items tagged with Design
Google UFO logo mystery deepens
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-06 04:13:50
What the heck is happening at Google? With UFO sightings on the search home page and 'unexplained phenomenon' the most searched for phrase this weekend, speculation about an alien abduction is mounting.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-06 04:13:50
What the heck is happening at Google? With UFO sightings on the search home page and 'unexplained phenomenon' the most searched for phrase this weekend, speculation about an alien abduction is mounting.
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Microsoft talks up Silverlight, Expressions updates
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-08-19 03:01:51
Microsoft's spruiking the advantages of the latest versions of its Silverlight and Expression web tools.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-08-19 03:01:51
Microsoft's spruiking the advantages of the latest versions of its Silverlight and Expression web tools.
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NSW logo a no go? Design your own, win $1,000
Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-07-22 01:15:17
Is it a lotus..? Is it a waratah..? No, it’s the new NSW Government logo! Crowdsourcing website DesignBay.com has launched an unsanctioned $1,000 contest to re-design the recently bungled NSW Government logo.
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Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-07-22 01:15:17
Is it a lotus..? Is it a waratah..? No, it’s the new NSW Government logo! Crowdsourcing website DesignBay.com has launched an unsanctioned $1,000 contest to re-design the recently bungled NSW Government logo.
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Why 90% of production databases aren't indexed properly
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 05:55:42
Database design isn’t rocket science but, at the same time, it is a craft which must take into account how the database will be used. More often than not this doesn’t happen and businesses everywhere are losing billions of micro-seconds on underperforming databases due to simple lack of care.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 05:55:42
Database design isn’t rocket science but, at the same time, it is a craft which must take into account how the database will be used. More often than not this doesn’t happen and businesses everywhere are losing billions of micro-seconds on underperforming databases due to simple lack of care.
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Google ups SketchUp to version 7
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-17 18:16:15
SketchUp 7, the latest version of Google's 3D modelling program, features 'dynamic components' - objects that are more than just a collection of lines.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-17 18:16:15
SketchUp 7, the latest version of Google's 3D modelling program, features 'dynamic components' - objects that are more than just a collection of lines.
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Here's a chance for all to start cheating!
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-26 23:02:48
Psssst, keep this to yourself, buddy. Let me tell you about a bunch of free cheat sheets for technology professionals.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-26 23:02:48
Psssst, keep this to yourself, buddy. Let me tell you about a bunch of free cheat sheets for technology professionals.
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Apple come out, say no to prop 8
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-24 20:13:39
Apple have publicly come out, opposing Proposition 8 which is a hot potato in Californian general election politics right now. What's more, they've put their money where their mouth is donating $100,000 to the "No on 8" campaign. What is prop 8 and why has it sent this technology company all fruity?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-24 20:13:39
Apple have publicly come out, opposing Proposition 8 which is a hot potato in Californian general election politics right now. What's more, they've put their money where their mouth is donating $100,000 to the "No on 8" campaign. What is prop 8 and why has it sent this technology company all fruity?
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Australian Synchrotron, Part 3 - Software selection and application development (iTWire podcast)
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Pod Casts
2008-10-10 01:15:29
Richard Farnsworth, head of IT and controls at the Australian Synchrotron, in a series of podcasts for iTWire, continues his fascinating insights into the control engineering and information technology used to operate this world-class particle accelerator. This episode covers application software development.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Pod Casts
2008-10-10 01:15:29
Richard Farnsworth, head of IT and controls at the Australian Synchrotron, in a series of podcasts for iTWire, continues his fascinating insights into the control engineering and information technology used to operate this world-class particle accelerator. This episode covers application software development.
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NASA University Design Contest challenges students to explore Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-01 08:57:53
NASA has announced a new contest to test the imaginations and skills of college students by designing tools and instrument packages that one day could help Moon rovers travel across the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-01 08:57:53
NASA has announced a new contest to test the imaginations and skills of college students by designing tools and instrument packages that one day could help Moon rovers travel across the lunar surface.
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Anatomy of a modest web site - lessons for all
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Major feature missing from Adobe Reader 9?
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Majority of online banking sites insecure by design
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-24 17:35:58
That is the surprising conclusion of a University of Michigan study which discovered that more than 75 percent of bank sites surveyed had at least one flaw which could make customers vulnerable to financial or identity loss. The findings, which will be presented today at a Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at the Carnegie Mellon University, suggest that these are design flaws that cannot be fixed with a simple patch...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-24 17:35:58
That is the surprising conclusion of a University of Michigan study which discovered that more than 75 percent of bank sites surveyed had at least one flaw which could make customers vulnerable to financial or identity loss. The findings, which will be presented today at a Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at the Carnegie Mellon University, suggest that these are design flaws that cannot be fixed with a simple patch...
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Designer Segways over to Apple
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-08 02:41:19
Segway's chief technology officer is reportedly leaving to join Apple. What would Apple want with a vehicle designer?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-08 02:41:19
Segway's chief technology officer is reportedly leaving to join Apple. What would Apple want with a vehicle designer?
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95 percent of UK game design degrees are sub-standard
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-06-19 09:04:50
The UK video game industry is facing an uncertain future as the majority of games design degree courses are labelled a waste of time by the industry. David Braben, creator of all time classic Elite, has gone on record to claim that 95 percent of courses are simply not fit for purpose. The resulting skills shortage could mean that £700m of foreign investment into the UK gets lost, along with 1,700 jobs, over the next five years according to gaming industry experts.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-06-19 09:04:50
The UK video game industry is facing an uncertain future as the majority of games design degree courses are labelled a waste of time by the industry. David Braben, creator of all time classic Elite, has gone on record to claim that 95 percent of courses are simply not fit for purpose. The resulting skills shortage could mean that £700m of foreign investment into the UK gets lost, along with 1,700 jobs, over the next five years according to gaming industry experts.
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