February 2009
38 posts
“6. You consider meals interruptions.”
– 25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer. I hate stopping to eat when I’m in the zone when designing.
WatchStorytelling: Tell your products/brand/services story. (via)
“The children of today are growing up learning that the answer is always just a...”
– How The Internet Is Wrecking Society. I have so many thoughts on this matter, that I’m not even sure where to start…
A New Site for Myself →
For a long time I wanted to create a small and simple site that linked off to other sites that I have and/or use on a regular basis, like Twitter, Flickr, etc. The About page of this site links to a…
Tips for Maximizing SXSW →
Can you believe it? It’s almost time for SXSW Interactive 2009! (Tweet it as #SXSWi). The Woodstock of web conferences, SXSWi is huge, fun, inspiring, and can be overwhelming, which is why I’m…
A New Site for Myself →
For a long time I wanted to create a small and simple site that linked off to other sites that I have and/or use on a regular basis, like Twitter, Flickr, etc. The About page of this site links to a…
“It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people...”
– Steve Jobs, 1998 (via uxquotes) (via simplify)
Tips for Maximizing SXSW →
Can you believe it? It’s almost time for SXSW Interactive 2009! (Tweet it as #SXSWi). The Woodstock of web conferences, SXSWi is huge, fun, inspiring, and can be overwhelming, which is why I’m…
Watchaddam:
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crazynutjob:
— A buddy of mine just sent me this. It’s a pretty good explanation of the credit crisis, and some nice animation work. The only place I take issue is on the “Turning Point.” I think there’s a good chance the problem could have been self-correcting if the Fed hadn’t held interest rates low while bank demand for credit was increasing. The higher rates would have...
“Well, I just got a twitter from The Real Shaq, and he’s at 5 & Diner...”
– Finally, A Use for Twitter. A great story on how two guys tracked down Shaq to see if it was really him behind The Real Shaq.
“But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest...”
– Excerpts from On Writing Well by William Zinsser.
“More than anything else, however, the main reason I’m disappointed with...”
– Ten reasons why Windows Mobile 6.5 misses the mark. Now, I don’t exactly hate Microsoft, and I like seeing any company succeed, but reading this is disappointing. In a time when so many companies/people are going mobile, why do the same old thing? Especially with Android, Palm Pre, and the...
“What drives some people nuts about 37signals is that their products are not for...”
– Copying the Wrong Thing. Being apart of web 2.blah blah you see copying quite a bit. But what you hear is, “Our app is just like that one, only better with more features”. That clearly isn’t the way to go.
Virginia GOP shoots itself in the foot by not... →
addam:
Yesterday the Virginia GOP came very close to taking control of the state Senate, nearly luring a Democratic Senator to switch parties and put them at a 20-20 tie, which would have been broken by the Republican Lt. Governor. Then Jeff Frederick, a state legislator and the party chairman, ruined it all by Twittering this:
“Big news coming out of Senate: Apparently one dem is either...
Twitterphobia →
Okay.
I admit it, I’m resisting Twitter solely because I’m afraid of what people will think if I really tweeted what my up-to-the-moment thoughts and musings were.
JP and Saulter have been pretty…
Sandbox - Skyline →
Hey guys, I’m back with a new sandbox feature for you all. I got my hands on a pair of spectacular sets of vectors: some skylines from Snap2Objects, and some guns from Vecteezy, and combined…
WatchAbsolutely Amazing TED Demo by David Merrill of Siftables. This is cool as hell!
Digable Planets - Jettin. Love this song. I wish I...
WatchSony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work. I don’t visit the Onion much, but I stumbled across this and it was pretty funny. Caution: there might be a swear word or two in the video.
“Social networking is about people engaging with people. Individuals do not want...”
– 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites
“I’m certain there’s a sensible feature request based on this complaint, like...”
– A Twitter Decision is a good post. People should never complain about spamming, because you can just unfollow people, or not auto-follow every person that follows you. This is a no brainer on one of the easier services to use on the internet. More on how I use Twitter.
A Thought on Brands →
A couple weeks ago I was having a conversation with my dad, because he will soon be in the market for a new TV. His last few TV’s were Sony, and that seems to be his go-to brand when looking at…
“As I matured, however, so did my relationship with alcohol. While it seems...”
– Why (and How) I Drink
“If the fact that the internet is not ever discussed as being integral, or even...”
– Mark Cuban’s Tech & Misc Ramblings…
Was listening to an album of original samples used...
100,000 dollars per second… →
This year’s Superbowl is halfway in the books. Steelers are up 17-7…but that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I’m here to talk about ads! As you may have seen before, we like to talk about…