http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:35:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I will post more details about Hardin Design and Development's presence at CES 2008 later, but here are some pictures for now. The shear scale of this show is amazing, and the potential clients that we have been able to interact with have been awesome. So without further ado, here ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=35 In the last year, Adobe has continued to transform Flash from a simple animation platform to an incredibly powerful software development environment that allows for sophisticated applications to be deployed on the web. Action Script, the underlying language that powers Flash applications, used to be relatively primitive. With the advent ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=34 I should preface this article by stating that I am not a theorist when it comes to computer science. I like theory, and I think it's interesting, but I make a living by building cool applications, not by building cool theories. That said, I occaisonally read the Communications of the ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=32 As you might expect, one of the most common questions I am asked is, "What is the Web 2.0?". When I was asked that by one of my employees earlier today, I figured that it was time to answer it. Much ink has been spilled trying to define the Web ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=29 In an extension of one of my previous articles, Why do enterprise interfaces suck?, I have recently had many experiences with terrible interfaces in a search for accounting software for Intelli-Computing. There seem to be a lot of terrible interfaces in the accounting business. The first software that we tried ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=26 As I have worked with different companies throughout the Midwest, I've noticed that different cities have different characters when it comes to expressing status and image in business. Madison, for example, tends to be a more laid-back city, where the number of Bentleys and other supercars can be counted on ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=25 I have recently been expanding the design team for Intelli-Computing, bringing in a few people with unique talents that will allow us to create richer designs and web applications. I have quickly noticed something: designing things as a team is fun and effective, but very difficult to do on a ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=20 I just got back from three whirlwind days in Chicago, where I worked with MediaRiver to push out several of their widgets. It was great fun to actually meet everyone on the team face to face, and to see what life was like at such an intense startup. MediaRiver is ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=19 According to a post on Slashdot, a beta update for Flash Player 9 has added support for H.264 standard video. This is a huge upgrade for the Flash video industry, and I believe that Adobe is continuing to make excellent strides to retain their market share in online video, with ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=16 A very interesting offshoot of Flying Cart called eBay Converter has just been announced and is generating quite a bit of publicity, such as a feature on Killer Startups. The eBay Converter tool converts eBay stores to regular online stores, and eliminates the transaction and listing fees charged by eBay, ... http://www.intelli-computing.com/wordpress/?p=15