February 2012
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I ♥ Photography →
Why am I telling you this? Isn’t it self-obvious? Don’t we all love photography? The answer is no.
There is a percentage of photographers who hate photography. They do not appreciate photography. They do not consume photography. They don’t look at photo books or photo magazines. They hate the guy with the iPhone taking Instagram shots. They hate the guy who just bought the D4 because they...
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MG on the elusive MS Office for iPad →
But what if we all missed something obvious going on here? What if Microsoft was being so cagey — and maybe even disingenuous — for a very real reason? What if they don’t want to spoil a very big surprise set for a certain Apple event taking place in a couple weeks?
An on-stage unveiling of Office for iPad would certainly be pretty big news for both Microsoft and Apple. That would certainly...
Familiarity and Integration →
Mountain Lion is about familiarity and integration. The new features and apps in Mountain Lion make sense for a desktop operating system.
These claims of Mountain Lion being more like iOS are just sh*t.
Amen.
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One-on-one with Phil Schiller →
“We’re starting to do some things differently,” Phil Schiller said to me.
While most of the other early previews I’ve come across this morning have focused on the features of OS X Mountain Lion (much as I’m sure Apple intended); I was fascinated by Gruber’s description of what ended up being his own miniature Apple press event:
I’ve never been at a meeting like this,...
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“In only 7 short weeks, we’ll be singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”.”
– @espn
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Evolution 2.0 →
Verizon, perhaps1 borrowing a page from Apple’s book, hopes to redo its retail experience from the ground up. This morning Verizon Wireless will unveil their first concept store, dubbed “Evolution 2.0”, in Toms River, NJ.
First Microsoft, now Verizon. At least there will be actual Apple products being sold in this faux-Apple Store.
It’s a wonder it took this long...
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Droid Razr Maxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx →
Does the palpable sense of embarrassment at owning a phone called the “Droid RAZR Maxx” ever truly fade?
No.
Raise your hand if you think adding an extra “x” to a product name will actually help it sell more units?
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Your new file system overlords+ →
Last I heard, this new Google Drive was said to be much better than the one that was killed off (which was killed off because many thought it “sucked”). It included a web component as well as Dropbox-like software piece that runs on your desktop. Mobile will be key as well, obviously.
The most recent thing I heard supports what Efrati is reporting: that the prices are going to be more...
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Is this good user experience?
I often read or hear questions like this being asked on the interwebs.1 Usually it’s in the context of a designer or developer trying to decide on two different visual designs or versions of a new feature or site module. Most of the time, it’s too late for the answer to be an honest one.
One of the biggest misconceptions in this profession is that user experience is simply a system...
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"We are sorry" →
Path:
We made a mistake. Over the last couple of days users brought to light an issue concerning how we handle your personal information on Path, specifically the transmission and storage of your phone contacts.
As our mission is to build the world’s first personal network, a trusted place for you to journal and share life with close friends and family, we take the storage and transmission of...
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Why Wasn't I Consulted →
Clicking the Little Thumb Icon
A terrific piece by Paul Ford about the medium of the web as compared to the media of television, print, and film, and what it means for content creators.
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“U.S. Patent No. 7,634,504 - this patent was filed in 2006 (issued 2009) and...”
– An excerpt from The Verge’s coverage of the infringement lawsuit filed by Honeywell today against Nest Labs.
Unbelievable that the Patent Office allowed this one to slip through.
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The Problem with Tech Blogs →
re:The Apple TV
Will Apple release a branded television set? Yes? No? Maybe?
Who knows? Certainly not me, you, or anyone outside of whatever internal product team Apple has working on the potential product (though it’s certainly possible that component providers might have an idea).
You know who definitely does not know: Research firms that are known to have Best Buy as a client.
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A Responsive Boston Globe →
Fascinating process description by the design team behind the recent Boston Globe re-design.
I’d not previously seriously considered using InDesign as the layout tool for visual design on the web, but Tito makes a compelling case that its page templates and style sheets help make designing for a responsive site more manageable.
Kudos to the team on their work.
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Quarterback & Defensive Line
As I watched the New York Giants take home the Lombardi Trophy home last night as the victors in Super Bowl XLVI; I made sure to mentally note how they made it that far, and how they won the game.
Elite quarterback play by Eli Manning. Make all that you want about how defensive wins championships, but the simple fact remains: the best and most consistent way to give yourself a chance to make...
March 2011
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Tech Specs
There have been countless pixels generated since the first generation iPad was announced on-stage by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the early part of 2010. As time went on, the device proved to be a smash hit, and brought the device class of “tablets” into the mainstream.
Now, as we move into the middle of 2011, and Apple has released iPad 2, I thought it a good time to share some thoughts...