July 30, 2009

UXD Seating area at DirectiPlex

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July 22, 2009

Wet wet day.

10 AM.

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July 13, 2009

To IE6 or NOT

Here at Digg, like most sites, the designers, developers, and QA engineers spend a lot of time making sure the site works in IE6, an eight-year-old browser superseded by two full releases. It consumes time that could be spent building the future of Digg. Here’s what we’re gonna do — and not do — about it.

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Should Digg prompt IE6 users to upgrade?
A message suggesting the IE6 user upgrade seems like a logical approach. Then we wondered, “With a number of sites showing upgrade messages to IE6 users, why haven’t they already upgraded?” To find out, we ran a message to IE6 users on Digg asking, “Have 45 seconds? Help Digg by taking a quick three question survey

via blog.digg.com

I'm sure many of us who work on the web face this question everyday. One option for us at Directi was to show an upgrade option. But from what it looks like, people stuck with using !E6 don't have a choice.. if you see the image above of a survey Digg conducted where they asked IE6 user to upgrade, most said they cannot upgrade, they don’t have a choice. Three out of four IE6 users on Digg said they can’t upgrade due to some technical or workplace reason. Thus giving them this option is almost pointless?

Hat Tip: Sarfaraz

July 8, 2009

What is a browser?

Edit: click the link below to watch the video

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July 8, 2009

The Google Chrome OS: Stuff that got my Attention

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

via googleblog.blogspot.com

July 2, 2009

Loving the camera on my new iPhone 3GS

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June 27, 2009

Top 10 Top Gear Episodes

The Norweigan challenge [season 6, episode 6]. Arguably the best ever IMHO. Blazing through Europe in a McLaren Mercedes against everything the ocean had to offer. This was a true epic because they blitzed Autobahns, and half of Scandinavia in two days. As always with incorporable wit and superb cinematography.
The truffle challenge [series 7, episode 5]. The boys raced a private Cessna plane from Italy to London against tempestuous Clarkson in a Bugatti Veyron. Winner got to eat their truffle at the top of London.
The first US challenge [season 9, episode 3]. Proof that even the worst American cars have charm and rednecks really do throw rocks.
The £10 super car challenge [season 7, episode 4]. Debunking pub myths of cheap Ferraris and Maseratis has never been so funny. And Ellen MacArthur was brilliant as a Star In A Reasonably Priced Car.
The French supercar episode [season 7, episode 3]. Upstaging the Parisians is pretty hard to do. Although nothing cuts through the French mustard like an impromptu supercar cruise down the Champs Elysee. And despite all the bravado, you felt like a fly on the wall on a mates’ weekend away. Well some very rich mates.
The Audi RS4 episode [series 7, episode 2]. Jeremy races two rock climbers up the alps in an Audi V8 that roars like Thor’s plumbing. Epic photography and suspense.
The Vietnam challenge [season 12, episode 8]. This was a Boxing Day special that proved that you don’t need a billionaire rides to make epic television (well maybe a billion dollar crew). Just a great challenge, a dodgy scooter and a sublime location. Oh yeah, and that after five or so years, they’ve still got it.
The second US challenge [season 12, episode 2]. So ladden with irony and contempt for the septics, but with a boyish zeal for the Bonneville salt planes and the vast, lonely planes of the modern day wild west. Just awesome.
The British Leyland challenge [season 10, episode 7]. Keeping the boyish fervour going, they prove that despite the cars of your child hood truly being shitful, there’s still great fun to be had revisiting the past.
Jame’s Aston Martin episode [season 3, episode 6]. One small segment rather than a challenge. But that’s all James needs to but the bulldog in British and show just how and why a classic Aston can cut it with the best. A master of pub raconteuring at his finest.

via matthayward.com

I've been eagerly waiting for the new top gear season 13.. just as a recap, I wanted to catch up on some of my favorite episodes andIi could think of only a couple, a quick lookup (Thanks @achint) and I found this list. I think ive seen most of these and sort of matched my list of top 10 too...

So, Which is your favorite Top Gear Episode?