Comments on: Let’s get noisy with it http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:07:56 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Windows DreamScene to support 3D rendering? - istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-27724 Windows DreamScene to support 3D rendering? - istartedsomething Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:21:55 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-27724 [...] on the desktop might actually become practical than just quick-melt eye-candy. Microsoft knows the techniques to present information at a sub-conscious level on the desktop, they have a patent for it. I think [...] [...] on the desktop might actually become practical than just quick-melt eye-candy. Microsoft knows the techniques to present information at a sub-conscious level on the desktop, they have a patent for it. I think [...]

]]> By: Is Windows Vista Ultimate Extras a fraud? - istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-21342 Is Windows Vista Ultimate Extras a fraud? - istartedsomething Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:11:52 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-21342 [...] should have been done in the first place - dynamic content on the desktop. Microsoft even has a patent for [...] [...] should have been done in the first place – dynamic content on the desktop. Microsoft even has a patent for [...]

]]> By: BenN http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7259 BenN Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:17:34 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7259 I want to know what happened to the Task Gallery project from MS Research - http://research.microsoft.com/adapt/taskgallery/ 3D desktop from 1999 running on a slightly customised version of Windows 2000? Where did the stuff learnt from that go? I want to know what happened to the Task Gallery project from MS Research – http://research.microsoft.com/adapt/taskgallery/

3D desktop from 1999 running on a slightly customised version of Windows 2000? Where did the stuff learnt from that go?

]]> By: James Senior http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7258 James Senior Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:40:20 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7258 Interesting stuff! What's Motion Desktop???? :) Interesting stuff!

What’s Motion Desktop???? :)

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7185 Long Zheng Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:22:52 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7185 Think Atmosphere (the application I linked to), but live, and more subtle. Think Atmosphere (the application I linked to), but live, and more subtle.

]]> By: Rajo http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7179 Rajo Sun, 19 Nov 2006 09:58:03 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7179 I don't get this at all. I cannot imagine desktop like this. Maybe Long can provide some nice mockup of his own noisy idea... I don’t get this at all. I cannot imagine desktop like this. Maybe Long can provide some nice mockup of his own noisy idea…

]]> By: borhat http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7133 borhat Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:33:44 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7133 What does translucency w/out Motion Desktop do for me, though? Tell me that I'm using a desktop background? I already knew that! ;D What does translucency w/out Motion Desktop do for me, though? Tell me that I’m using a desktop background? I already knew that! ;D

]]> By: link8583 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7111 link8583 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:24:37 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061119/noisy-user-interface/#comment-7111 I just read something on a french website (http://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/21103/presentation-presse-windows-vista-microsof-office-2007/) that may be in relation with this article : "[...]on apprend que des gadgets (widgets) indiquant la météo sont en cours de développement et que quand, par exemple, il neigera dehors il en sera de même sur les fenêtres de votre bureau " [...]we learn that gadgets indicating meteo are being developped, and that when, for example, it's snowing outside, it will be also be snowing on the windows on your desktop (these informations were obtained at a presentation about windows vista that microsoft france held at paris) is that the kind of vista ultimate extra microsoft is preparing for vista release in january? i hope so... I just read something on a french website (http://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/21103/presentation-presse-win dows-vista-microsof-office-2007/) that may be in relation with this article :

“[...]on apprend que des gadgets (widgets) indiquant la météo sont en cours de développement et que quand, par exemple, il neigera dehors il en sera de même sur les fenêtres de votre bureau ”

[...]we learn that gadgets indicating meteo are being developped, and that when, for example, it’s snowing outside, it will be also be snowing on the windows on your desktop

(these informations were obtained at a presentation about windows vista that microsoft france held at paris)

is that the kind of vista ultimate extra microsoft is preparing for vista release in january? i hope so…

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