User Experience
Dekoh a new platform for RIA on the desktop announced today
Press Release | San Jose, CA. | February 21, 2007.
Pramati announces Dekoh, a new desktop platform for applications that can deliver integrated experience of web and desktop
Out-of-the-box the platform provides web 2.0 features like tagging, sharing and commenting features. Soon to follow the release will be Dekoh personal media applications.
Pramati Technologies today announces its plan [...]
Roads to RIA
RIA applications can be ‘Rich’ in many ways. In my previous post Rich Internet Application (RIA) should be cross-platform, I had touched upon one common aspect of RIA (the user experience), while talking about the definition of RIA.
RIA applications can be “Rich” in:
Experience
Functionality, and
Access
Experience. Adding ‘Rich Interface’ to web hosted apps was the origin of [...]
Rich Internet Application (RIA) should be cross-platform
Ryan Stewart made a recent posting with similar title, with a question in it … Should Rich Internet Applications be cross platform by definition?
RIA combine the best of desktop and web. As Web does not exclude anyone, RIA automatically should be cross-platform. How else would we distinguish a RIA from a platform native application [...]
Designing for Social Sharing
Excellent presentation on “Designing for Social Sharing” by Rashmi Sinha
We have been working on a social sharing platform that brings the desktop and web closer, there by making it easy for users to share ‘Objects’ off their desktop. Our experience mirrors what is outlined in this presentation.
1. Make the platform valuable to the user on [...]
What is missing with the Web Applications
The benefits of web apps are overwhelming, but after years of use, there are new user needs and unmet expectations. Here are a few open questions highlighting those needs and some thoughts on what could solve them.
Branded Desktop Application! Coming soon to a desktop near you
Branded Desktop Applications provide valuable information, entertainment and functionality to users; but more importantly, a great marketing tool for marketers looking beyond websites. Is it about doing more on the desktop or a landgrab of our desktop?
