February 2012
10 posts
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InVision Prototyping Tool - Weekly Sponsor
The UI prototyping phase of the design process is crucial to get right. It’s about figuring out how your product will work, and ensuring everyone is aligned before moving into building.
InVision is a web-based prototyping tool that lets you paint an accurate and realistic picture that anyone can understand.
InVision lets you share single screens or full projects with the click of a...
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Doing What You (Don't) Love
Four years ago, I started down the path of moving from working in IT to doing something I loved. Web design was where my heart was, but I started writing a blog first because I felt there was a better opportunity to earn an income there. I had no design experience. And so I started The Weekly Review.
That year was amazing. I wrote a lot, met new people online, and eventually, started Fusion Ads...
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New Pattern Tap (Beta) →
I love Pattern Tap as a resource. Like Dribbble, I use Pattern Tap when I need inspiration, usually for a particular UI element. The redesign of this app has been a good while coming, but I like what I see.
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Tweetbot for iPad →
Paul and Mark have otherworldly talent. My gosh.
It almost makes me want to access Twitter from my iOS devices again.
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kooaba Shortcut - Weekly Sponsor
kooaba Shortcut is a shortcut between real life and the Internet. Take a picture of what you are reading in a newspaper or magazine and instantly get connected to the digital version.
Using image-recognition technology, Shortcut recognizes what you’re reading. Once recognized, you can share the digital version of the pages via Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email, or store them in Evernote....
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How to Approach a Design Responsively →
Tito Bottitta gives one of the best overviews I’ve read on building a design responsively. He gives great insight into their team’s entire approach, from step one right to the end. Along with Trent Walton’s candid look at his own process, this piece resonated, identifying a few of the pain points I’ve come across on my own (on a much smaller scale).
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Rhythm in Life →
I quoted this piece in a recent contribution to the Read & Trust newsletter. In it, Seth Cain shares some great thoughts on work and rest.
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League Archive →
Launched a personal side project today, a little site for the gents in my football pool. I’ve been running the same league since 1995-ish and it got serious with the rise of the internet. We’ve got ten years of history in our CBS league and ten owners who have been pretty consistent in their involvement.
Building the site was fun and gave me the chance to use Dave Gamache’s...
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Déjà Vu - Weekly Sponsor
Déjà Vu is your visual memory. Use the app by taking pictures of things you would like to remember. For example, products you see in a magazine, recipes you read in a cooking book, wine labels in a restaurant, Newspaper article, DVDs, CDs or event flyers. Each picture is a visual memo. A regular camera app doesn’t distinguish those photos of stuff from „regular“ photos. Déjà Vu helps people...
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Jon Hicks on Creatiplicity →
As I mentioned in the intro of the show, Jon was the first real designer I started to follow online, through RSS or Twitter. He got me hooked into the online life and so it was such a pleasure to talk with him one on one.
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The Syndicate
Starting this week, my site will be included on The Syndicate, otherwise known as The Web’s Most Influential Blog Sponsorship Network. This network has some of my favourite tech, design, and business writers including Shawn Blanc, Marco Arment, and David Sparks (just to name three — they’re all good). It’s an honour to have my name alongside these talented folks.
In regards to enabling writers...
January 2012
7 posts
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Episode 26 of Creatiplicity →
I had the opportunity to talk with Shawn Blanc yesterday and discuss what 2012 has in store for him. No matter the topic, it’s always a pleasure to talk with Shawn. I doubt this will be the last time I ask him to be a guest on the show.
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Solitude and Leadership →
Fantastic article on the differences between being an excellent doer and an excellent thinker and how that affects leadership. In a time when our generation, our culture, sorely needs better leadership, this message should be well received.
We have a crisis of leadership in America because our overwhelming power and wealth, earned under earlier generations of leaders, made us complacent, and for...
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WP Front End Upload Plugin →
I recently had a client require the ability to have users upload files via their business website. Since I had chosen WordPress as the CMS for their site, I assumed that a quick search would show me the most popular, simple upload plugin. Turns out, there aren’t any. Not any that inspire confidence anyways.
When I turned my question over to Twitter, the good Jonathan Christopher chimed in...
December 2011
4 posts
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A Chat with Frank Chimero →
The latest episode of Creatiplicity is available.
Rogie King and Cameron Koczon on Creatiplicity →
I’ve had some great conversations lately on the podcast. The most recent, with Rogie and Cameron, had a lot of quotable quotes. They both have some real wisdom around creating a product.
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How I Use Gimme Bar →
A little look at how I use my favourite web app.
Livory →
November 2011
2 posts
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Hidden Habits of Ineffective People →
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Using iCloud with Multiple Sending Addresses →
I made the move to iCloud from Gmail, but also wanted to still use multiple emails from other domains. Here’s how I configured my email setup to handle this.
October 2011
2 posts
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How Important Is the Source? →
I’m a recent subscriber to Ethical Coffee. And where by subscriber, I mean I subscribe to their coffee. Here’s my take on the product and service.
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Embracing White Space →
Some thoughts on how I work.
September 2011
8 posts
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Leftover Cuties →
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Brew Methods →
A nice list of brewing resources.
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AeroPress by Aerobie →
I recently picked up an AeroPress via Tools and Toys. This is a short review — the end result: good coffee.
Fusion & Carbon Productivity Bundle →
Over at Fusion, we’ve teamed up with the folks at Carbon Ads to create a bundle that is targeted to every Mac user. Period. If you use a Mac and the web to get work done, please check out the contents of this bundle.
Footnotify →
A great extension for Safari and Chrome.
Standing and Sitting →
My thoughts on this topic.
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The Great Discontent →
Another great source of inspiration.
The Purge →
August 2011
12 posts
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Still About the People →
Some thoughts on the benefits I’ve had from starting a podcast focused on people.
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Putting the Focus on the Conversation →
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Work to Live →
A few thoughts on the news from yesterday, regarding Steve Jobs and one’s life work.
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And Gruber? →
A thought I had regarding yesterday’s news and the writing of John Gruber.
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On Consuming Content →
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The Myth of Multitasking →
A little bit of commentary where I remind myself how good this article is, and so pertinent today even though it was written three years ago.
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A Slight Refresh →
Finished off a refresh of my personal site.
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The Human Face of Type →
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Mano a Mano →
Episode 9 of Creatiplicity is available. This time it’s just Shawn and myself talking about things that matter to us. Tools, the abundance of tools and collaborative working environments are on the menu.
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Cinnamon? →
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Shawn Blanc's Review of the New Air's →
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Email clients →
Some thoughts on email clients. A link to my blog, which is a link to my Google+ post. Linked here from Tumblr.
Something’s not right here …
July 2011
5 posts
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My Initial Thoughts on Google+ →
Haven’t quite figured out how to use this tool yet, if at all.
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Until Gotham No Longer Needs Batman →
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A Chat with Cameron Moll →
The latest episode of our podcast is now available. Cameron is a smooth speaker and had some great things to say about living a life that is balanced.
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Pat Dryburgh's New Career →
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Like It or Not →