Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

-The Song contains the same chord pattern throughout

Chords used:
Dsus2       A       A6add9      E
E|——————————————-|
B|—–2———-2————————–|
G|—–3———-2———2———1——|
D|—————-2———4———2——|
A|————————–4———2——|
E|——————————————-|

Dsus2                  A         A6add9        E
I know what you’re thinkin’

Dsus2           A         A6add9        E
We were goin’ down

Dsus2              A         A6add9        E
I can feel the sinkin’

Dsus2              A         A6add9        E
But then I came around

Dsus2                    A         A6add9        E
And everyone I’ve loved before

Dsus2               A         A6add9        E
Flashed before my eyes

Dsus2                   A         A6add9        E
And nothin’ mattered anymore

Dsus2               A         A6add9        E
I looked into the sky

Dsus2                   A
Well we all want something better than

A6add9                 E
We wish for something new

Dsus2                     A
Well we all want something beautiful

A6add9               E
Wish for something true

Dsus2           A
Been lookin’ for a reason and

A6add9        E
Something to lose

Dsus2                 A         A6add9        E
When the wheels come down

Dsus2                   A         A6add9        E
When the wheels touch ground

Dsus2                       A
And you feel like it’s all over

A6add9                     E
There’s another round for you

Dsus2                  A         A6add9        E
When the wheels come down

Now your head is spinnin’
Broken hearts will mend
This is our beginning
Comin to an end

Well, you wanted something beautiful
You wished for something new
Well, you wanted something better than
Wished for something true
Been lookin for a reason and
Something to lose

When the wheels come down
When the wheels touch ground
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down
Oh!

When the wheels come down
When the wheels touch ground
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down

When the wheels come down
When the wheels touch ground
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down

END

Where the Streets Have No Name by U2 (Live Version)

Transcribed by Richard Zangoli.
This is a transcription to the Rattle and Hum video version of the song
though the album version is reasonably similar.

While Larry is hitting his drumsticks together Edge plays some harmonics-

E—-12——————–12–12———————————-
B———-7—————————-7—————————
G—————7——————————–7——————
D——————————————————–7———-
A——————————————————————–
E——————————————————————–

For the intro, most professional transcriptions suggest that this is what
Edge plays-

E——-10————————————-10————–
B————-10———————–10—————10—-
G———————-12–11–12——————————
D—————————————————————–
A——————————————————————
E——————————————————————-

but to approximate Edge’s sound (at least for the live version) I first
have to set my delay at about 420ms and then play this-
let this high note ring out
E——-10—————————————-10————
B————-10————————–10—————10—
G———— ——–12–11–12p11—————————–
D——————————————————————
A——————————————————————–
E———————————————————————

Edge plays that for a while (or at least something close) and then plays this-

E—-10———————10——————————–10—————
B———–10————————10——————————-10—
G——————12—————————–12————————-12-
D——————————————————————————-
A——————————————————————————-
E——————————————————————————-
RIFF 1
E—10–10–10–10–10–10——10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–
B—10–10–10–10–10–10——10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–
G—12–12–12–12–12–12——12p 11–12–12p-11–12–12p 11–12–12p-11–12
D———————————–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–
A——————————————————————————
E——————————————————————————
etc…etc..
So Riff 1 is basically a D chord with a lot of pulling off on the G string.
Finish off with this -

RIFF2
E———-10–10–10–10–10—-10–12–12–12–12–12–12–
B———–8—8—8—8—-8—-8–10–10–10–10–10–10–
G———–7—7—7—7—-7—-7–12–12–12–12–12–12–
D——————————————————————-
A——————————————————————-
E———————————————————————

For the verses Edge initially plays some mute string (sliding his hand up
and down the fretboard) and some chords. Don’t play the first D chord here
but play mute strings instead-

D G
I want to run I want to hide, I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside
Bm A
I want to reach out and touch the flame where the streets have no name

After the A chord play Riff 2 as above. And with the A chord you might want
to do something like this (because I think I can hear Edge doing it)-
E—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–
B—-2–2–2–2–2–3–2–2–2–2–
G—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–
D—-2–2–2–2–2–0–2–2–2–2–
A————————————–
E—————————————

For the next verse, play some mute strings and then play something like-

E————–0——————-x—x—-0–0–0–0–0——-x–x–x—–
B—-3—3————3————x—x—-3–3–3–3–3——-x–x–x—–
G—-2———————–2—–x—x—-2–2–2–2–2——x–x–x—–
D—-0——————————x—x—0–0–0–0–0——x–x–x——
A——————————————————————————-
E——————————————————————————-

without a trace….
E————-0————-0—————————————————
B———3———-3——————————-3——————-3—–
G—0—————————————–0—————–0—————
D————————————-4—————————————–
A——————————————————————————-
E——————————————————————————-

Then play Bm and A chords and then Riff 2 again.

For the chorus, the basic idea is-

E—5–5–5–5–5–5–3–3–3–3—2–2–2–2—–
B—3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3—3–3–3–3—– you might want to play
G———————————-2–2–2–2—— around with the D chord
D——————————————————- and do something like
A——————————————————- this
E——————————————————-

E—2–3–2–3– E–2–0–2–2–
B—3–3–3–3– B–3–3–3–3–
G—2–2–2–2– or G–2–2–2–2–
D—————– D—————
A—————– A—————–
E——————- E—————–

The chorus finishes off with-
E–5–5–5–5–5–3–3–3–3–2–2–0–0–0–0–0–0–
B–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–
G——————————–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—-
D———————————————————–
A————————————————————
E———————————————————–

Edge then plays some mute strings and then goes back to Riff 1
In the next verse Edge plays the D, G, Bm, A verse chords loudly and fiddles
around with the tremolo. After the A chord he plays Riff 2. The chorus is
repeated, some mute strings are played, and then Riff 1 again.
The song ends with a similar lick on the D chord as in the beginning and in
the last few bars he plays-

E—–10—————10——————————10—————
B————10—————–10———————————-10-
G——————12———————12——————————-12—
D——————————————————————————-
A——————————————————————————-
E——————————————————————————-

E—10——————–10——————-10—————————–
B————10———————-10——————–10——————-
G———————11—————————11————–11———
D——————————————————————————-
A——————————————————————————-
E——————————————————————————-

That should have all the guitar parts to the song, even if it is set out a
little messily. Note that if don’t have a delay pedal this song just wont
sound right (especially the intro).

Richard Zangoli (ahowden@magna.com.au)

Where the Streets Have No Name
—– — ——- —- — —-

tabbed by: Scott Yanoff, yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

Intro: it’s just a nice lick on a D chord:

E————-10—————-10—-
B———–10–10————10–10–
G–12-11-12———-12-11-10———
D————————————-
A————————————-
E————————————-

D
I want to run, I want to hide
G
I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside
Bm
I want to reach out
A
And touch the flame
Csus9
Where the streets have no name

I want to feel, sunlight on my face
See that dust cloud disappear without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name

D
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
G
We’re still building then burning down love
Burning down love
Bm A
And when I go there, I go there with you…
D
It’s all I can do

The city’s a flood
And our love turns to rust
We’re beaten and blown by the wind, trampled in dust
I’ll show you a place high on the desert plain
Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Still building then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there, I go there with you
It’s all I can do

D
Our love turns to rust
G
And we’re beaten and blown by the wind
D
Blown by the wind, oh and I see love
See our love turn to rust
G
And we’re beaten and blown by the wind
Bm
Blown by the wind, oh when I go there
A
I go there with you, it’s all I can do

Chord formations:
—————–
D x x 0 2 3 2 or x x x 11 10 10 (for intro)
Bm x x 4 4 3 2 Csus9 x x x 7 8 10

Without drilling into technical details, I think holistically:

Flash (and Adobe as a company) had always been the graffiti guy of the leading technology for the web. It led the technology on the web.

HTML5 and CSS had always been the catching-up standardization officers. They adapted the technology.

Adobe always had the advantage of having Flash 99% compatible in all browsers and operating systems. Once they created the flash framework right, it was easier for them to build new technologies upon this framework, going forward with the convenience of high-level compatibility. Native 3D support, progressive video format, hardware (microphone,webcam) access, Augmented reality, etc. got eventually developed either by Adobe or 3rd party developers who Adobe always supported. Flash had always been a designer friendly environment, including visual designers not knowing actionscript but using basic timeline’d interface.  We saw amazing digital experiences created on the web, and Flash started being used for not only full-blown experiences but also partial sections on web pages (widgets, flyout navigations, slideshows).

Yes, HTML5 is great, in many cases providing similar experiences to Flash, and provides great flexibility for developers. I am excited to see it becoming the new standard. But it will never have the advantages of being a framework developed in-house as Flash. Biggest problem with HTML5 is still there because the rendering engines are various, and unfortunately behaving quite differently in complex designs. Although W3C is the school teacher, the students applying the language in the real world are Google, Apple, Microsoft, and couple of other browser developing companies. But most importantly,  it will not be possible for these companies to support 3rd party developers in rhyme with each other in the near feature, even if they get along well to establish the same standards and competitive speeds. As a developer, I will not be easily able to extend this language above the limits of what Chrome, Safari and IE provides me. I will not be facing one very open-minded company like Adobe, I will get stuck between the evil standards fight between Google, Safari, and Microsoft. While Adobe was trying to make sure Flash works at its best in all platforms, Safari will ignore when IE tries to bring new (now forgotten) features like web slices.

So, what’s going to happen Sinan?

Yes, basic and common features that are currently being served with Flash, such as video streaming, pixel level canvas drawing etc, will be replaced with HTML5. Though it is not because we hate Flash, it is because the support for Flash will decrease eventually by the similar unfriendly moves of the other platforms and browsers. But Flash will keep on leading the digital technology on the web (if Adobe keeps playing it right), and FWA will still be filled with many Flash driven websites. Safari on iPad will never be the “best browsing experience” without supporting Flash. Creatives of today’s world will never appreciate Apple forbidding 3rd party application development tools (such as Adobe CS5) for iDevices. HTML5 will only go this slow.

Eigenfactor is a non-commercial academic research project by the Bergstrom lab in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. The goal is to map the structure of science. Together, we are developing different visualizations based on citation patterns between scientific journals.

taken from his website.

User experiences are your everyday experiences—anything from operating a car, to making a pot of coffee, to ordering a pair of shoes online. User experience is the result of your interactions with a product or service, specifically how it’s delivered and its related artifacts according to the design.

In this presentation Nick Finck and Raina Van Cleave will explore the ten characteristics of a great user experience. They will cover all aspects of user experience design such as user research, information architecture, information design, technical writing, interaction design, visual design, brand identity design, accessibly, usability and web analytics. Nick and Raina will also explain how following the ten commandments can boost your web sites, web app, or mobile app’s ease of use, appeal, conversion rates, and more.

Read more on Nick’s site.

Twitter still rules

Being mentioned somehow in almost all the panels, twitter was still the lead actor in the show. How to tweet the best, how to track your ‘social media’ on twitter, how to aggregate the relevant information on twitter, twitter clients, twitter stories, location-based twitter, ……., and last but not the least, the very underperforming keynote on Twitter from CEO Evan Williams, interviewed by Umair Haque (his apology and summary here). Basically, twitter’s effect on how we communicate still changing how we think, adapt and use our micro-blogging minds. It’s definitely one of the most influential changes within the latest years on how we communicate. While nothing very exciting or influential came out of all these twitter talks, twitter released their location adaption and @anywhere platform during SXSW. The epic fail launch of Google Buzz added more salt and pepper to these conversations (In her keynote, Danah Boyd smashed it, and I loved the way she did it!).

The part that I was more engaged in was to observe the use of twitter by the audience during the panels. Within the last years, it is quite a common thing to add hashtags to panels, but this was the first time I experienced how effective twitter can be in this manner. Most of the panel directors were checking the panel hashtag during the conversation, and the audience was using it to the full extend: pulling important quotes, points and directions, and their point of view 140 characters at a time. Well, less than 140 since the pre-defined hashtags for the panels were extremely long. I was quite impressed that twitting users were quite active on re-defining the hashtag with less characters. The hashtagged conversations on twitter plotted a great silent conversation among the audience, and I will try to copy these along the post I will make on the panels I attended.

Location-based services, not so much

Badgezzz! Gotta get'em all!!

Yes, it was a hot topic. Yes, Foursquare, Gowalla and similar guys on the market were everywhere in Austin, being talked about, dog-fighted for, partied with and checked-in in. I even tried to be more active on Foursquare, bugging my friends with my Austin check-ins, to see if I would get a welcome-back badge.

Didn’t happen. Neither did I get such a badge, nor any of these location-based craze provided much value to the great minds visiting SXSW. I am still convinced that the true value of location sharing didn’t get discovered yet. Foursquare and the likes are highly popular because of their inherited game concept within, but I don’t think this will be the real game changer. When Google killed dodgeball, I think they had a reason. When they didn’t include gaming in Google Latitude and kept it sticking to the barebones of location-sharing, they had a reason too. Google Latitude not catching up is a good proof that sharing my location does not provide users enough value. However, I don’t think playing badge games will do either. Remember for how long you played Hide and Seek when you were a kid? I think there is still a lot of room to explore on this location-based stuff.

The best use of Foursquare, I think, was to be able to see where the most people are at a moment, so that I could decide on which party to go. It allowed me to spot the popular places in a city I’ve never been before (well, for a night, on my roadtrip last year). But as of Foursquare, while some features are there, this is not the main focus of the application. Hence they are missing a point: no way to go back in time or get an aggregated view (what was the most popular spot last month, where’s my gang and like-minds hangout). Although, after all these years of tweeting, I had the privilege of checking in at the same party with @aplusk (Ashton Kutcher). However, currently me getting a push notification on my colleague checking in at the office = no value. Well, seeing my ex-gf getting douchebag badge = Priceless!

The dreams of making quick $$ still applies

So everyone is done with designing, now all is about making money huh? There were a lot of panels, almost one for each session slot, focusing on how to make quick money: Blog your way to $$, How to get rich while crowd doing the job, bla, bla, bla… I ain’t have much to say on this one.

Enterpreneurship: young, and non-stop

I was quite amazed to see so many people, young people, mostly right out of college, are in the track of following their dreams and bright ideas. These people have been at SXSW, challenging their elders with their great ideas and start-ups. I can imagine a data visualization showing the dropping of average age of panel speakers. To me, one of the most sticking ones were Sarah Prevette from Sprouter, who has already established couple of start-ups and running Sprouter.com for entrepreneurship networking and twitting. Another one was Hugo Liu, Product Design & Technology guy from Hunch.com. They both shined and stole the show in the panels while sitting next to all these highly established senior people, and the audience was quite amazed with their approach to the conversation, problems and questions. When combined with Danah Boyd’s great keynote [I will make a post on this one], such young leaders give me both optimism for the future of technology, and encourages me to dive more bravely to the projects I am working on (eg. OpenProcessing).

overall.. see you next year on SXSW.

Let me click “Yes” and see what’s going on..

Interview with Sinan Ascioglu:
OpenProcessing Architect

By Tim Stutts on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 1:00 pm.

“Driving through Iceland” sketch by dotlassie. Winner of Rhizome’s Tiny Sketch Competition.
OpenProcessing.org is a site that has built a community around sharing visual coding examples created in Processing. As user number 36, I had the unique privilege of watching the idea take shape, while in a thesis group with Sinan at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. During it’s first two years of activity, the site has grown to host thousands of user-generated sketches and subsequent conversations between artists / programmers, teachers, and students from around the world. Sinan and I escaped the snow recently at a café outside Washington Square Park to discuss OpenProcessing’s origins, Rhizome’s collaboration with OpenProcessing in the Tiny Sketch competition, and what we can expect for the future. – Tim Stutts

Tim: How did you first come up with the idea for OpenProcessing?

Sinan: I guess the first thing to talk about is OpenVisuals, which was my Master’s thesis project at ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University). I was reading Edward Tufte’s books at the time, and I became very interested in data visualization. In the meantime …. read more on Rhizome