[IxDA Discuss] Twitter list of Interaction\'10 speakers

2009-11-22 Thread Kaleem
For you many IxDA twitterati, I've compiled a list of all the speakers at Interaction'10 who are on Twitter. http://twitter.com/kaleemux/ixd10-speaker-interaction Now you can sta-- um... get to know them virtually before you meet them in Savannah next February. -K _

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your experience trying to connect a Bluetooth device

2009-11-22 Thread Paul Sherman
Setting up a Bluetooth device in pretty much any modern OS is so incredibly bass-ackward it's actually entertaining. I've done it in both OS X and Windows. It's slightly easier on a Mac, mostly because Apple has managed to avoid exposing the user to the whole virtual comm port and networking a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kickstarter for a book about interaction design - only 2 weeks left

2009-11-22 Thread Todd Zaki Warfel
Good luck with your book. It's a lot more work than you'll ever be able to imagine, but also a huge sense of accomplishment once it's all over. On Nov 22, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Nick Disabato wrote: > I'm printing and shipping it myself, though with the funding of > dozens of others on Kickstarter.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kickstarter for a book about interaction design - only 2 weeks left

2009-11-22 Thread Nick Disabato
Todd, I'm printing and shipping it myself, though with the funding of dozens of others on Kickstarter. They're the publishers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47574 ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kickstarter for a book about interaction design - only 2 weeks left

2009-11-22 Thread Todd Zaki Warfel
Who's the publisher? On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Nick Disabato wrote: > Hey all - I'm part of Chicago's IxDA chapter, and I'm in the process of > writing a book about interaction design. It's called Cadence & Slang, and it > should be out by the end of next year. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Pr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your experience trying to connect a Bluetooth device

2009-11-22 Thread Eirik Midttun
Thanks for link William! "Both technologies may survive these teething problems, but I think that there are some lessons to be learned in the standards process: - Standards committees should include (and listen to!) members of the HCI community. - Concepts and terms should be tested with users. St

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your experience trying to connect a Bluetooth device

2009-11-22 Thread William Hudson
Erik - I've had lots of thoughts on this and wrote an article about it back in 2002: http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/articles/wirelesschasm.htm Regards, William Hudson Syntagm Ltd Design for Usability UK 01235-522859 World +44-1235-522859 US Toll Free 1-866-SYNTAGM mailto:william.hud...@syntagm