Twitter and Facebook updated their privacy settings On Twitter, programs can no longer ask you for your username and password, and store them indefinitely as a means to access your account Instead, they have to have an API key This new system has 4 keys that have to be enabled before account access is allowed Go to Settings -> Connections to see what programs have access to your Twitter account Facebook has a similar setting Found under Account -> Privacy -> Applications See which third-party applications and sites have access to your profile Blog Picks of the Week: uxmyths.com State a common UX or UI myth, state why they think it’s wrong lanyrd.com Conference directory @lanyrd micasaessucasa.tumblr.com Pictures of homes (inside and out) Great design inspiration Use of space, color, textures, shapes, etc… Contact Us einsteinandsockmonkey.com @einsteinmonkey We’re now on iTunes! Download us on iTunes Rate or make a comment Ron Zasadzinski @ron_z www.codegeek.net Steve Martin @clevercubed www.clevercubed.com Jochen Wolters @jochenwolters www.uiobservatory.com Lindsay Ogden @lindsayogden www.5ringsweb.com Cohere Coworking @coherellc www.coherecommunity.com Nick Armstrong @imnickarmstrong www.iamnickarmstrong.com Josh Mulligan @JoshuaMulligan…
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