A Glimpse Ahead: Microsoft Office Labs Vision 2019

A Glimpse Ahead: Microsoft Office Labs Vision 2019

Some visionaries over at Microsoft Labs have put a lot of hard work and devotion to a video displaying our digital world in 2019. Heavily relying on touch and constant interconnectivity, our digital future looks quite promising — especially to geeks like us. In 2019 smart office and household devices cater for our needs in the most intuitive way possible. The video showcases seamless integration between devices, with information flowing naturally across surfaces and interfaces....

Ways to Foster Innovation

Think Different Fostering Innovation in Your Organization Apple's iconic "Think Different" campaign from 1997 Apple had a famous ad campaign in 1997 asking people to "think different". How many of you think different? If you find you or your company struggles to think differently, I just reviewed a great list of 50 ways to foster innovation and here are my favorite from the ideachampions.com article: Remember that innovation requires no fixed rules or templates --...

Google: The Meaning Of Open

I liked one of Google's recent blog posts about "The Meaning of Open". Summary of the Article At Google we believe that open systems win. They lead to more innovation, value, and freedom of choice for consumers, and a vibrant, profitable, and competitive ecosystem for businesses. There are two components to our definition of open: open technology and open information. Open technology includes open source, meaning we release and actively support code that helps grow...

Creative Japanese Barcodes

Anyone who knows me knows that I am for whatever reason, fascinated with barcodes. I've had some ideas in the past; some for what I do for a living and some for personal business ventures. Barcodes are amazingly powerful yet very simplistic. Evidently a design agency in Japan is doing some interesting things with tweaking the design of their barcodes, which I loved. Traditional barcodes focus on function over form What makes these designs particularly...

The Google Story in 2 Minutes

How two Stanford students revolutionized the internet and built one of the most influential companies in the world The Googleplex in Mountain View, California, headquarters of one of the world's most valuable companies It's hard to imagine the internet without Google. From searching for recipes to navigating unfamiliar streets, from managing our emails to watching videos, Google's products have become so deeply integrated into our daily lives that they've fundamentally changed how we interact with...

Net Neutrality & The Internet Freedom Act

Net Neutrality & The Internet Freedom Act

Why the misleadingly named "Internet Freedom Act" threatens innovation and open access online Net neutrality ensures a level playing field for all online services and content For most internet users, the term “net neutrality” might sound like technical jargon, but its implications affect everyone who uses the web. Net neutrality represents a fundamental principle that has shaped the internet as we know it: the idea that all online traffic should be treated equally by Internet...

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