January 2010
Microsoft Reaction to iPad →
David Worthington interviews Brandon Watson, “director of product management in the developer platform at Microsoft”: Watson claimed that many developers of applications for the iPhone OS–which…
On the Subject of Design 2 →
Once again I’m adding to my list of recommended books with some good reads I’ve come across…
Adobe speaks up about Flash on the iPad →
Filed under: OS, Software, Internet Tools
The iPhone and iPod touch haven’t run Flash natively in the years since their respective debuts, and it’s pretty clear based on Steve…
Spirit →
Shared by Michael Heilemann
Leave no one behind!
“When I think about the age ranges of people who fall into the Old World of...”
– stevenf.com - I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been…
lonelysandwich: Aspect Ratio Apropos of I’m not... →
lonelysandwich:
Aspect Ratio
Apropos of I’m not sure anything, the screen on this thing, at 1024x768, has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Chairman Gruber opined on Twitter a month ago…
The iPad… →
…is not a fucking laptop!
A new class of content for a new class of device →
Let’s do this.
I want to talk about the iPad, but I’m going to start by talking about vlogs.
You know: videoblogs!
Rewind to 2005. Maybe your 2005 was different from mine, but I was working at an…
Fiery European Festivals →
Today, we have two stories of fiery festivals in Europe, Up Helly Aa, a fire festival celebrated for over 130 years now in Scotland’s Shetland islands, and the even older Feast of Saint…
Photo →
iPad About →
iPad About
Well bless my soul and whiskers. This is the first time I’ve joined the congregation at the Church of Apple for a new product launch. I’ve watched all the past ones, downloaded the…
★ The iPad Big Picture →
There was a meta-message in today’s Apple event, not about the iPad in particular, but rather about Apple as a whole. Jobs’s brief preamble included a bit of extra emphasis on the fact that the…
Apple iPad →
The video is worth watching. Interesting that Jobs never appears in these videos. This one’s got Ive, Forstall, Schiller and Mansfield.
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Men who stare at? →
Simon Collison | Colly | Journal | Redesigning the... →
I wasn’t looking for a design or approach that would please every visitor, nor was I looking for the approval of designers whose opinions I value dearly.
Best Fails of 2009 →
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Photographers' rights protest: Home Office... →
The Home Office has issued a statement in response to Saturday’s mass protest by amateur and professional photographers who are angry at police use of Section 44 of the Terrorism Act.
My app turns 3… →
…and all it got is this lousy update. But lets start from the beginning:
I‘m very pleased to announce that CoverSutra, my personal entry to the indie software scene, turned three years today. It‘s…
Video panoramas →
This is a pretty amazing effect: CNN is doing panoramic videos that allow the user to pan around while the video plays. Watching and panning feel as though you’re actually walking around in the…
Google’s Nexus One Won’t Transcribe Curse Words... →
I can confirm that swear words all appear as “####” in the transcription. So if you say “That’s fucking bullshit”, it’ll be transcribed as “That’s #### ####.”
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mezzoblue § Starting with @font-face →
Pen vs. Keyboard vs. Newton vs. Graffiti vs. Treo... →
Phil Gyford time-tested six different methods of writing the same 221-word passage: pen-and-paper, Newton MessagePad 2100, Palm Vx Graffiti, Palm Treo hardware keyboard, iPhone 3G software keyboard,…
Banksy - Exit through the giftshop →
We’re probably the last blog to show you this, but for the people who haven’t been to the wooster yet today. My first thoughts..: Why not?
Ricky Gervais hosting the Golden Globes (video) --... →
FancyBox | Demo page →
Slide Screen →
Slide Screen - If I owned an Android phone, this is possible the first App that would be top on my list…if I had a smart phone (only a few months before that becomes a reality).
BookBook →
The BookBook by Twelve South is a hardback leather case (basically a leather book) for MacBooks and MacBook Pros. BookBook brings three levels of security to your prized Mac. First, the…
Realism in UI Design →
The history of the visual design of user interfaces can be described as a gradual change towards more realism. As computers have become faster, designers have added increasingly realistic details…
iLounge: The Evolution of Apple Media Players Into... →
A discussion and brief look back on the visual history of the iPod and iPhone in order to — as iLounge author Jeremy Horwitz says — “provide a context for [Apple’s] upcoming new product…
UK Photographers to Rally in Defence of Street... →
I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! (PHNAT) invites all UK-based photographers to a mass photo gathering in defence of street photography.
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'The Raging Dead' – A Different Take On the Zombie... →
Zombie games come a dime a dozen on the App Store, but most take form as some sort of shooter, so it’s refreshing to see somebody trying something new in The Raging Dead, developed by…
Living in Sin City’s Underground Tunnels →
“The irony is hard to overlook. There are few, if any, cities on earth where the show of wealth and consumption is so shamelessly on display, and yet hidden beneath the surface of Las…
Espresso, Intelligentsia →
Perfect little video on how to make good espresso. Beautifully shot. (via)
Siteseeing, week 3 →
A short one this week. (I blame traveling and Belgcamp) If you’re going to read only one of the things I’m linking to this week, read The importance of teaching your clients and being the boss, and amazing article by Sam Brown. “Grow a pair” immediately jumps into my mind.
Itsy →
Itsy is a small, simple Twitter app for your Mac which, according to its author, “won’t hog up your screen or do other crazy things.” [via] [Permalink]
Artificial Owl – Abandoned Man-Made Creations →
Artificial Owl doesn’t look like it’s been updated for a while but as an archive of amazing abandonment it’s more than worthwhile taking a good long visit. [via]
♥ Android: On Context Buttons →
David Barnard complains about the capacitative touch screen bottoms below the Nexus One screen. As I have done in my Motorola Milestone review. But it gets both more interesting and,…
Great Visualizers: Mike Deal charts The Beatles →
New York-based designer Mike Deal has a great project going visualizing The Beatles.
I especially like this one. It tracks the keys of Beatles’ tunes. You can see at a…