October 2010 Archive

Improvisation - Techie Style

Yesterday afternoon I was presenting at the Webtrends Engage conference in London on Usability, User Experience and Data Visualisation.  Now, when presenting at these sort of events there's an AV company on hand who sit at the back of the room and make sure all the sound and light are working as they should.  However, Engage presented an interesting problem:  my laptop, which contains all the slides, notes and presenter view, which normally sits on the podium, had to be at the back of the room with the AV guy.

Yup, my laptop, was 20 ft away.  Brilliant.

So, some lateral thinking was initiated.  How could I control the presentation from the front of the room and still know what the hell was coming up?

First problem was control.  The IR Remote you get with a Mac only works on a clear line of site, and only over a few metres, so this was a no-go.  Luckily for me I had my Magic mouse in my bag which was on bluetooth, and that progresses the slide on click so that was control sorted.

But what about my notes and timers?  Well, luckily we had an iPad on hand and Apple has a Keynote Remote app on the App Store which allows an iOS device to become the remote for a keynote presentation on a network connected Mac.

Bugger….network.

In steps my Android phone running Froyo.  A quick portable wi-fi network was whipped up and laptop and iPad were reunited.

So, after all that, I had my presenter view on the iPad on the podium, my mouse in hand to act as a clicker, and my laptop running the show from the back of the room – all while the AV guy had a little kip.

Macbook Pro, iPad, Magic Mouse, HTC Desire, Bluetooth and Wifi, all to produce a picture of a urinal… fun.

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Posted by Neil Middleton on 21 Oct 2010

Data dashingly delicious

2010 has been an exciting year for Monochrome with the introduction of new and successful partnerships, new product launches and lots of fantastic project wins.  With new customers like WebTrends, Haymarket Publishing, and Europe’s largest mobile telecommunications provider Monochrome continue to deliver apps that push the boundaries of traditional web based tools by introducing customised multi-touch dashboards, dynamic online data processing and Social Media collaboration platforms.  With the sustained increase in demand for single and multi-touch devices such as the iPad, Monochrome continue to grow our internal expertise as well as our excitement for new and innovative applications that vastly simplify and improve the way users engage with data.

Posted by on 25 Oct 2010

Our product suite

With the successful launch of Monochrome’s product suite earlier this year the Monochrome team continue to listen to our customers and what they’re saying.  It’s the feedback we receive that defines the basis of the solutions we create which in turn delivers tools that help you to manage your day to day tasks faster, reducing those all too familiar stress related headaches.

Boxfile
We’re very excited to be releasing the latest edition to the Monochrome product suite “Boxfile” next month.  Boxfile has been designed to simplify all ‘approval requests’ required from your customers to move onto the next phase of the service you’re delivering while providing the information you need when you need it.   Creating more time for you to manage the more demanding tasks.  Our Nov/Dec newsletter will provide you with access to the website.  From there you can trial Boxfile FREE for 30 days.

Posted by on 25 Oct 2010