February 2010
18 posts
Watchtiffany:
Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse New York, Sam O’Hare
(via nevver)
I especially love the moments where there is a quiet still to the city with just a little hint of movement in the frame. Beautiful.
Awesome video. I particularly like the shots of the High Line, which is my new favorite place in NYC. Definitely recommend watching in HD.
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“And the other thing about interruptions—and calling people’s names...”
– Jason Fried, via toldorknown
A conversation I have every month or so
dwineman:
Me: (tries to visit a local restaurant’s website via iPhone) Restaurant website: I require Flash. Fuck off. Me: I just want to know how late you’re open. Website: Nope. Me: But I’m on my phone. Don’t you have a little “HTML Version” link up in the corner or something? Website: I’m ignoring you. Me: What if I’m on my phone because I’m out, looking for a place to eat? Didn’t that ever...
iPhone Jailbreak Review
This past weekend, I used redsn0w to jailbreak my iPhone.
For those that aren’t privy, jailbreaking allows you to run software that isn’t Apple-approved on the iPhone. It also allows you to mess with some of the lower-level settings, which in turn allows you to do things… you’re not supposed to do.
So, for someone that isn’t looking to run software that...
Optimal iPhone UI
marco:
I was asked via email:
It’s my job to research user interfaces and what makes a successful
UI. My two conclusions I’ve come to so far are that UIs need to be
invisible and familiar.
I was hoping you may have something to add, from your perspective,
about what makes an optimal UI.
The “invisible” bit gets most of the way there for my taste.
As a user, I hate buttons...
“When the date for the [iPad] announcement was set, I started hoping that Apple...”
– Rob Foster
“In short, I’d say Apple likes its technology open and its products closed.”
– John Gruber. Perfectly, succinctly stated.
