Examples speak louder than words. At the launch event I attended, a company called electric rain demonstrated their beta product StandOut ( www.erain.com/standout ). StandOut is a presentation tool that aggressively separates content from visual design...

On Thursday, I attended the Expression launch event in Chicago. Expression is Microsoft's new line of tools for creative designers. I'm not a designer, but I care deeply about good design, so I've always tried to incorporate design professionals into...

In 2005, the US Congress passed legislation to lengthen Daylight Savings Time. Starting in 2007, DST dates in the US and Canada will start three weeks earlier and end one week later. This obviously impacts many software products, including several from...