Redesign The new XRDS is fantastic. Well done! Etienne Bauermeister, Email

statement, “That means we need you!” It is true without the collaborative group work of like-minded people it is hard to get any job done. ... I come from a diverse cultural background and I am doing my research in human-computer interaction at Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. Today, I strongly recommended that my fellow colleagues submit contributions to our magazine (here, “our”=XRDS). As far as interfaces for input is concerned, which seems very challenging and interesting topic to me, on the one hand, the technological advancements will ease our normal day-to-day lives. On the other hand, it may cause the negative impact on lives. We just need some proper balance to move forward. I wish our editor, Chris, good luck with his new job and also with his PhD research. Santosh Kalwar, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, Email

I have a
suggestion
for a future
theme:
healthcare IT.

Reaaaaly Cooool!!!!!!!! Ruslan S. Slobodyanik, Email

Kevin Fu

I am an undergraduate student at McGill University. I found XRDS while reading some computer science research papers (particularly those of Mr. Harrison, editor-in-chief), and since then, I have subscribed to and become an enthusiastic fan of XRDS. I will be entering my second year of university in September, and I will be majoring in computer science and biology. As is evident, I am very interested in the fields explored by XRDS, and the launch issue particularly reaffirmed my enthusiasm towards this magazine. Ben Deverett, McGill University, Montreal, Email

on these days at many
universities.
Kevin Fu, Assistant
Professor, University of
Massachusetts Amherst,
Email
Editor’s Reply: Thanks
for your comments. With
this issue of XRDS, we are
pleased to reveal a new
interface design for the
online reader (also known
as the digital edition).
Additionally, our new web
site, http://xrds.acm.org,
contains the complete issue
of the magazine, and it may
have the more traditional
online look and feel that
you prefer.

Digital Edition The online reader gets in the way of reading the magazine. I might be more inclined to read the magazine if it were more in the style of blog posts or something that easily fits on my screen and allows me to scroll from one article to the next. Hope the feedback was helpful. DT, Email

XR—What? Sorry, but XRDS what does that mean or stand for? It takes ages to say and is just another meaningless acronym. Why can’t you call your student magazine something meaningful, like “Student ACM monthly” instead of trying to be oh so clever? Then you wouldn’t have to spend paragraphs explaining why we should read it. We would already know it was relevant. Lucy Buykx, University of York, Email

The summer issue of ACM XRDS magazine on The Future of Interaction is really interesting. Lee, Ishii, Tan, Jordà and Girouard rolled in one. Michel Janse (dawuss), University of Twente, The Netherlands, Twitter

ACM XRDS って Chris Harrison がチーフで学生メ ンバで編集してるんですね。 素晴らしい。

Ho w to contact XRDS: Send a letter to the editors, an amazing photo that highlights your work or something interesting on your campus, or other feedback by email (xrds@acm. org), on Facebook by posting to our group page ( http://tinyurl.com/XRDS-Facebook), via Twitter by using #xrds in any message, or by post to ACM Attn: XRDS, 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 701, Ne w York, N Y 10121, U. S.

Photo courtesy of Darren Kulp, taken by Adam Ludwig

The E-I-C I am writing this letter in reference to your first newly revised publication of the student magazine previously known as Crossroads. I very much liked most of the articles, particularly “The Future of Interaction: Interfaces Every where” (Letter from the Editor, vol. 16, no. 4). I was fully motivated by the

Translation: So Chris Harrison is the editor-in-chief of the student magazine ACM XRDS? Wonderful! Jun Rekimoto (rkmt), University of Tokyo, Twitter

Future Issues Hello from a former XRDS/ Crossroads general editor. It’s great to see the new format online! Keep up the good work. I have a suggestion for a future theme: healthcare IT. I don’t recall when this topic last appeared, but a lot of HIT research is going

Darren Kulp gets a pie in the face from David Niehus during a fundraiser for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Women in Information Technology Systems group.