Comments on: Flying Pixels

By: UGGS

UGGS — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:42:01 +0000

Yeah I agree, to an extent animations are cute but after one or two they become overkill. I would rather have something functional that just does its job.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:47:32 +0000

I agree that these animations are becoming easier on the eyes. Shade is such an important aspect of this new world of graphics.

By: adjustable bed prices

adjustable bed prices — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:35:37 +0000

There does seem to be a trend towards the more flashy of late. People like to pay for pretty graphics but quickly tend to abandon these kinds of products after a short while.

By: Myths about JavaFX, Android, and J2ME | Bits And Buzz, by Jeremy Chone

Myths about JavaFX, Android, and J2ME | Bits And Buzz, by Jeremy Chone — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:59:19 +0000

[...] Office team got very excited when Larry told them they should port their application to JavaFX. Flying pixels should rule the world! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Myths about JavaFX, Android, and J2ME”, url: [...]

By: Oracle on Sun Java, MySQL, OpenOffice, and Linux | Bits And Buzz, by Jeremy Chone

Tue, 19 May 2009 16:43:23 +0000

[...] JavaFX as they realize it is the failed compiled client/server model all over again with some flying pixels, a cute, but weird, Java-like-but-not-Java language, with very low client [...]

By: Enterprise Web vs Consumer Web [2.0]: Top Six Differences | Bits And Buzz, by Jeremy Chone

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:46:15 +0000

[...] on Look and Feel aspects and confusing these attributes with usability. As explained in my previous Flying Pixels post, good looking is not necessarily smarter. Most successful Web applications (i.e., Facebook, [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:32:48 +0000

Yeah I agree, to an extent animations are cute (the pooch in the windows search screen for example) but after one or two they become overkill. I would rather have something functional that just does its job.

By: iPhone vs Android vs WinMobile: 2-1-1 | Bits And Buzz, by Jeremy Chone

iPhone vs Android vs WinMobile: 2-1-1 | Bits And Buzz, by Jeremy Chone — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:21:51 +0000

[...] Mobile Office and Outlook are readily available on Windows Mobile. So, if you do not care about flying pixels, virtual lighters, and virtual beers, then Windows Mobile is still a smart bet. (disclaimer: I am a [...]

By: Software to Rule the New Mobile Market | Bits And Buzz

Software to Rule the New Mobile Market | Bits And Buzz — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:44:48 +0000

[...] were disabled on early versions of Windows Mobile devices. Interestingly, iPhones 3G, despite its flying pixels, still does not have tethering nor allows it. I am not sure if it is an iPhone limitation or [...]