design in comment and analysis
Mark Zuckerberg
AS Profile While Zuckerberg cannot claim to be the pioneer of social networking on the web - MySpace was not only set up before Facebook but also opened itself up to third-party developers before its upstart rival - his strategy and product design have... [12 Oct 2007]
Web 2.0 and the public sector
Comment The use of such participatory models in the design and delivery of public services offers even more complex challenges. Web 2.0 offers new models of user participation that will have profound consequences for how politicians and civil servants... [11 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.09.07
Round-Up We took the best features from Linux and Mac OS X, employed our deft touch with interface design to improve them, changed all the names of the screen elements around and put the disks in a nice, shiny box. [14 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... wi-fi CCTV, BBC iPlayer, skills shortage, robots...
Comment Microsoft and NHS team up on software design What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [13 Sep 2007]
Escape the data management minefield
Comment Paul Bentham explains how this is not just about malicious hacking and has more to do with systems design and process.silicon.com Public Sector The public sector's data management is looking increasingly like Swiss cheese - full of holes. [13 Sep 2007]
Minority Report: A greener Apple
Comment The lobby group produced a campaign website that mimicked the design of the Apple site. As an innovator in computer and device design, the green advances Apple has promised to champion are likely to have an influence on other manufacturers - and to... [23 Aug 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.08.07
Round-Up And no I'm not talking about the new iMac - although that's pretty cool too, I mean who else could design a computer that looks as good as a supermodel while keeping the eco-freaks happy too (aluminum is a very desirable material for recyclers... [10 Aug 2007]
Online banking needs serious help
Comment Current website design isn't perfect but it has clearly moved on since the last time this particular bank gave it any thought. Although many customers choose banks based on good service, most financial institutions still have poor websites. [30 Jul 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.07.07
Round-Up Given the creative design, the Round-Up wasn't particularly surprised to learn this week that the devices are being used for alternative educational purposes by Nigerian school kids. Kids these days don't know they're born. [27 Jul 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Of global warming and pirates
Comment I couldn't see any reason why this should be a purposely engineered facility as it would defy all queuing theory design, not to mention service-time targets and fairness objectives applied in these cases. [26 Jul 2007]
Minority Report: Macs gaining enterprise cred
Comment The company is an agenda setter in both technology and industrial design - it just isn't seen as a business machine. It's a highly aggressive arena where price is the key consideration - quite an alien environment for Apple which has typically sold... [19 Jul 2007]
From CIO to consultant: First impressions count
Comment However, what's on the card is as important as any fancy design so first let's take a look at how to make sure when you give a client your card, it doesn't end up in the nearest recycling bin. I spent around £100 to add design changes to my blog to... [16 May 2007]
Freecycle Diaries: Am I falling out of love?
Comment Yet I'm reluctant to cart them off to the recycling bank since they are good quality colour print-outs and could be useful to someone interested in design. Does goodwill have a shelf life? Should helpfulness have limits? [23 Apr 2007]
Q&A: James Gosling, 'father of Java'
Comment It can be hard for people who design - whether it's a language or software or a platform - to anticipate all the different angles for someone trying to break into it. We do an immense amount of testing and design work but none of that is anywhere... [19 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Qubits Rule?
Comment At a personal level I was involved with the design and construction of photonic detectors, while an adjacent team worked on quantum encryption. Written at Dallas Fort Worth Airport while stranded in the lounge by high winds and a dust storm that... [01 Mar 2007]
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