March 2011
53 posts
“RIM CEO Basically Admits That Android Support Is There To Check The “Lots Of...”
– RIM Co-CEO on PlayBook’s Support for Android Apps
I would say, “Imagine the horrible interaction inconsistencies and UI paradigms with the different app platforms the Playbook will support,” but I bet no one at RIM even cares.
They’re trying to compete on specs and not experience.
WatchLovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’
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Helvetica
If you’re a good designer, you don’t ever need use any other typeface, ever.
Mind you, I’m not saying this as a Brockmann purist (although I don’t believe anyone has been better), or any other obsessive modernist. I don’t believe that form should always follow function. I believe design should move me both logically and emotionally.
I believe if you’re good...
“The Republican Party — no one can say they’re not in touch, they get it…they...”
– Rep. Anthony Weiner
U.S. House Votes to Cut NPR Funding
(via mbimotmog)
“So what if the Xoom’s sales aren’t exactly zooming right now? If Adobe Flash...”
– Motorola Xoom Tablet Sales “Underwhelming”
Those are a lot of “ifs.”
“We’ve seen a few dedicated “life-logging” devices that let you record your every...”
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Engadget
I’m sorry, did that say “conveniently wear your iPhone around your neck”? because I could swear it said “conveniently wear your iPhone around your neck”.
(via texburgher)
I thought a “LifePouch” was a uterus.
“Apple’s 4Q 2010 Tablet Market Share Pegged at 73%”
– via Mac Rumors
I find this hard to believe. According to this, one out of ever four tablets in the wild should be something other than an iPad. I have never seen someone using anything other than an iPad. Maybe, an occasional Kindle, but never a Galaxy Tab or any other shit knockoff. I guess there...
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“The simple problem is that most people are getting too many notifications about...”
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Ben Brooks: The Very Difficult Problem of Notifications Great overview of the problems facing any notification system, and I love this suggestion at the end: regardless of how you want notifications to be delivered, reducing the quantity is probably a good idea. I’ve never received a push...
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iOS Notification System
There has been much talk recently about the less-than-stellar notification system running in iOS. The most common, and valid complaint, stems from the disruptiveness of the current interactions. When a new notification comes through, a modal box appears, suspends any tasks and basically persists until acknowledged or ignored. Beyond interrupting whatever actions are happening on the phone, there...
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“Lettering should be regarded primarily as a vehicle for ideas, only secondary as...”
– J. Müller-Brockman
Name Anagrams? "JAIL TOOTHSOME HUMPY"
tj:
Take out my middle name:
MY! I AM HOT LOUT
(Apparently the anagrams are made by the same people who write fortune cookies.)
Just nickname and surname:
JAM LOUT
Find yours here
(Yes I will be participating in the memes as I find them going back over the past week. For example, later I’ll be complaining about Tumblr being down.)
Jonathan Dascola’s anagram name is JOT AND...
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