September 2010
1 post
August 2010
9 posts
$350 And An Internet Connection Will Get You NFL... →
If you’re a football fan who has been pining for NFL Sunday Ticket but can’t because you’re unable or unwilling to switch to DirecTV, you might be in luck — if you’re able to part with $350. The…
American Drink: The Cruise Room →
1 August, 5, 2010 - Denver - Twelve blocks away from the conference, I sit, as Aretha blows the lid off a man who done her wrong, and drink. I’m 5280 feet above sea level in a bar fashioned after the Queen Mary’s. Last night, my breathing was labored. This morning, I drank hotel room…
I am so bummed I couldn’t make it out to see SeoulBrother while he was out here. Perhaps...
Google TV facing resistance from studios →
This is so reminiscent of what the music labels did in the early part of the decade. They hemmed and hawed and demanded crazy things from software developers trying to help them sell their own stuff. They had grand plans to have their own music stores online where they could make your life as a consumer suck. The TV/Movie studios are headed down the same path with the mantra that they won’t...
Mets Fan Sues Team, League, Players and Bat Maker... →
Surprised he didn’t add the city, county, state, country, Earth and God to the list.
Draw online like you never have before →
royalbacon:
Fun and easy to use, the DeviantArt Muro online drawing tool (created entirely in HTML5) is a sight to behold.
I’m curious how much of this interactivity can be attributed to Javascript. Could something be similarly built in HTML 4? Or are they specifically using the canvas feature in HTML5?
Anyone? Bueller?
First Trojan for Android Phones Goes Wild →
I am so content with closed systems.
HPOA Quits Her Job →
Hell hath no fury like a HPOA scorned.
July 2010
14 posts
Diacarta →
I do enjoy a slick, original interface.
(via Uncrate.com)
Here's Why Apple Stores Won't Work →
I never tire of reading this article. It’s such a good reminder to take risks and go against the grain. The buzz-word around here is that we need a vision. But so few people understand what that really means. Apple had a vision at the beginning of the decade and they worked toward that goal no matter what outsiders thought. The difference between Apple in 2010 and Apple in 2001 is...
Consumer Reports ranks Apple's iPhone 4 best... →
Shared by Chris Will this story populate every tech blog the way yesterday’s “can’t recommend” story did?
Despite saying it “can’t recommend” iPhone 4 in its blog, Consumer Reports also assigns…
A Harrison Kind of Day
My wife was taking a nap and I was watching Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in the living room. We had just found out that the bun in the oven was a boy. That was wonderful because it meant our search for a name could be focused on one gender. But we were having trouble finding the right name that didn’t seem too trendy but at the same time didn’t seem too odd. We...
New Work: New York Philharmonic →
A gutsy redesign for the New York Philharmonic. My initial reaction was intrigue. It made me tilt my head and examine it. That’s impact. And when you view it within the context of the branding materials it becomes even more beautiful. I absolutely love the mailers.
(via @royalbacon)
Even Our Fittest State Is Still Pretty Fat →
Shared by Chris
Sorry Colorado, I’m working on it.
According to a new study on your ballooning bottom, Colorado, America’s fittest state, has more adult obesity now (19.1%) than Mississipi,…
BP Offshore Oil Strike Board Game →
They called it back in the 70’s.
Under promise and over deliver.
On Friday, July 2nd, I called around to my local AT&T and Apple stores to see when they might have new iPhones in stock. Both places gave me a bleak outlook. And since I was done with Android, I didn’t want to wait very long. Someone I spoke to at AT&T told me to order it online and I would get it faster than the stores would get new shipments. So I ordered my new iPhone on Friday...
Marco.org: Great since day one →
The original iPhone was great on day one. It couldn’t do as much as today’s iPhone, but it performed its feature-set extremely well. There were almost no rough edges or unpolished areas in its hardware or software, and nearly everything seemed justifiable, well conceived, and well executed.
Marco perfectly articulates why, after 4 months with Android, I am returning to the iPhone and likely...
June 2010
13 posts
iPhone 4 cell reception suffers when picked up? →
Filed under: iPhone
Could this be the reason Apple is selling those rubber bumpers? Check out the video above and watch the iPhone 4’s reception bars visibly drop. A magic trick?…
“Yes, there are still pain points that we want to see Apple fix, and yes, there...”
– iPhone 4 review — Engadget
Finally, a fluid Hicksdesign →
I absolutely love this and will look at the ALA article he points to so I can achieve something similar. I’m particularly taken with the ability to grow the layout for browsers on large screens without sacrificing legibility by making the text column an unreasonable width. As a graphic designer who started in print and understands typography, forever-expanding text columns drive me nuts.
Apple has sold three million iPads in 80 days →
Wow. I don’t think anyone knew what would happen but I doubt anyone expected this.
Rambling about Verizon →
Marco perfectly identifies the problem Apple faces right now. I have friends who won’t leave Verizon because they live in rural Colorado and in that world there’s Verizon and Sprint. And Sprint isn’t an option. These people want an iPhone and in November when they bought the Motorola Droid they felt they bought the iPhone.
This is the first indication that the mobile OS may very...
“Employing tricks like needless pagination, auto-refreshing (see Salon.com),...”
– A damn-near perfect assessment.
Richard Dunlop-Walters (via marco)
Quick Review of the DODOcase
After a day with the DODOcase, I love it. It has one, major flaw in its design though. The material used for the red interior easily picks up dust/dirt from a table and when you close the lid, scratches ensue. The front of my iPad looks like I dragged it across the ground. I would probably be really pissed about this but my son already scratched the bottom right corner of the screen so it was...
The McGangBang →
So…this is a real thing.
Money Quote →
“Apple’s (AAPL) latest refresh catapults the smartphone category forward along every axis of relevance to consumers: OS sophistication, speed, battery life, display resolution, video connectivity, and camera quality. If products like the HTC Incredible demonstrate that Apple’s competitors have significantly improved their game, the iPhone 4 suggests the stronger competition has...
Rumor: AT&T to sell Android phones →
Am I missing something here? AT&T already sells the Motorola Backflip which is an Android phone.
May 2010
21 posts
25 Horribly Sexist Vintage Ads →
Analyst: 40% of AT&T customers may head to Verizon... →
There’s a little devil in me that hopes this happens and that Verizon’s network buckles under the strain.
Wired Magazine's iPad Edition Goes Live →
cameronmoll:
This is really something. Videos, photo features, interactive ads… Publishers should be at Steve Jobs’ door thanking him for sparing them the gradual death of printed periodicals.
I just picked this up myself and it feels like the future of periodicals. I imagine it’ll get even more interactive over time. I am very much looking forward to subscribing to Wired again without...
"They're going after usability" →
You mean to tell me that Apple is putting the user experience before a developer? Get outta town.
Study Finds Sunscreen May Help Cancer Develop... →
Can I believe anything anymore? It appears we don’t know anything about anything.
Marco.org: A Verizon reality check →
It’s easy to glorify Verizon as an iPhone owner, because AT&T is so awful. But Verizon sucks, too — just in different ways, for the most part.
A timely reminder. I just switched to Verizon because I couldn’t handle another dropped call and in 3 days I’ve been lied to, charged for insurance I didn’t ask for, and had my 3G signal disappear when I’m indoors. Not...
Google compares Apple to 'Big Brother' from iconic... →
Interesting take.
In the novel, 1984, Big Brother knows everything about you. He knows everything you do, everything you like and dislike, everything you want, everything you’re going to want. He knows your fears and secrets. Big Brother is omnipresent, he is everywhere.
Which company does that sound like?
Etc: Symantec is purchasing VeriSign's web... →
This may be the worst news I’ve heard in a long time.
Sprint CFO: 'Pre didn't work out as well as we... →
But aren’t they doing exactly the same thing this year? A much-hyped phone in the early part of the year doesn’t go on sale until June. The tech community cools on the idea a little and then the launch, where hardcore fans will line up to get their hands on it. And then, just a couple of weeks later, Apple comes out with the new iPhone. The hot new phone for Sprint fizzles into...