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OnRollOver

cory — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:38:12 +0000

With all the touch screens and smartphones with touch capabilities, it seems as if the visual feedback paradigm may shift in the very near future. We’ve been using the same simple javascript for rollovers for about 4 years now (which sounds so long in the realm of internet technology) not because its a do-all be-all but because it works. 99% of the time, it just works.

That said, I haven’t seen the need to change this method until now. Why would we continue to use a rollover when this methodology lends itself to GUI + mouse technology?! With physical interfaces becoming the norm, I forsee rollOver a thing of the early 2000s and thus a piece of the past. Now if I could just figure out feedback vibration for a website I’d be set for another 4.

No flash for iThings

cory — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:30:21 +0000

Well at least not right now. I guess it’s relatively safe to say, given a published letter on apple.com supposedly from mr. Jobs, that holding my breath for a flash plugin (or player I’m not picky) will not be landing on any iThings anytime soon. It does make me wonder a little bit if there is a little more room for silverlight to come into fruition, and cross the pc/mac border. I did find it interesting that the decision “wasn’t profit based rather technically based”. Interesting read none-the-less.

mobileunit

cory — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:10:12 +0000

first test pilot from the depths of the mobile unit. hopefully in between session we’ll be able to pop in a feed or two here. possibly a foto for jealous minds. cheers