June 2010
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May 2010
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Red Sweater Software - Scripts →
Daniel Jalkut shares his collection of favorite Apple scripts.
These are a few of my favorite scripts - they make daily activities less frustrating and more productive.
These all look good, but a couple of them scratch itches I didn’t even know existed. Example: how perfect is the Convert-to-MP3 script for Tumblr users?
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I Code in Tables →
Christian Ross has a confession: he codes in tables.
First off, let’s get this out of the way, clients don’t care. If it shows up well on their screen and is close in all of the major browsers, they’re happy. It doesn’t matter to them if their site can pass the W3C Validator.
Of course, not always. Only if the circumstances dictate that this is the best approach for his clients.
And yet,...
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Reading on the iPad →
Tim likes reading on the iPad.
Reading in the ipad is a joy. Period.
I have to agree. Apart from the weight — it’s too heavy for extended use with one hand — it’s a very comfortable reading experience.
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The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains →
Author Nicholas Carr in an article in Wired.
On the Net, we face many information faucets, all going full blast. Our little thimble overflows as we rush from tap to tap. We transfer only a small jumble of drops from different faucets, not a continuous, coherent stream.
A fascinating — and frightening — reinforcement of what we are all coming to know. The article focuses on web pages littered...
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Maxvoltar - Review: iPhone App Development: The... →
Tim Van Damme gives a short review of Craig Hockenberry’s new book, iPhone App Development.
In the first couple of chapters, not a single line of code is being mentioned. You start out by thinking about what kind of app you want to create. Is it realistic to build? Is there a lot of competition? Is it possible to write with the available API’s in the iPhone OS?
With his look at the entire...
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“First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position...”
– Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness
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The iPad doesn’t need to do everything →
Marco gives a great overview of his usage of the iPad has played out in his life.
I’ll play games on it.
I’ll check email on it, but not respond much, because that requires a lot of typing.
I’ll check RSS and Twitter on it, but not exclusively.
I’ll read for short periods on it before my hands get tired of holding it.
His description closely mirrors my own findings, as the iPad has been...
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Note and Point →
adii:
Note and Point is a really cool resource for anyone that has to design some presentation slides, as their library includes some awesome examples of really well-designed slides. Also happy to add that my recent slides for “The Designer Startup” got added over here.
I’ll echo this recommendation. I’ve been saving a lot of slide decks over the past few months, thanks to...
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Habit Fields →
In an article for A List Apart, Jack Cheng discusses how we imbue our objects with what he refers to as a “habit field”. It’s an interesting, high level view of how we condition ourselves in regards to our tools.
And on the subject of our powerful, multitasking computers, he has this to say:
Just because you can have instant access at your fingertips doesn’t mean you should.
This...
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