Nice video on why some web experiences are exasperating….
Lovely Vintage Retro Website from 2009….
I am a fan of The Vintage Web and I believe that I have found a wonderfully retro (currently active) site that fits their criteria perfectly.
I present the Wind and Wheels website.
From the wonderful Flash splash screen and animated gif enter graphic, you know you are in for a wonderful retro treat.
Once you have enjoyed the Flash animation, onto the main site, where you can find a wonderful animated rollover menu, a weather widget, an additional expanding side menu and clever use of Comic Sans.
Despite the website, there are some great photographs of wind powered action on the site, so well worth having a good look round.
WWWhat’s this WWWeb? Howww does it wwwork?
Excellent video from Commoncraft on how the WWW works.
Are you selfish?
BBC reports on the annual report into web habits by Jakob Nielsen.
Web users are getting more ruthless and selfish when they go online, reveals research.
The annual report into web habits by usability guru Jakob Nielsen shows people are becoming much less patient when they go online.
Instead of dawdling on websites many users want simply to reach a site quickly, complete a task and leave.
Most ignore efforts to make them linger and are suspicious of promotions designed to hold their attention.
So are you a “selfish” web user or are you just busy?
Adobe AIR
Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Adobe AIR, a new platform for building rich internet applications (RIAs) across different platforms, including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
Adobe AIR enables developers to create RIAs on the desktop using the skills and Web technologies — such as HTML, Ajax, PDF, Adobe Flash and Adobe Flex — they already employ. Applications deployed on Adobe AIR have the advantages of browser-based RIAs, such as speed of development, ease of use, and access from virtually anywhere. Yet they also have the benefits of desktop applications, such as the ability to read/write local files, work with other applications on a user’s computer and maintain local data storage on the desktop.
It’s an interesting variation on applications, some use desk bound applications such as Microsoft Office, whilst others use web based applications such as Google Apps.
It’s looking like Adobe AIR will allow users to have the flexibility of web based applications with the backup of desk bound applications when there is no internet connection (such as on plane).
Mobile Web
BBC’s Click has a nice article on the mobile web.
It is estimated that just one in five people with phones that are able to connect to the net actually do. But the iPhone, however, is having a profound effect on the willingness of its users to go online.