Macadamian Blog Comments http://www.macadamian.com/ A list of blog post comments at Macadamian.com, sorted by date. Comment by Dan Menard, in reply to: Does data kill beauty & emotions in a design? http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/does_data_kill_beauty_and_emotions_in_a_design/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/does_data_kill_beauty_and_emotions_in_a_design/#When:22:14:31Z Whenever the topic of data vs design comes up, I always think of Douglas Bowman's post about leaving Google:

http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html

He was the head designer at the time, and Google's unwavering data-is-king philosophy is what chased him away. So, it's not just about products. Employees like to be creative, and sometimes that means more than optimizing data. Doug made that clear:

"Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such minuscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle."

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:14:31 -0500 Comment by Andrew Clunis, in reply to: Finally! A Style Guide for Android Developers http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/finally_a_style_guide_for_android_developers/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/finally_a_style_guide_for_android_developers/#When:16:30:59Z It makes me very happy to see that Google is pushing hard on this. It's not quite a full HIG, but it's getting there!

Android's pixel independence also makes me very happy (although I would like it if it gave me a UI scale control to take advantage of this).

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:30:59 -0500 Comment by Dan Menard, in reply to: Kindle Fire, an Orange to iPad's Apple http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/kindle_fire_is_an_orange_to_ipads_apple/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/kindle_fire_is_an_orange_to_ipads_apple/#When:18:16:49Z Great review, Matt!

My boss lent me a Fire for a bit, and I came to the same conclusion. It's great for consuming books and videos, but it's weak for email and most types of browsing. Even worse for me, the app store wasn't working in Canada at the time, so I couldn't download any apps (a robust Google Reader client with offline support would have been great).

I did really like it as a reading device, though. The form factor of the Fire is much better than the iPad when you just want to read something on the bus or on a couch or whatever.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:49 -0500 Comment by Didier Thizy, in reply to: Visual style - let's make beautiful software http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/visual_style_-_lets_make_beautiful_software/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/visual_style_-_lets_make_beautiful_software/#When:14:53:09Z So true! We still have a long way to go to get to useful, usable software that fully understands the user, but vendors can't forget about making the software visually stunning.

The visual "wow" is what creates an emotional bond between a potential customers and your product, in less than a few seconds. Do you really want to see another light-blue-and-white healthcare app? Do you really want to see another boring menu-and-toolbar enterprise dashboard?

Visual design is the upfront message your product sends about how it stands out from the crowd of competitors.

]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:53:09 -0400 Comment by Software Development Company, in reply to: How to design EHR patient progress notes… an ongoing debate http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_design_ehr_patient_progress_notes_an_ongoing_debate/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_design_ehr_patient_progress_notes_an_ongoing_debate/#When:13:06:28Z Very well written article Anneliis Tosine, we appreciate it. More and more EHR of this type should be developed that make such complex process of taking patients' notes and other activities about their data gathering easy. At Techliance we also develop such complex applications with user friendly GUI that makes such process easy. Keep writing on such issues. Cheers.

]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 13:06:28 -0400 Comment by office2010, in reply to: Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Social/Life Experience Platforms and the Healthcare Business Case http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/facebook_twitter_foursquare_social_life_experience_platforms_and_the_health/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/facebook_twitter_foursquare_social_life_experience_platforms_and_the_health/#When:07:13:19Z good

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 07:13:19 -0400 Comment by Ashish Kaila, in reply to: MIX 2011 - Open Source Fest http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/mix_2011_-_open_source_fest/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/mix_2011_-_open_source_fest/#When:01:16:43Z It was great to see isolated storage explorer ! Thanks for presenting...

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:16:43 -0400 Comment by Kamran, in reply to: MIX 2011 - Open Source Fest http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/mix_2011_-_open_source_fest/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/mix_2011_-_open_source_fest/#When:23:43:08Z Agreed it was really cool! I also thought the music got a bit loud... had to get a few more drinks to wet my throat I had to talk so much.

I was happy that libraries of all sizes were allowed... mine was 500 LOC and others, considerably more. Very cool.

I liked it because it was a comparably "intimate" setting for presenters because we could all mingle before everyone else came in. I got to meet some really cool devs.

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:43:08 -0400 Comment by Tony Hooper, in reply to: MIX 2011 - Design and Development: Working in Parallel http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/mix_2011_-_design_and_development_working_in_parallel/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/mix_2011_-_design_and_development_working_in_parallel/#When:13:15:04Z I think they stole this idea from Francis and I's TechDays presentation!!! Nevertheless, it's always good to re-enforce the designer/developer relationship and showing how some tools (most probably they were using Expression Studio + Visual Studio) can really empower developers and designers to work together in parallel.

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:15:04 -0400 Comment by Lisa Crispin, in reply to: How to Work with Someone 12 Hours Away http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_work_with_someone_12_hours_away/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_work_with_someone_12_hours_away/#When:18:45:43Z This excellent advice matches my own experience. I particularly encourage people to use video. I don't know what it is about seeing each others' faces but it really helps communication. Setting up a virtual telepresence device transformed my team's communication w/ coworker 12 hours different. We also use photos on our task board - we put the person's photo next to what they're working on. Also we post lots of photos on the team wiki - not only of work-related things such as whiteboard drawings, but fun photos of coworkers.

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:45:43 -0400 Comment by Avdi Grimm, in reply to: How to Work with Someone 12 Hours Away http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_work_with_someone_12_hours_away/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_work_with_someone_12_hours_away/#When:15:55:38Z This is a fantastic article! I love the notes on what happens when you can turn issues over to QA at night and see the results the next morning.

Would you be at all interested in doing an interview for the Wide Teams podcast? I'd love to get your insights.

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:55:38 -0400 Comment by Jeff Brandt, in reply to: How to Test Mobile Applications http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_test_mobile_applications/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/how_to_test_mobile_applications/#When:16:04:14Z Good point, but as long as the revenue and price point of apps in a such a low level Companies will have difficulty providing the same quality as desktop software.

The model is Broken, except for gaming which quality is not such an issue

]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:04:14 -0400 Comment by Daren Nicholson, in reply to: Designers and Engineers Unite! http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/why_you_cant_seperate_design_from_engineering/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/why_you_cant_seperate_design_from_engineering/#When:03:34:53Z Very good article. I especially concur with the section on "different points of view". At my current company, we have an informal UX team which includes me (a product manager), an engineer, a software architect, and a QA engineer. I tend to play the role of designer (by creating wire-frames as a starting point), then everyone dives in to hone the UI. The engineer creates a high-fi prototype that we review, the QA engineer writes test cases and finds design flaws, the software architect periodically reviews the results. It really works great. It's much better than the "throw it over the wall" approach that I've seen in past organizations.

But I'm wondering if we manage to do this integrated approach because we don't have a formal UX team. When we (the informal UX team) get together, someone often says, "when we finally hire a designer, she'll take over X & Y." Now I'm thinking that this is not the right way to view things. If we hire more designer talent, we should integrate them into the cross-functional team, not replace that existing team. So, thanks for helping me arrive at this insight.

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]]> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:22:18 -0400 Comment by email marketing software, in reply to: Computers for Communities http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/computers_for_communities/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/computers_for_communities/#When:07:06:43Z I too agree with your point that nation's long-term health and wealth is directly related to the number of engineering and design graduates. But these days the number of graduates starts declining. So for the good of our nation we have to do whatever we can for solving this problem. Computers for communities is a great initiative and I hope this idea can do its part in bringing back students to the educational path by donating computers. This initiative will definitely help foster a new generation of future engineers and designers.

]]> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:06:43 -0400 Comment by boomschors, in reply to: Why HTML5 Makes Sense for Mobile http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/why_html5_makes_sense_for_mobile/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/why_html5_makes_sense_for_mobile/#When:03:10:39Z HTML5 is a new standard for developing web-based applications with rich interfaces similar to what can traditionally only be achieved in a desktop environment or by using browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash. it is also useful tool for anyone who are using Mobile.

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]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:56:58 -0400 Comment by File Recovery Software, in reply to: The Current State of HTML5 http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/the_current_state_of_html5/#cmt_form http://www.macadamian.com/blog/post/the_current_state_of_html5/#When:07:36:22Z HTML5 is the new kid on the block, and for some reason everyone has to be excited about whatever is the newest thing. While I am sure developers will eventually choose to utilize HTML5, whether they choose to embrace its “Flash killing” features will depend on more than just promises and initial excitement. As Tariq rightly points out, having the right development tools, efficient work flows and low learning curves will play a huge role in overall uptake/utilization.

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