For you ex-Nortel and Nortel types – in case you haven’t seen it – Elizabeth Howell at the Ottawa Business Journal is running a three-part story on Nortel, the first two installments have been published (unfortunately the online versions don’t have the timeline graphics of the print version):
Archive | August 1, 2009
Nortel Folk – Take a Look at Lead to Win!
August 1, 2009
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If you are currently working in Nortel, Mitel or any of the other local tech companies that are under stress and under the threat of downsizing, then you are probably thinking about your “Plan B”. If your “Plan B” involves launching your own business, then you should take a close look at the Lead to Win program.
Past successful Nortel alumnus who have participanted in Lead to Win have included: Chuck Colford (Trigence (aka AppZero), Congruance IT), David Vicary (Nakina, Weyes Eyes), Jerry Everett (onconference), Brian Hurley (Liquid Computing, Purple Forge), and many others.
Lead to Win is now accepting applications for it’s 4th session which will occur later this year (Lead to Win is currently nailing down the exact date and will announce it soon).
The program is focused on helping enterpreneurs develop and grow their businesses.
The program is free to qualified participants.
Program details, application process, testimonials, FAQ’s, training materials, etc are available online at www.leadtowin.ca.
If you know others who might be interested in the program, please send them to www.leadtowin.ca!
GUI Mock Up Software Tools
August 1, 2009
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I spent some time recently looking at GUI mock up and associated requirements management applications. I grouped the tools into three categories: general purpose tools that could be used for mock ups, specialized tools oriented towards mock-ups and simulation, and hosted services for mock-ups and collaboration with teams and customers.
My research so far has identified the following -
General Tools for GUI Mock Ups
- http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio
- http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/
Specialized Tools for GUI Mock Ups
- http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups/desktop
- http://www.evolus.vn/Pencil/Home.html
- http://www.axure.com/
- http://www.mockupscreens.com/
- http://www.irise.com
- http://www.foreui.com
- http://www.carettasoftware.com
- http://www.mockflow.com
- http://mockupscreens.com
- http://wireframesketcher.com/
- http://www.flairbuilder.com/
- http://www.designervista.com/
- http://dub.washington.edu:2007/denim/
- http://www.extremeplanner.com/easyprototype/
- http://napkinlaf.sourceforge.net/
- http://www.elegancetech.com/
- http://www.smartdraw.com/examples/gui/
- http://www.serena.com/products/prototype-composer/index.html
- http://www.simulify.com/
Hosted Services for GUI Mock Ups and Collaboration
The feedback from several people who have used a variety mock up and simulation tools seem to favor the more general-purpose tools such as Visio and Omnigraffle for general GUI mock ups.
Relative to requirements management, I have never been a big fan of specialized tools (and there are a lot of them on the market, many with big price-tags) and have tended to favor tools such as MS Word, FreeMind mind mapping, Excel and powerpoint as means to capture, analyze and organize requirements.
Still some more research to do, so if anyone has any suggestions based on their experiences please let me know!
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UPDATE:
For a low-tech approach check this out http://www.uistencils.com/collections/frontpage/products/iphone-sticky-pad
HELLO THERE!
Are you an experienced User Experience designer? Drop me a line (brian@purpleforge.com) – we are always on the look-out for good people to work with on new projects at Purple Forge.
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Flights as Art
August 1, 2009
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This website has some very interesting artwork that has been derived from the flight paths of airlines.
