August 2010
TestFlight →
TestFlight: The iOS beta-testing process sucks. It sucks for developers and it sucks for testers. TestFlight is an attempt to fix that.
Here’s what usually happens when a developer wants to get…
Can heavy metal singers actually sing? →
This is fantastic: a classically trained voice teacher who knows nothing about metal analyzes five singers from the genre, from Ozzy Osbourne to Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. Of Dickenson she…
International PR agency EIDO uses Basecamp to show... →
Adrian Jones of Eido Public Relations on how the team at EIDO uses Basecamp: Eido Public Relations is an international technical PR agency with offices in London and Tokyo. Despite our…
Pull over before you read this →
Pull over before you read this.
Just because the technology is realtime doesn’t mean our behavior always has to be. Forget the obvious issues like walking into an intersection or driving off…
∞ Google Reader and all-time read counts →
Recently (yesterday?), Google Reader started pushing out all-time read counts via Trends. However, it looks like the count has an upper limit of 300,000 and, somewhat alarmingly, I need to go back…
Nope →
“Chpwn” — a young developer of apps for jailbroken iPhones — says I’m wrong that Apple is not fighting jailbreaking: If that was actually how Apple felt, they would not block downgrading to…
What's in your Simplenote? →
Some of the old timers may remember one of Apple’s most famous ad campaigns – “What’s on your Powerbook?”. In it, celebrities and some regular folk were pictured with their Powerbooks and…
Dowling Duncan’s Proposed Redesigns of U.S.... →
Graphic design studio Dowling Duncan created this attractive entry to The Dollar Redesign Project which proposes a Modernist take on U.S. currency. Some nice usability considerations have been…
Google Announces Phone Calls From Gmail →
Integrates with Google Voice.
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What You Get With Hulu Plus →
Nice comparison chart between standard Hulu and Hulu Plus, but it only regards TV shows. Do Hulu Plus subscribers get more movie options, too?
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Technologizer: New Kindle ‘Selling Like an... →
Harry McCracken: There’s no doubt that the Kindle is an important product and a hit for Amazon, but unless the company discloses actual figures someday, you’ve got to wonder: Does it choose not…
Alfred, the excellent lightweight launcher for OS... →
Alfred, the excellent lightweight launcher for OS X, can now be extended with a £12 ‘Powerpack’ which adds file browsing, actions (see above) and an interface to iTunes. Future features…
dwineman:
What if that simple, inexpensive... →
dwineman:
What if that simple, inexpensive [AppleTV] controller is something like an iPhone without the screen?
Above, I’ve crudely Photoshopped this concept together. It’s the love child…
Details →
On the pace of Mac sleeping indicators: In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode…
The greatest photo news site now has an iPad app →
The greatest photo news site now has an iPad app →
You’ve so far been amused by The Guardian Eyewitness iPad app in the way it provides you with amazing photography and news, every day. But we…
Matt and I have an argument. →
Matt and I have an argument.
Five Thirty Eight all set up at the New York Times →
Five Thirty Eight all set up at the New York Times: Sharp looking site, love the intro post. “There seems to be something about politics that can make the rational parts of the brain turn off….
Gerber Bear Grylls Survival Knife →
If you asked what we would want to take with us in a stranded situation, we’d probably say a filled iPod, food, or perhaps a back catalog of Playboy (for… Visit Uncrate for the full…
The Box interview →
The Box interview: Tim van Damme interviewed me for his (audio) show The Box. We mostly talk about The Incident. I promise this is the last interview I do this week.
P.S. The photo used in the…
Living out of a hard drive →
Living out of a hard drive.
I have to say I love this philosophy (except, probably obviously, the no-place-to-live aspect), and to some extent have been practicing it for as long as I can…
Icon FJ Series →
Born out of a lifelong love for the classic Toyota Land Cruiser, the Icon FJ Series ($126,000 and up) is a modern re-imagining of the legendary off-roader. Available in three… Visit Uncrate
Contractual Basis →
Since I left my job at The New York Times in July, I’ve been working with a few companies in various capacities, and each of these relationships has in their own way required me to sign paperwork…
Spootnik synchronizes OmniFocus and Basecamp →
Spootnik lets you edit your tasks via OmniFocus’ native apps, Spootnik’s web front-end, or Basecamp. Spootnik’s creator explains: I use OmniFocus to capture and organize my tasks and Basecamp…
Drag Race: 2012 Lexus LFA vs 2010 Nissan GT-R →
I favorited a YouTube video: We pit Lexus’ first-ever supercar — the $400,000 Lexus LFA — against our long-term Nissan GT-R to find out which one is the king of the JDMs. Read the full…
Facebook for iPhone highlights Places icon →
I noticed this yesterday. Upon launching the app for the first time since updating, it prompted me to explore the Places feature by highlighting its icon. It’s similar to the…
Kings County Whiskey, Bourbon & Moonshine →
Sure, when most people think of Whiskey, Bourbon, or Moonshine, they think of Kentucky and other similarly southern states — but that doesn’t mean those damn Yankees can’t get in… …
NMA World Edition on Google’s ‘Domination of the... →
Their visualization of Google’s alliance with Verizon is subtle.
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Ummm ok so, that’s John Romero, the co-founder of... →
Ummm ok so, that’s John Romero, the co-founder of id Software, the designer of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. He is seen here giving a totally unsolicited shout-out to the game Matt and I…
It’s a music video for a song called “Fuck Me,... →
It’s a music video for a song called “Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury”. I hope your favorite writer had someone make something like this for them, too.
Inkling →
Interactive textbooks for the iPad; looks really well done.
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‘Then This Happened’ →
Marco Arment asks if the iPad is going to do to netbook design what the iPhone did to smartphone design.
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User Testing For Games →
Lukas Mathis on User Testing For Games:
When I talk to developers and designers about user testing, they sometimes tell me that it’s okay to make applications hard to use, because games are hard…
The iPhone 4 (by Jorge Quinteros)
Beautiful shot... →
The iPhone 4 (by Jorge Quinteros)
Beautiful shot from my friend Jorge. If you are a fan of great photography, or need a nice desktop picture, you owe it to yourself to check out his…
WooThemes + WPBundle →
Things never slow down at the WooHQ, and to add some more fire to our bellies, we’d like to announce a new joint venture that is coming to WooThemes… We’ve been working behind the scenes to…
iWork ’09 No Competition for Mac Office 2011 →
iWork ’09 No Competition for Mac Office 2011:
The new Mac Office 2011, currently in development, will easily best iWork ’09, and with every feature update demonstrates just how far behind iWork…
MoMA iPhone app →
The only reason I ever go to MoMA anymore is so that my son can see the helicopter and whatever moter vehicles are on display in the design collection, but if I get a chance to sneak away soon, I’m…
Apple Manager Arrested in $1 Million Kickback... →
Pete Carey, reporting for The San Jose Mercury News: A midlevel Apple manager was arrested Friday and accused of accepting more than $1 million in kickbacks from half a dozen Asian suppliers of…
On TextMate and HTML Editors →
Jeffrey Zeldman on How to Use TextMate:
For nearly 13 years, I created websites with PageSpinner, a charmingly old-fashioned HTML coding environment from the days of Netscape 1.0. But two years…
Announcing the jQuery Mobile Project →
John Resig: The jQuery project is really excited to announce the work that we’ve been doing to bring jQuery to mobile devices. Not only is the core jQuery library being improved to work across…
thought / music = language (on the radio) →
The brand-new Radiolab episode “Words” is characteristically terrific; I tweeted this after listening to just the opening section: I love hearing @JadAbumrad’s voice fill my room, but…
Coincidence? Or Special Sauce? →
Oracle.com disappeared from Google search results for a few hours yesterday. Update: Apparently not: it was a forged query.
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Drew Thaler’s JavaScript Blacklist →
One of my favorite Safari Extensions (and one that didn’t make Frakes’s aforelinked list), blocks annoying scripts from “services” like Tynt and Intellitxt. If you tried it a few weeks ago and found…
Video review of The Incident by the Games Day... →
Video review of The Incident by the Games Day podcast. Spoiler: they like it!
Dan Frakes’s Top 25 Safari Extensions →
Some good ones I hadn’t seen before, like BetterSource.
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WooFramework gets Shortcodes →
We’ve seen many comments about WP shortcodes on Twitter, and on a few blogs lately, so we figured whilst everyone was talking about it, we’ll just get going on implementing it.
The latest update to…
Adam Lisagor describes an annoying disconnect... →
Adam Lisagor describes an annoying disconnect between him and (I’m assuming) his girlfriend.
My life.
Life is Beautiful →
A cure for apathy: switch off your phone, retreat from your inbox, and tell me you’re not moved by this short video by Everynone. The simplest things in life can be beautiful beyond words.
David Pogue Gets an Advance Look at Google App... →
David Pogue: But one thing’s for sure: App Inventor has been overhyped to the skies.
I don’t understand why Google starts hyping products so long before they’re ready to ship.
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I guest-edit .net magazine →
Jeffrey Zeldman introduces this months issue of .net magazine (called “Practical Web Design” in the US; available next month), which he guest-edited: Today’s web is about interacting with…
∞ Apple’s Magic Trackpad →
As soon as the Magic Trackpad was announced I grabbed one, but really wasn’t expecting to hang on to it for too long. I figured I’d use it for a few hours and then return it, as I’ve done with, I…