Little known fact: when I started this blog I wanted to talk about the convergence of technology and the outdoors (hence the name DigitalBackcountry). Then I started building RIAs and jumped in head first as a RIA blogger. I thought about this blogs’ origins though when I read this story over at the BBC about a British climber making a phone call from the summit of Everest and also setting the record for the highest text message.
I’ve always tried to let technology be a part of everything I do. I once had Ciara help me sew together a case made of Gore-Tex fabric for my PocketPC so I could take it with me when we went backpacking. The interfaces that come with that technology range from great to terrible. As a developer, one of the first reasons I got so hooked on Rich Internet Applications was that they provided me an easy way to create interfaces that were way above what you could do on the web to that point. Now that RIAs encompass technologies that run on a variety of devices, the story is even more compelling.
I want my software to give me an experience that feels perfect and natural. I want that software experience to be tailored for the device I’m on. Finally, I want it to be easy for me to help create it. To me, that’s the power of Rich Internet Applications. They make those things possible.
[tags]Everest, Rich Internet Applications[/tags]
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