Durch Email, SMS und andere verkürzte Kommunikations- formen tritt die Lesbarkeit und Verständlichkeit von Texten immer mehr in den Hintergrund. Was wir einmal in der Schule gelernt hatten, gerät immer mehr in Vergessenheit. Vielleicht bietet gerade die Weihnachtszeit eine Gelegenheit die eigenen oder auch fremde Text auf Verständlichkeit zu verifizieren.

Ich hab da ein kleines Online Werkzeug entdeckt, das durchaus hilfreich sein könnte – der Textinspektor.

Einfach mal ausprobieren….

Die MIX Conference Site ist seit 8. Dezember online. Ab sofort ist die Anmeldung für diese Konferenz möglich.

14. März Workshops
15-17. März Conference in Mandalay Bay

Conference Site: http://live.visitmix.com

Das Thema User Experience wird dieses Jahr sicherlich eine zentrale Rolle spielen. Dabei wird Web im Mittelpunkt stehen, aber auch PC, Microsoft Surface (Multitouch, o.ä) und Mobile Devices nicht zu kurz kommen.

Die wichtigsten Developer Links zum Thema Cloud Computing von der Microsoft PDC 2009

What is Azure?
Deploying your 1st Application Screencast
Training Kit
How do I Videos
Start-ups

The Vibrant Online Community
Azure User Groups

Es gibt auch noch jede Menge Vidoes von interessanten Sessions auf der PDC09 Homepage.

Auf der PDC wurde die Verfügbarkeit des .Net Microframework 4.0 unter der Apache 2.0 Lizenz angekündigt. Damit wird ein wirklich cooles Environment endlich verfügbar. Ich kann nur jedem empfehlen, das Microframework auszuprobieren und über die tolle Integration mit Visual Studio zu staunen.

Peter Galli hat auf seinem Blogeintrag ein paar mehr Details dazu bereits publiziert.

Recently I got my Emotiv SDK with the wireless neuroheadset. It took several months till they were able to ship but finally it’s here – it works and it’s really fascinating.

I have tried all the demos and tools and partially succeed with neuro training. The basic neuro signal acquisition seem to work quit well but I struggle with the special training patterns in the cognitive suite. “The Cognitiv suite reads and interprets a player's conscious thoughts and intent. Gamers can manipulate virtual objects using only the power of their thought!”
The cognitive trainings has been quit intense and sometimes really frustrating as long as I was training in the control panel only. But when I linked up the neuro activity detection with e.g. Powerpoint to switch slides it immediately became a very concrete and reasonably control loop. It’s nice to control Powerpoint by emotion or at least by thought.

I hope Emotiv will release a 64 bit Version of the SDK which is compatible with Windows 7 soon. This is a really cool device which might get a lot more attention soon.

There is an interesting discussion going on about artificial intelligence outperforming humans. This publication Science Worry Machines May Outsmart Man gives a very complete picture about the recent discussion.

I am looking forward to the A.A.A.I report that should be published soon. Watch the AITopics WIKI!

Microsoft opened a new Microsoft Innovation Center in Vienna

On 21^st of October and representative from the Austrian government, City of Vienna, Chamber of Commerce, Hewlett Packard and Polycom and Jean Philippe Courtois officially launched the Microsoft Innovation Center Vienna.

The Microsoft Innovation Center in Vienna as a Platform for Innovation, Expertise and Quality

The Microsoft Innovation Center (M.I.C) in Vienna takes a central role as a new platform for numerous partners in the innovation sector and simultaneously will act as a source of inspiration for more innovation in the country. The M.I.C, via partnerships between industry, management and educational institutions, handles the areas of shortage of labor in the IT sector, Open Standards & Interoperability as well as Unified Communication

The first Microsoft Innovation Center in Vienna concentrates on three kinds of performances:

• Innovation Subjects: The M.I.C picks up high-priority strategy subjects in the surroundings of the Austrian software industry.
• Innovation Programs: These are medium- & long-term work plans that serve to render innovation subjects into concrete results.
• Innovation services: The Center brings in its own standardized services, which can be called up in the context of programs as well as individually.

Even with the first three focal points on the subjects of shortage of labor in the IT sector, Open Standards & Interoperability as well as Unified Communication, there are possibilities for joint projects, initiatives or long-term partnerships in different gradations.

The M.I.C is also founding a new, modern communication center in the new Technology Cluster at the Viennese Wienerberg.

The M.I.C is convincing due to its flexible type of construction, and its specially designed state of the art IKT and multimedia equipment is impressive. The M.I.C partners Hewlett-Packard Austria and Polycom have provided the foundation for innovative. The integration of Polycoms Unified Communication device with Microsoft Office Communication server will help us to increase outreach and reach new audiences.

Many people inspired and supported this project. Please let me thank you all for sharing your insights, ideas and feedback which helped us a lot to realize this Microsoft Innovation Center in Vienna.

Hry

Der Schabus & Knor Shop ist ab sofort Online. Dort gibt es jede Menge coole T-Shirts mit Szenen aus dem wahren Leben von Schabus & Knor. Natürlich nur etwas für wahre Insider und Fans.

Es gibt auch Gerüchte, daß Wolfgang H. an der ersten Ausgabe eines Schabus&Knor Comic Heftes arbeitet. Ich bin schon neugierig welche Stories in diese Heft aufscheinen werden, denn soweit ich die Hauptdarsteller kenne, gibt's sicherlich jede Menge erzählenswerte Begebenheiten.

Auf der Schabus&Knor Homepage gibt zusätzlich ein paar coole Hindergrundbilder kostenlos.