Remko Mantel

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KC Contingency Design

14/9/2006 - 2:27 pm

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Last week I have given my first KC presentation within AMIS on the subject of Contingency Design. Some 15 people were present and even 2 outsiders showed up! It proved to be a very interesting evening and apparently this subject caused strong feelings with the contenders, causing lively discussions! In fact, my presentation triggered Arjaan, [...]

Contingency design

12/4/2006 - 4:15 pm

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Contingency design is intercepting and preventing error
scenarios. These are situations where website visitors get in trouble, for
example on a 404 Error – File Not Found page. It is designing for when things
go wrong. It is the process of making sure that when something goes wrong, you
inform the user in an understandable and friendly manner.
The thought [...]

Web 2.0: social networking

10/4/2006 - 7:10 pm

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‘The network is the computer’ is an old saying from the hardware company Sun. What used to be a prediction is now becoming a fact. Internet services are slowly replacing software. People organize and share their lives on new innovating and interactive websites. Soon you will no longer need specific computer programmes to do so. [...]