Over at the Gadget Zone Blog , which I like reading quite a bit, there is a listed run down of features that they want in Windows 7. The problem with this is I already have most of these with my current version of Windows Vista.. Let's go through their top 20 and see exactly what is missing and how I...

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by Don Burnett Well I figured sooner or later if I had a website I'd be targeted by internet criminals.. I received this submission to my contact page: "Subject: Regarding Your Portfolio Contact Name: Bonnie Maffei Contact Email: artistbonniemaffei@yahoo.com Contact Title: Developer Message: Hello Don...

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Don’t miss the inaugural meeting of the Chicago Designers and Developers User Group . Join us for pizza, networking and a presentation on new Silverlight 2 features. RSVP now at: http://www.cd2ug.org/ WHEN: Wednesday, July 9 2008 6:30-9PM WHERE: Illinois Information Technology Association (ITA...

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by Don Burnett There was a great presentation at the local meeting of the ACM ( SEMAFX - Southeastern Michigan ACM SIGGRAPH) about the new Orphan Works Bill, followed up with an email by Dan Kessler about the two bills that are hitting the house and the senate. Mr. Kessler sent out a written public letter...

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by Don Burnett Microsoft has launched it's new Art and Technology web site. The site features great examples of people doing amazing things with Silverlight, WPF and Expression Studio. The site not only has some great case studies but it features a "sandbox" section where you can get up and...

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by Don Burnett Over at Pete Brown's Blog , there is a great article on how RIA jobs are showing up in larger numbers in the job market.. According to his research (this trends chart is linked to his blog so you can view it and learn more), we are seeing huge gains. I have seen this trend in local papers...

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I highly recommend you head over to DesignThinkingDigest.com and review the content and Chris Bernard's article and slides on "Brainstorming, Interaction Design, and user observation". This is a great article and there is also a slideshow.. No matter what you have to do with design, it's a...

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Over at the VisitMix.com there is a great video on how designers are using Visio to create wireframes. I have been extolling the virtues of Visio for designers (from Interactive to Interaction Designers) for years and now there is some video documentation as proof.. Future of Visio Wireframing...

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XNA Creators Club - How Do I Submit My Game...

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