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This week seems to be a hatefest towards Windows 8 and the PC. GigaOM has a post titled “The PC market is a horror show right now”, CBC reported that “PC sales plunge as Windows 8 flops”, and finally, there is a post on The Motley Fool that chimes in “Microsoft’s Windows 8 has failed,...

We came across a great quote recently on an old blog post: "If you can give me an application that can accurately predict tomorrow's stock market, I'll put up with the grossest usability issues, even a command line interface. On the other hand, if you give me an application that tells me what already happened...

“Wow!”, “That’s amazing”, “I'd love to have it”, “Wish this was true” - That is the astonishment Hollywood movies present. It leaves us wondering, “will this really happen one day?” Hollywood is the leading hub for all kinds of acts. It is a place where you meet world-famous actors and actresses, portraying their power of...

Is Firefox really on the verge of death? Is its life span dwindling? Is it hanging on the balance and ready to topple over? These are the absolute questions in my mind as I do this write up. With some years of operation in the market as a browsing platform, I am definitely convinced that...

Do we understand the challenges that many have when it comes to deciding which platform you should be developing your app on, iOS or Android? There is never a simple answer. Additionally, considerations surrounding user interface design and user experience should also be made. Here are 5 (of many) considerations that you can look at...

This is the first of two posts. First, we cover the positive aspects of Google Glass. Next, the negatives. Even though smartphones and mini-computers continue to enrich nearly every aspect of our lives, it seems their days of basking in the sunlight could very well be joined with the arrival of the Google Glass Project....

With the advancement of technology, laptops and desktop computers are seeing a great influx of power. Many people are finding they can fit more on to their screens than they ever imagined. Resolutions are a very sensitive topic in the technology and web-design worlds. They are a blessing for web-developers and Internet users because more...

After extensive research, Sentry Metrics engaged Rossul Design to design and build a prototype for a major overhaul of our award-winning information security software. Elia from Rossul spent many hours with my team, learning about our business, our requirements, and just as importantly our customers, to ensure that the final design incorporated all of our...

Here is a sneak preview of a new icon set we are designing currently. The set will includes about 9 icons and be most probably available for free download in November.

We mostly use FireWorks for UI design and believe that it's the best tool on the job. Despite obvious Adobe indecisiveness on what to do with it and the absence of any serious updates or bug fixes FireWorks is still the most powerful and useful app when it comes to web/GUI design. Here is a...