Posts Tagged ‘ design ’

Everyone who builds or designs for the web should read Fred Wilson’s 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps. Fred is a venture capitalist at Union Square Ventures in New York, and writes the not-very-creatively-named A VC blog. Check the full article for all the details … but here are the main points: Speed...
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The Jobs formula, say colleagues, relies heavily on tenacity, patience, belief and instinct. He gets deeply involved in hardware and software design choices, which await his personal nod or veto. via Steve Jobs and the Economics of Elitism – NYTimes.com.
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If you design anything web, you must must must read 30 essential controls by Theresa Neil. Positively mouth-watering: As I commented on her site, I want want want these in an OmniGraffle stencil.
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This is bloody amazing: (Saw it here.)
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OK, I’ve moved my OPML to Google Reader from Bloglines and I’m going to give it a shot.Based on the last 15 minutes use, it’s probably going to stick.We’ll see …
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There’s a great column at Strominator that explains exactly what it is: The iPhone is not a phone, its the first generation of a new type of computing device. One that will change how we view computing. One that will make our lives simpler. We won’t have to learn how to use applications, we’ll...
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Count me shocked.MacSurfer, the grand-daddy and still king of Mac news sites, has unveiled a new look, now in beta.Times have changed, mullets have gone out of fashion, Michael is no longer the king of pop, and tie-dye is out … but MacSurfer, the essense of web 1.0, has stubbornly remained completely and utterly...
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MediaTemple (my host) just released an interface to control your entire hosting account via iPhone.Pretty cool.A little trendy, but I can imagine this being extremely useful when on the road. To be honest, I bet it’s easier to use than their current control panel, which I’ve never been able to fully understand.Now we just...
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I guess the title says it all … Akismet, which is a comment spam identification and deletion tool, is under the active menu, Manage, not under Comments.Odd.On a related note, I’m getting something like 5000 comment spam attempts a week, of which about 1 makes it through onto the site.Two things that implies: Akismet...
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Just noticed tonight while checking Scoble’s take on the new Apple products that he’s only got 5 posts on his home page now. Not enough, Scoble – you run more posts than that that in a single day sometimes. Having to click to a new page just to see what else was posted today...
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Ethan’s instructions: 1. Blow both balloons up first (to stretch the balloons) 2. Let the air out of both 3. Blow up the balloon that’s supposed to be bigger (on the outside) 4. While holding the outside balloon put the other balloon inside it 5. Blow up the inside balloon6. Blow up the outside...
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I was skeptical when I saw the Wired blog post praising Buzzword, the latest entrant into the online office world. Buzzword beats current Ajax-based offerings like Google Docs and Zoho Writer in both usability and aesthetic impact. And in a few months, when a desktop version is released, Buzzword will pose a serious challenge...
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Sometimes I can’t believe the lengths people will go to in order to save money. Michael Shannon has about 2500 words and perhaps 25 illustrations on 5 pages teaching you how to create your own Moleskine-like notebook.I think I can do it simpler and cheaper.Here’s his steps: Page 1. Materials Needed Tools Needed Step...
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Sometimes it’s hard to convince PC users of the benefits of Apple computers and Mac OS X. Since their computers are hardly personal, and just tools, and essentially lacking style and personality, they don’t understand, can’t grasp, cannot fit in their brains the concept of an interface that has been obsessively designed to fit,...
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Every time I see something like this in the mainstream press I think: clueless. There’s little question the iPhone pulls a lot of great wireless functions and applications into a very cool package. But most of those features aren’t exactly new. Google Maps for mobile? Practically any smartphone user can download the application to...
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