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The Merapi Project / The Roundarch Merapi Platform - Open Source Release and other Information "from the source"

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:29:00 +0000

Update: Adam Flater's Blog post on the subject of Merapi and joining the team at Roundarch. There has been a lot of discussion about Merapi over the last week, most of which was the result of a press release that we put out last week around the Roundarch Merapi Platform being used within the Tesla...

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We can do better! SxSW, Social Media, Defining Intent and Putting it all in Context

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:43:00 +0000

I am going to be jotting down a variety of thoughts in the coming weeks, as my brain is about to spill over with things inspired by the hundreds of conversations I've had in the last week at both the South by Southwest technology conference in Austin and the Microsoft MIX conference in Las...

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FASTForward Interview with Geoff Cubitt, CTO of Roundarch

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:51:00 +0000

I just returned from 3 days in unexpectedly cold Las Vegas, where I attended the Microsoft FASTforward conference. At Roundarch, we do a lot of work related to search, and have established ourselves as thought leaders in how "search" continues to adapt to next-generation experiences. We aren't...

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Flex Camp Chicago! Merapi Magic and UX for Developers, plus Ben Forta and the Digital Primates Trio!

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:34:00 +0000

Next week, I will be attending Flex Camp Chicago, an event sponsored heavily by Adobe, along with they usual Chicago community of RIA development companies including my darling employer, Roundarch. Other sponsors include our pals at Digital Primates, Ascend Training, Redpoint, Saven Technologies,...

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The Reward of Design Done Right - The Sarasota International Design Summit, My Review

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:02:00 +0000

Table of ContentsMy Impressions About the Design Summit My Presentation (Our Presentation, rather) The Design Summit Experience & Why it was Unique People and Things that I Found to be Most Interesting Due to the nature of my profession, I attend a fair amount of conferences each year. These...

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Heading to Adobe MAX 2008 - Roundarch and Merapi Goodness

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It’s that time of the year again! You see the bright Flashes in the night sky and can’t help but to notice all of the code geeks Flexing their muscles… Adobe MAX is right around the corner. This year’s MAX conference will be held in San Francisco, staring next Monday, November 17 I will be...

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In 4 days, I'll be Speaking at Ajax-World, "RIA 2010, Next-Generation User Experiences" - San Jose

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:35:00 +0000

I am headed to San Jose on Sunday for 3 days of giving talks, learning, talking, discussing, poking, prodding and representing Roundarch at the 2008 AJAX-WORLD RIA Conference. I've been anticipating this event for quite some time, as the theme for this event grabbed my interest when SYS-CON Media...

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Keynote Address: Sarasota International Design Summit with Chris Bernard (Microsoft) and Ryan Stewart (Adobe)

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:42:00 +0000

There are a handful of conferences held each year that stand apart as being totally unique in terms of content and attendees. Sponsored by The Target Corp. and The Ringling College of Art & Design, the Sarasota International Design Summit clearly fits this description. Every year, the...

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Speaking at the iPhone Developers Summit - San Jose, CA -- October 20-21, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:03:00 +0000

After working with the folks at Sys-Con on some thoughts around my talk for the Ajax-World RIA Conference, the opportunity to share my thoughts and ideas at the iPhone Developers Summit (which runs in parallel with Ajax-World) was presented to me. I've recently been quite focused on mobile...

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iPhone enables Orientation Specific Content - This is a great proof-of-concept

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:32:00 +0000

Today I was turned on to a Web site created by Dave & Alex at Engage Interactive, an interactive design and development shop in the UK (Harrogate to be specific). I have had a variety of recent conversations and personal thoughts about content that is optimized for Apple's iPhone platform (and...

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Is Facebook on the iPhone causing unneeded stresses? How iconic notifications might be too much information over time

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:00 +0000

I am a fan of my iPhone. I am still using my "old" first generation iPhone and am thrilled that I am now able to run custom applications on the device without having to Jailbreak it first. This is good stuff. I did notice something today that concerns me though. It's about the use of and best...

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Merapi is Live!!!

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:30:00 +0000

Yesterday afternoon I had the chance to do a final pass on the Merapi code that Adam Flater has been working so hard to wrap up, and after a "thumbs up", was able to post it to the Merapi Project Web site and finally approve/enable the 300 or so alpha users that we selected to participate in the...

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A Few Updates....

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:23:00 +0000

It has been a terribly busy month and client work, traveling and business doings have prevented me from doing very much writing! Having said that, I've been coming up with ideas and topics left and right, and have had some very, very interesting experiences recently that have inspired a variety of...

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Adobe Flex Architecture & Frameworks Overview plus Merapi Preview at Chicago Flex / AIR Developers Group

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:43:00 +0000

Last week I teamed up with Rhazes Spell to give a talk to the Chicago Flex and Adobe AIR Developers Group. First off, it is great to finally see a user group in Chicago dedicated to Adobe-based RIA technology... It's been a long time in the coming! I've been involved in the Adobe RIA community for...

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Data Visualization Presentation at IxDA Chicago

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:19:00 +0000

Every few months we (Roundarch) host the IxDA meetings here in our Chicago office. This month's meeting provided the opportunity for Scott Judy, Rhazes Spell and myself to present some thoughts about and answer questions pertaining to Data Visualization. We decided to craft our presentation a bit...

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RIAPalooza Recap - Thoughts, Photos & My Presentation Slides

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:04:00 +0000

The inaugural RIAPalooza event turned out to be quite successful and interesting for everyone who attended. For photos, check out the stream on Flickr and also view the Twitter stream. I find that a lot of conferences become clouded with sales pitches disguised as presentations and force-fed...

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I will be kicking off "RIAPalooza" in Chicago - "Drinking & Thinking"

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:37:00 +0000

Last week I was asked to fill in last-minute as a speaker at the RIAPalooza conference here in Chicago. This event, the first of its type, it free for participants and is sponsored by various Chicago firms as well as Microsoft and Adobe. The kick-off reception, which is tonight, will feature free...

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Merapi Web Site is Live! - Alpha Code Release Coming Soon!

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:58:00 +0000

The Merapi Alpha code release will begin in about 1 week from today! To help prepare for this (and to support the large audience of people that have contacted us about it), we've launched a Merapi Web site that includes some high-level information for the public, but is intended to be a tool used...

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Doing some Mobile Research and Need Your Help!

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 05 May 2008 03:19:00 +0000

I am doing some research on mobile / handheld devices and need help! I plan on writing about my findings fairly extensively, and need folks to fill out this survey I put online at Survey Monkey! Please take a moment and fill this out!

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Microformats, A Primer - Simple Semantics for the Web

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:55:00 +0000

In a recent write-up about the "Semantic Web", I ended my thoughts with the following: "A fully realized Semantic Web will be quite amazing indeed, but it is going to take a long time to get to the point where the technology regularly intersects with our daily lives. It is going to take a long...

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Merapi says "Hello World" - 1.0 Framework nears completion

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:09:00 +0000

This weekend proved to be quite interesting for the Merapi Project. Adam took advantage of the warm weather in Denver and found the motivation to crank through a lot of the items on the project checklist to get the Merapi framework close(er) to being releasable as Open Source. Merapi has gotten a...

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Innovation, Invention & Inspiration with "The Woz"

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:00:00 +0000

Steve Wozniak really is a pretty cool guy. Not like I have ever hung out with him, or know anyone that has, But... From everything I've ever read about the guy, or interviews I've seen or heard, he really does come across as a unique, interesting and thoughtful person. As a fan of what he's done...

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More than Buzz -- The Semantic Web

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Sir Tim Berners-Lee's, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has been evangelizing his vision for "The Semantic Web" for quite some time. Heck, a lot of people in the industry have been talking about it... and like most things, when people start talking, the "buzz" is created and hits...

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Google adds to the argument in favor of "Rich Connected" applications and online/offline operability

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:23:00 +0000

Since the birth of Adobe AIR, there have been a lot of conversations about the platforms primary differentiators, one being the ability to work in an offline mode. This is primarly related to when / why you'd build an application that required offline access. I've worked on a variety of AIR...

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Adobe AIR on Linux! More Cross-Platform Goodness...

noreply@blogger.com (dave) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:06:00 +0000

For years, one of the decisions every team embarking on a mission to create desktop software has been faced with a common challenge: Determining which operating system(s) should be targeted for their application. Remember the early promise of Java?: "Write once, deploy cross platform". The thought...

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