http://kuniform.org Jason Kunesh's thoughts on interaction design, accessibility, and living life with passion! Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:38:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I bought a Fujitsu Scan Snap scanner, and it rocks. It's all duplex, full text indexing, faster than a speeding bullet, paperless office, blah blah blah. And with a $50 rebate, who could go wrong? Well, the thumbs are pointing at 'this guy.' I sent Fujitsu exactly what they asked for ... http://kuniform.org/2008/01/12/im-tired-of-rebate-scams/ This article on Slate about Japanese design retailer Muji (think: Target, Ikea) sums it up: Muji contends that design needn't announce itself—rather, it can become apparent to you through use, over time. Nor is Muji interested in capitalizing on consumers' seemingly insatiable appetite for designer goods. From day one, the company ... http://kuniform.org/2007/09/25/design-is-a-service-to-others/ Here's a great interview on CNET with the founder of Pandora, the music Ai service. Nifty. Pandora observes what you listen to and then suggests more songs that sound similar. In essence, you end up making your own radio station. Neat. One of the crazier aspects of the interview is how ... http://kuniform.org/2007/09/18/the-state-of-music-sharing-and-pandora/ It could be worse. http://kuniform.org/2007/09/18/how-ever-your-day-has-been/ Linking off to Jonathan Coulton's blog post reply about the NY Times Magazine article discussing musicians, culture, fame, and how the internet changes the relationship between artist and audience. Coulton is featured as one of a new wave of musicians embodying who represent this trend. His post about making it ... http://kuniform.org/2007/06/24/jonathan-coultons-unplanned-success/ Joe Clark is leading a group of developers in writing extensions and corrections to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. It's know as the WCAG Samurai, and it looks rockin' good! If you are interested in real world, proven interpretations of the WCAG guidelines, check out this site today. http://kuniform.org/2007/06/08/wcag-samurai/ Tom Green at Digital Web Magazine has a great tutorial on using the video captioning feature in Flash CS3 to create accessible Flash video content. Wow, I can't wait until my copy of CS3 arrives, sometime this week, along with my new MacBookPro! Yaaaay! http://kuniform.org/2007/06/05/flash-accessible-video-captioning-how-to/ Jeremy Sydik, a colleague from RailsConf 2006 and a bona fide accessibility guru of the University of Nebraska, is writing the Accessible Web, which looks to be a comprehensive look at web accessibility and full of practical examples. It should be released in late 2007, but is available as ... http://kuniform.org/2007/06/01/the-accessible-web-in-beta/