As you might expect, the design team at VMware was pretty excited about the release of Apple's new iPhone product. As such, several of us stood in line on launch day to purchase the device. Other members of the team, however, decided to wait a bit longer, to scrutinize the UI design a bit closer, and to make a more informed decision about purchasing the iPhone.

Once the devices were in hand everyone was focused on which way the phone could be rotated and how the user interface responds or on how well the iPhone discovers WiFi networks and connects to them, for example. One item none of us initially considered was the UI design of Apple's web site supporting the iPhone launch.

As it turns out, Apple's web site violates a very basic design guidline in practice today.

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Posted by Glenn R. Cochran at 09:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Perhaps my last post was a bit premature. Only about an hour after my last post and now my new iPhone is activated and working well. Thanks AT&T! Apparently the system had a little trouble at first and once the super smart IT guy on the backend kicked the server the problem seems to have been rectified.

The activation process in iTunes is a bit lacking in features, however, even that didn't matter. I was initially assigned a phone number in my home area code of 650 and when I called AT&T to request a 408 number instead they instantly changed it over. All I had to do was turn the phone off and back on again and it worked perfectly after starting back up almost instantly.

As I learn to use the device I'll be posting more updates. For now, I'm happy and things seem to be working well.

Posted by Glenn R. Cochran at 09:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

We'll, I managed to pick up my new iPhone this evening at the Apple store at the Stanford Shopping Center and the whole experience was completely uneventful. I jumped into the shorter-than-expected line at 7:16 PM and had the device in my hot little hand by 7:57 PM. Well done Apple! Now, for the big bummer; I'm still waiting on AT&T to activate my device.

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Today VMware announced an upcoming product for Apple Mac OS X that allows users of Intel-based Macs to run simultaneously OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Netware, and Solaris. This new product's user interface is being worked on by my team at VMware. The demo version shown publicly at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) showcases Windows XP running Outlook inside of a window on Mac OS X.

Screenshot - VMware's New Product of Mac OS X

Check back here for more details as we get closer to the public beta. If you have not registered for the beta you should do so now. Visit VMware.com and register online now.

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