Designing for diversity - how to stop worrying and embrace the Android revolution

This document provides an overview of a presentation on native mobile apps versus mobile web apps. It includes slides on why developers were fighting over the two approaches, Apple's announcement allowing third-party apps on the iPhone, and the surprise success of the iPhone App Store. It also discusses factors that contributed to the App Store's success like its openness, revenue split, and fewer restrictions compared to mobile carriers. The document debates questions around whether apps create platform lock-in, if app stores are essential to a platform's success, and challenges of developing for multiple mobile platforms. It suggests that HTML5 and WebKit may become the dominant mobile platform.

The document discusses how mobile devices enable new experiences and applications beyond the devices themselves. It notes that long queues at device launches provide opportunities for user research. While devices have impressive numbers of apps and downloads, people use apps for communication, entertainment, work and a variety of other aspects of modern life. The document advocates developing for the open web in addition to apps so content can reach all devices and browsers.

No matter how much we try to put ourselves into a mobile first mentality, it is hard for us to do so fully. Our access to PCs prevents us from experiencing mobile the way many in the world do. We're currently fighting for parity among experiences. We're arguing that the mobile version shouldn't be a dumbed down version of the desktop site. But we've set our sights too low. In a true Mobile First world, the mobile version should be the best experience. Mobile shouldn't just match the desktop experience, it should exceed it.

This document discusses improving mobile user experiences. It notes that mobile is the primary way people access the internet in some countries. Constraints on mobile like form factor and battery life must be considered. Simple interfaces work best for mobile. Native apps have advantages over mobile web, but the line is blurring. Windows Mobile was replaced by Windows Phone 7 which improved the user experience. The document emphasizes understanding user behaviors and focusing on usability.

This document discusses the potential for tablets in the aviation industry. It begins by outlining how tablets could be used for technical publications, data acquisition, utilities, charts and navigation, and eLearning. It then addresses barriers to tablet adoption such as a lack of revenue potential and difficulty changing platforms. It provides options for deploying apps through an app store or custom solutions. It concludes by envisioning further tablet uses and capabilities in the future, such as ruggedized devices, peripheral integration, and near field communication sensors.

This document discusses technologies that will disappear by 2020. It predicts that DVD players will decline as people switch to streaming content from services like Netflix and Hulu. Digital camera sales are also projected to fall as smartphones incorporate better cameras. GPS may become obsolete as DARPA develops the more advanced ASPN system for navigation. Landline phones are expected to lose ground to mobile phones and smartwatches.

Tranfer you iPhone data to any device with the help of iPhone transfre software. you can do it very easily with the help of this tool.

This document provides a summary of the top 20 Android apps of 2011 according to a TechCrunch report from Mobile Banner Intel. It lists the apps, including Any.DO, Lightbox, Amazon MP3, AirDroid, and SwiftKey X Keyboard. For each app, it provides a brief description of the app's functionality and reviews what users are saying about the apps in the Google Play store. The document also includes legal disclaimers about the report.

There's untapped magic in the gaps between gadgets. Multi-screen design is a preoccupying problem as we try to fit our content into many different screens. But as devices multiply, the new opportunity is less about designing individual screens but designing interactions BETWEEN them—often without using a screen at all. Learn to create web and app experiences that share control among multiple devices, designing not only for screens but for sensors. The technology is already here in our pockets, handbags, and living rooms. Learn how to use it right now.

The document discusses emerging and future user interface technologies and designs. It describes heads-up displays being used in vehicles and augmented reality being applied to navigation apps. Gesture recognition and spatial motion interfaces are gaining popularity as more intuitive input methods. Neural interfaces may allow controlling devices with thoughts alone. Surface computing is transforming any flat surface into an interactive touchscreen. Voice control is expanding beyond phones to enable new applications. Overall, interfaces are shifting towards touch, gestures, speech and augmented reality to create more natural human-computer interaction.

The document discusses the choices and tradeoffs between developing native mobile apps, mobile web apps, and hybrid apps. It notes that while native apps have advantages like performance and access to device features, the mobile web is more open and has lower costs. Hybrid apps attempt to combine the best of both by using web technologies like HTML and JavaScript with APIs that allow accessing device capabilities. The performance of mobile web technologies is improving but some applications still require native development.

The document discusses designing experiences for multiple devices. It notes that users now own and switch between multiple devices throughout the day, from phones to tablets to wearables. As such, designers must consider how to provide equal, continuous experiences across different platforms and prioritize building modular content that can be adapted for any device or input method. Navigation and usability must work seamlessly regardless of device.

Android is an open-source mobile operating system that powers a wide variety of smartphones. It allows for extensive customization at a low cost. Android phones can download apps, access the internet, manage contacts and calendars, and more. While Android offers developers flexibility, individual phone manufacturers may restrict some phone functions. Choosing an Android phone requires considering factors like carrier, screen size, memory, processor, and more to find the best match for individual needs and usage.

The document discusses major developments in internet and technology over the past 25 years. It covers the evolution from the early PC internet age to the mobile internet age to current trends. Some key points: - The internet has progressed from basic infrastructure and browsers in the 1990s to today's app economies, cloud computing, and mobile dominance. - Emerging areas discussed include internet of things, artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, smart cars, and wearables. However, many face challenges around standards, costs, and defining killer applications. - Current IT focuses on automation, machine learning, data analytics, and security across cloud environments and enterprise applications. The document questions if recent tech bubbles may be due to hy

A variation of my talk on mobile strategy given to Clark College to encourage students to pursue mobile and to encourage the college to adopt mobile curriculum.

The document discusses how technology is changing the way people use devices. It notes that in 2011, 39% of devices on a university campus network were Macintosh computers, while 39% were Windows computers. However, by 2012 mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets had increased significantly, with Android and iPhone usage growing substantially. The document discusses how this represents a shift to a "post-PC" world where mobile devices are more prominent. It also examines challenges in predicting future technological developments and possibilities such as wearable computing and how libraries need to prepare for major changes in technology usage.

The document discusses device agnostic design, which aims to create content that can be accessed and displayed well on any device. It emphasizes building with reusable modular components rather than bespoke designs for each device. The key aspects are understanding content stacking strategies across screens, using content-based rather than device-based breakpoints, and designing interactive elements that work for both touch and non-touch interfaces. The goal is to provide users with a continuous experience regardless of the device they use.

Presentation by Stephanie Rieger of Yiibu at the MobX Conference in Berlin, Germany November 17, 2012.

This document discusses emerging technologies and how they are blurring the lines between the digital and physical worlds. It explores concepts like smart connected objects, Internet of Things, and how the web can better integrate with native apps and experiences. The document advocates for a more seamless experience where the web enhances and complements other technologies instead of trying to replace them.

Some people say the web is dying, but I believe it’s just getting started. And what will kick it into overdrive is the Physical Web: the ability to discover, engage, and interact with smart devices (or that “dumb” tree over there) using nothing more than a browser. In this presentation, we explore the impact these new capabilities may have on the way we design and think about this (increasingly near) future web.

A brief exploration of proposed Level 4 Media Queries and some thoughts about the future of the web. Presented at Responsive Day Out in Brighton on June 27 2014.

Today’s 'smart devices' are a product of the technology and mental models of our past. From a connected lightbulb to a robot vacuum, using most of these devices requires a native app. This in turn greatly limits their contexts of use. Can we really expect users to download an app to interact with a random ’thing’ they encounter at the mall, a space they explore for an hour at the museum, or a city they will only visit for a day? What devices could we build, what 'smart' environments could we enable if users could simply discover, “walk up and use”(and then if needed, abandon) these objects and environments as they do a web site? This workshop will discuss two new technologies--Physical Web and Web Bluetooth--that can enable on-demand interaction with physical things and spaces using no more than a browser.

The document discusses the current state of conversational interfaces such as chatbots and voice assistants, noting that while early versions were limited, recent advances in artificial intelligence, data availability, and user expectations have created new opportunities for conversational interfaces to become more useful. However, conversational interfaces still have limitations and work best when focused on simple, well-defined tasks rather than attempting to replace more complex interactions or functions better suited to humans. Designing effective conversational interfaces requires keeping interactions simple, clearly setting user expectations, and in some cases, involving human assistance.

The web was first conceived 25 years ago, by an Englishman. Fifteen years later, as the first crop of dot.coms were going bust, close to 60% of its users (and all Alexa "top 20" sites) came from developed nations. Fast forward to today, and the picture is strikingly different. Almost half the Alexa "top 20" now comes from emerging economies. Economies where close to 3 billion people have yet to use the web, but thanks to mobile--won't have to wait much longer to discover it. This presentation will introduce you to fascinating and innovative services that are re-shaping the web to serve the consumers of tomorrow. Driven by mobile, the power of personal relationships, and the breakneck pace of globalisation, these services provide a glimpse into the business models, opportunities and challenges we will face, when growing a truly global web.

Midway through a project, a client of ours recently said "One thing I'm learning is that it's ok to give up on the desktop experience once it stops making sense". This wasn't an isolated incident. In fact, i'm beginning to think desktop web sites stopped making sense quite a while ago. We've just had nothing viable to replace them with. Mobile apps have given us a glimpse, but I think they're merely a glimpse into something bigger. Mobile isn't merely a new stage in the evolution of the web, it's not even merely a new context, it's the very early stages of an entirely new system. A system that has already started to shape our environment, affect the way we live, how we choose to connect with others, and how we're able to spend our time. A system that is also slowly unravelling our assumptions and causing us to question the very reason we build web sites, why people visit them, and where the true value of the web actually lies. Presented by Stephanie Rieger at Breaking Development in Orlando, Florida on April 17, 2012.

This document discusses closed societies and social diversity in urban areas in Germany. It summarizes several research projects and case studies on topics like intergenerational neighborhoods, housing policies, and quarter development. It also outlines methods and strategies for promoting social diversity at the level of urban quarters, municipalities, and states/nations, including community engagement, coordination of sectors, and long-term support. Finally, it emphasizes the need for integrated, long-term policies and permanent support for urban neighborhoods.

The document discusses mobile trends and how businesses can develop mobile strategies. It notes that over 1.7 billion people use internet on PCs while over 4.1 billion use mobile phones. Further, over 1 million iPhones have been sold in Australia in less than 2 years and iPhone users frequently upgrade the operating system. The document suggests that the key difference mobile brings is context, contact and community and asks how these mobile trends impact a business' model and value chain. It recommends that a mobile strategy focus on context, contact and community.

New sensor based Web Standards developments have punched a hole in the web that is letting the real world leak into the browser. The getUserMedia API now lets us access cameras and microphones and JSARToolkit and javascript based Natural Feature Tracking like the examples from ICG Graz University have shown that browsers can now be taught to perceive the world around them. Combine this with the <canvas> and WebGL and you have a real working model for a Web Standards based Augmented Reality. On top of this we also have OGCs Sensor Web Enablement and new developments like the Sensor API and the rapid spread of networked sensors and wireless Arduino-ised devices. Massively distributed dynamic immersive visualisation is now the new structural form for the modern web.

This presentation at Web Directions South 2007 captures the screens from an interactive poll held during the presentation. 67 people in the audience joined in and a dynamic profile of their phones, browsers, operating system and network providers is also include. A more involved analysis of the results will be available soon...

The document describes Maria's journey in joining an art community group called the RCM. It begins with Maria feeling frustrated by her inability to connect with other artists. She learns about the RCM art group from her instructor and decides to get involved. Maria researches the group online, attends a workshop, and joins the Amateur Artists Group. She displays a painting in an upcoming gallery show. Maria sells her painting and receives positive feedback, leaving her happy and content. The rest of the document outlines the RCM's business model, key partners, benefits to stakeholders, and implementation phases.

This 3-sentence summary provides the high-level information from the document: The document discusses leveraging diversity and inclusion for a global economy and was published by the American Society for Training & Development in their INFOLINE publication from March 2014. It was written by Marjorie Derven, Ernie Gundling, and Pamela Leri.

This document discusses diversity, emotional intelligence, agility and innovation. It defines diversity as understanding and respecting individual differences. Emotional intelligence involves self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy and social skills. Agile and innovative organizations hire diverse talent, encourage creativity, and develop employee skills. High emotional intelligence in groups creates norms that build trust and allow for disagreements without personal attacks. Diversity, emotional intelligence and agility reinforce each other to produce innovation when leaders harness different perspectives.

Diversity is much-praised for fostering healthier and more innovative workplaces. But whichever way you slice ‘diversity’, the majority of our teams reflect one demographic, and simply adding “a diverse hire” does not magically produce these results. So are the claims true? If so, what else do we need to do? Through our time training and placing coders from widely differing backgrounds we’ve had to get to grips with the realities of integrating teams. This talk looks at different kinds of diversity, and explores the link with quality and innovation. We also investigate some of the unconscious biases and infrastructure challenges that reinforce exclusion. With collaboration at their heart, agile teams are best placed to promote inclusion. How can we extend agile practices to place conscious attention on creating connections and to build truly healthy, demographically representative teams?

Workplace diversity is a growing business concern and an essential source of competitive advantage for organisations in the ever-growing global economy.

Divergence of character is a cornerstone of natural evolution. On the contrary, evolutionary optimization processes are plagued by an endemic lack of diversity: all candidate solutions eventually crowd the very same areas in the search space. Such a “lack of speciation” has been pointed out in the seminal work of Holland in 1975, and nowadays is well known among scholars. It has different effects on the different search algorithms, but almost all are quite deleterious. The problem is usually labeled with the oxymoron “premature convergence”, that is, the tendency of an algorithm to convergence toward a point where it was not supposed to converge to in the first place...

This study by SHRM examined how workplace diversity and inclusion has changed over the past 5 years based on surveys of HR professionals in 2010 and 2005. It found that while the percentage of companies with formal diversity practices decreased slightly, likely due to the economic downturn, there were increases in other areas like diversity training and organizations reporting effective diversity programs. The study provides an overview of key findings regarding diversity practices, outcomes, challenges in measuring return on investment, and differences based on company size and sector.

One of the best parts of ABA TECHSHOW is getting an idea of what toys and tools everyone else uses. Here are the best apps for lawyers, from the ABA TECHSHOW

The document discusses the diversity of mobile devices globally and how this diversity is likely to persist. It notes that while some designers may choose to only design for the newest, most powerful platforms, an inclusive approach is needed to provide accessibility while still ensuring a great user experience across a wide range of contexts, inputs, and users. Context, attention, and usability have changed as mobile devices have become more capable and integrated into more aspects of our lives.

This document discusses the diversity of mobile devices and user experiences globally. It notes that while smartphones have gained popularity in some markets, global smartphone penetration remains only around 23% and the mobile experience varies greatly depending on location, device capabilities, and network infrastructure. This diversity is likely to continue as new platforms and low-cost devices disrupt the market.

This document provides an overview of Android development. It begins with a brief history of mobile phones and introduces Android as an open-source operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. The document then discusses Android hardware components, software components like the Dalvik virtual machine and application framework, and how to develop Android applications using the Android SDK. It provides examples of using intents to launch built-in functionality and implementing a basic currency converter app. Videos and links are included to provide additional learning resources on Android architecture, application lifecycle, APIs, and development tools.

Mobile devices have seen tremendous growth over the past decade. What began as voice-only devices are now powerful computers that are highly personal, accessible through many operating systems and manufacturers, and support a vast array of applications and services. However, designing for mobile introduces unique constraints around limited screens, battery life, and varied contexts of use. The most popular uses of mobile today include social networking, games, photos, messaging and information searching, though there is opportunity for applications that enhance people's lives in meaningful ways by supporting tasks, learning, self-improvement and quality of life. Successful mobile design focuses on the user, iterates quickly, and views limitations as opportunities rather than barriers.

The document is a sample exam for a Grade 6 English proficiency test consisting of listening comprehension, reading comprehension, language usage, and writing sections. In the listening comprehension section, students are asked to fill in blanks while listening to two passages and choose the correct answers to multiple choice questions about the passages. The reading comprehension section consists of a short news article about the convergence of mobile phones and other devices and related comprehension questions. The language usage section contains exercises on verbs, reported speech, and completing sentences. For the writing section, students are to choose one of two topics and write a 100-word composition using a provided template.

The document discusses designing mobile web experiences. It begins by noting that while some devices like the iPhone are popular, the overall penetration of smartphones remains relatively low globally. It then examines the diversity of mobile devices and browsers in use. The document argues for an adaptive approach that works across different browsers and devices, using techniques like responsive design with media queries. It provides guidelines for mobile-friendly development, such as using semantic HTML, limiting animations for performance, and structuring CSS to deliver the right styles for each device type. The goal is to make the mobile web accessible to all users, not just those with specific devices.

Smartphones for futurists: What Smartphones Teach Us About the Radical Future of Technology,Business, & Society. Presentation by David Wood at the World Future 2014 event, Orlando Florida, 12th July 2014. Please contact the author to invite him to present animated and/or extended versions of these slides in front of an audience of your choosing. (Commercial rates will apply for commercial settings.)

Presented by David Wood The smartphone industry has seen both remarkable successes and remarkable failures over the last two decades. Developments have frequently confounded the predictions of apparent expert observers. What does this rich history have to teach futurists, technology enthusiasts, and activists for other forms of technology adoption and social improvement?

1. Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years, leading to faster and cheaper computing capabilities. This phenomenon of faster and cheaper computing opens new markets and opportunities for firms. 2. Companies like Apple and Amazon have leveraged faster and cheaper technologies to their advantage - the iPod and iTunes store vaulted Apple to success, while Amazon's "Search Inside the Book" was enabled by declining storage costs. 3. Managers must anticipate how their industries may be disrupted by emerging technologies and plan strategies accordingly to take advantage of opportunities or respond to threats from competitors leveraging new capabilities.

The document discusses fragmentation in the Android platform and opportunities for competition and cooperation. It identifies three types of Android platforms: standard Google phones, Android powered phones with custom UIs/services, and specialized Android devices. While fragmentation poses challenges, the document argues there are big opportunities for developers if Android supports a common native/managed/web platform across devices. This would provide compelling returns through a single marketplace and development tools to reach multiple OEMs/carriers. Cooperation across device types could accelerate growth.

This document summarizes the latest mobile news from March 2012. It discusses the growth of smartphones and their increasing market share over "dumb phones". It provides market share numbers for Android, iOS, and other platforms. It also summarizes new products like the new iPad and Samsung Galaxy S3, updates to platforms like Android and Windows Phone, and other miscellaneous mobile news stories from March 2012.

Android is an open-source operating system designed for touchscreen mobile devices. It was developed by Android Inc, which was later acquired by Google. The first Android phone was released in 2008. There are now many manufacturers that make Android phones like Samsung, HTC, and Motorola. Android phones vary by manufacturer and carrier but share common features like touchscreens and access to the Android app market, which has over 150,000 apps. Five example Android phones described are the HTC Thunderbolt, T-Mobile G2x, Samsung Galaxy S II, Motorola Atrix 4G, and Samsung Epic 4G.

This presentation is meant for retailers and distributors to consider some of the upcoming Consumer Electronics product highlights. It was delivered in Dubai and adapted to local interests.

This document discusses the opportunities and challenges for Android as a convergence device platform. It outlines three main Android platforms - those standardized by Google, powered by other manufacturers, and based on other operating systems. It suggests manufacturers can differentiate through design, price, custom UIs and own brand services. Evolving with HTML5 brings opportunities. Android offers a big opportunity as a single marketplace, tools and framework for developers across devices.

The document discusses the Simputer, a low-cost portable computer designed to bridge the digital divide. Key points include: - The Simputer runs Linux, has a touchscreen interface, smartcard reader, and is powered by batteries to make it affordable and accessible in developing areas. - It was launched in 2001 to provide a simple, inexpensive computer for those in rural areas or who cannot read to access information technology. - While initial goals were not met, several thousand units were sold and the Simputer was used in applications like land records, banking, and by the military. However, issues like lack of government support hindered larger adoption.

The document discusses predictions about the future of millicomputing, or computers that use less than 1 watt of power. It summarizes predictions made between 2007-2009 about developments in mobile devices, processors, memory, storage and networking. These include the rise of smartphones like the iPhone and Android devices, increasing processing power and capabilities of mobile devices, and faster cellular and wireless networking technologies that would allow new mobile applications.

This document discusses trends in smartphone components and technologies. It begins with an overview of base smartphone components like memory, displays, processors, cameras, and batteries. It then examines near-term trends, including inductive charging, bendable/flexible designs, mobile payments, and new user interface technologies involving touch, voice, and gestures. The document also provides a breakdown of the key components that make up Google Glass and their estimated costs. In summarizing the presentation, it states that structural components will see continued small cost declines while strategic components require new use cases to maintain profit margins, and that new materials, flexible designs, and authentication technologies will be areas of focus.

An overview of the current state of Mobile UX, presented to attendees of Flash Camp Manchester by Jerome and Antony from Ribot

Presentation given by David Wood at Technology Ventures Conference on 23rd June 2014, hosted by CUTEC (Cambridge University Technology Enterprise Club). See http://tvc2014.cutec.org/ for more details about TVC2104.

The document discusses the Simputer, a low-cost portable computer designed to bridge the digital divide. Key features include a touchscreen interface, text-to-speech in local languages, and a smart card reader allowing devices to be shared within a community. The Simputer runs Linux and uses an open hardware license to encourage innovation. Potential applications include education, banking, health services, and access to government forms and services.

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In the modern digital era, social media platforms have become integral to our daily lives. These platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat, offer countless ways to connect, share, and communicate.

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Presented at Gartner Data & Analytics, London Maty 2024. BT Group has used the Neo4j Graph Database to enable impressive digital transformation programs over the last 6 years. By re-imagining their operational support systems to adopt self-serve and data lead principles they have substantially reduced the number of applications and complexity of their operations. The result has been a substantial reduction in risk and costs while improving time to value, innovation, and process automation. Join this session to hear their story, the lessons they learned along the way and how their future innovation plans include the exploration of uses of EKG + Generative AI.

This presentation explores the practical application of image description techniques. Familiar guidelines will be demonstrated in practice, and descriptions will be developed “live”! If you have learned a lot about the theory of image description techniques but want to feel more confident putting them into practice, this is the presentation for you. There will be useful, actionable information for everyone, whether you are working with authors, colleagues, alone, or leveraging AI as a collaborator. Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/details-of-description-part-ii-describing-images-in-practice/ Presented by BookNet Canada on June 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.

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Solar Storms (Geo Magnetic Storms) are the motion of accelerated charged particles in the solar environment with high velocities due to the coronal mass ejection (CME).

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This presentation, delivered at the Postgres Bangalore (PGBLR) Meetup-2 on June 29th, 2024, dives deep into connection pooling for PostgreSQL databases. Aakash M, a PostgreSQL Tech Lead at Mydbops, explores the challenges of managing numerous connections and explains how connection pooling optimizes performance and resource utilization. Key Takeaways: * Understand why connection pooling is essential for high-traffic applications * Explore various connection poolers available for PostgreSQL, including pgbouncer * Learn the configuration options and functionalities of pgbouncer * Discover best practices for monitoring and troubleshooting connection pooling setups * Gain insights into real-world use cases and considerations for production environments This presentation is ideal for: * Database administrators (DBAs) * Developers working with PostgreSQL * DevOps engineers * Anyone interested in optimizing PostgreSQL performance Contact info@mydbops.com for PostgreSQL Managed, Consulting and Remote DBA Services

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Quantum Communications Q&A with Gemini LLM. These are based on Shannon's Noisy channel Theorem and offers how the classical theory applies to the quantum world.

Blockchain technology is transforming industries and reshaping the way we conduct business, manage data, and secure transactions. Whether you're new to blockchain or looking to deepen your knowledge, our guidebook, "Blockchain for Dummies", is your ultimate resource.

Are you interested in dipping your toes in the cloud native observability waters, but as an engineer you are not sure where to get started with tracing problems through your microservices and application landscapes on Kubernetes? Then this is the session for you, where we take you on your first steps in an active open-source project that offers a buffet of languages, challenges, and opportunities for getting started with telemetry data. The project is called openTelemetry, but before diving into the specifics, we’ll start with de-mystifying key concepts and terms such as observability, telemetry, instrumentation, cardinality, percentile to lay a foundation. After understanding the nuts and bolts of observability and distributed traces, we’ll explore the openTelemetry community; its Special Interest Groups (SIGs), repositories, and how to become not only an end-user, but possibly a contributor.We will wrap up with an overview of the components in this project, such as the Collector, the OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP), its APIs, and its SDKs. Attendees will leave with an understanding of key observability concepts, become grounded in distributed tracing terminology, be aware of the components of openTelemetry, and know how to take their first steps to an open-source contribution! Key Takeaways: Open source, vendor neutral instrumentation is an exciting new reality as the industry standardizes on openTelemetry for observability. OpenTelemetry is on a mission to enable effective observability by making high-quality, portable telemetry ubiquitous. The world of observability and monitoring today has a steep learning curve and in order to achieve ubiquity, the project would benefit from growing our contributor community.

Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or is it a reliable, defendable, assertable, property right? The difference is often quality. Is your patent simply a transactional cost and a large pile of legal bills for your startup? Or is it a leverageable asset worthy of attracting precious investment dollars, worth its cost in multiples of valuation? The difference is often quality. Is your patent application only good enough to get through the examination process? Or has it been crafted to stand the tests of time and varied audiences if you later need to assert that document against an infringer, find yourself litigating with it in an Article 3 Court at the hands of a judge and jury, God forbid, end up having to defend its validity at the PTAB, or even needing to use it to block pirated imports at the International Trade Commission? The difference is often quality. Quality will be our focus for a good chunk of the remainder of this season. What goes into a quality patent, and where possible, how do you get it without breaking the bank? ** Episode Overview ** In this first episode of our quality series, Kristen Hansen and the panel discuss: ⦿ What do we mean when we say patent quality? ⦿ Why is patent quality important? ⦿ How to balance quality and budget ⦿ The importance of searching, continuations, and draftsperson domain expertise ⦿ Very practical tips, tricks, examples, and Kristen’s Musts for drafting quality applications https://www.aurorapatents.com/patently-strategic-podcast.html

An invited talk given by Mark Billinghurst on Research Directions for Cross Reality Interfaces. This was given on July 2nd 2024 as part of the 2024 Summer School on Cross Reality in Hagenberg, Austria (July 1st - 7th)

Kief Morris rethinks the infrastructure code delivery lifecycle, advocating for a shift towards composable infrastructure systems. We should shift to designing around deployable components rather than code modules, use more useful levels of abstraction, and drive design and deployment from applications rather than bottom-up, monolithic architecture and delivery.

We are honored to launch and host this event for our UiPath Polish Community, with the help of our partners - Proservartner! We certainly hope we have managed to spike your interest in the subjects to be presented and the incredible networking opportunities at hand, too! Check out our proposed agenda below 👇👇 08:30 ☕ Welcome coffee (30') 09:00 Opening note/ Intro to UiPath Community (10') Cristina Vidu, Global Manager, Marketing Community @UiPath Dawid Kot, Digital Transformation Lead @Proservartner 09:10 Cloud migration - Proservartner & DOVISTA case study (30') Marcin Drozdowski, Automation CoE Manager @DOVISTA Pawel Kamiński, RPA developer @DOVISTA Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner 09:40 From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: Citizen Development in action (25') Pawel Poplawski, Director, Improvement and Automation @McCormick & Company Michał Cieślak, Senior Manager, Automation Programs @McCormick & Company 10:05 Next-level bots: API integration in UiPath Studio (30') Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner 10:35 ☕ Coffee Break (15') 10:50 Document Understanding with my RPA Companion (45') Ewa Gruszka, Enterprise Sales Specialist, AI & ML @UiPath 11:35 Power up your Robots: GenAI and GPT in REFramework (45') Krzysztof Karaszewski, Global RPA Product Manager 12:20 🍕 Lunch Break (1hr) 13:20 From Concept to Quality: UiPath Test Suite for AI-powered Knowledge Bots (30') Kamil Miśko, UiPath MVP, Senior RPA Developer @Zurich Insurance 13:50 Communications Mining - focus on AI capabilities (30') Thomasz Wierzbicki, Business Analyst @Office Samurai 14:20 Polish MVP panel: Insights on MVP award achievements and career profiling