“All the geek that’s fit to news.” –J.D. Lewin
Beginning tomorrow and running through the end of this month, Jonny Knoxville and the Jackass crew will be available online to entertain and gross out for the grand price of zero dollars (which could mean you’re theoretically being paid half a Euro to watch it). After the initial ad-supported run at Jackassworld, the film will be available for purchase online for the truly passionate fan of absurdity. Thank you Silverlight!
Joshua Allen recently dug into the rumor that IdentityMine, one of Microsoft’s most valuable partners, uses Macs for their cross-platform interactive design work.
You can imagine my consternation when I visited the offices of such a great partner, and discovered a bunch of their developers and designers using Macintoshes! In this interview, I try to get to the bottom of things and find out why the heck they are using Macs.
Nathan Dunlap demos how he does his day-to-day work using Vista and Expression Blend on the Mac, talks about his favorite software packages, provides some tips and tricks, and more. Be sure to watch all the way through for a humorous anecdote about his Macintosh overheating and melting (I’m not kidding).
This morning Microsoft launched Tafiti, a proof-of-concept for using Silverlight to develop search applications for the Web. The site is intended to showcase the ability of Silverlight to support cross-platform research on the Web by employing saved searches and data visualization.
Search results are segmented out according to data type (blogs, news, etc.) on the left, while valuable elements can be dropped onto the shelf along the right (these results can be saved for later use as well as shared with other users).
Tafiti also features a tree view for visualizing search results, with a stylized scroll bar along the bottom. The bar can be used to increase or decrease the amount of foliage on the search tree.
There is a First Look: Microsoft Tafiti video on Channel 10 now, which gives some insight into the idea behind Tafiti, as well as a walkthrough on how the app is intended to be used.
