October 2009
September 2009
Conversational Copy on Forms - Konigi →
I always waffle on whether I like conversational form labels or not, but this seems like a pretty good implementation of it.
Compubeaver - kottke.org →
This is the weirdest PC mod, ever.
“Kasey McMahon decided to combine an interest in taxidermy with her PC. Fearing that the natural world is being replaced by technology, the artist installed a working computer inside of an idle beaver.”
Axure Libraries & Widgets - Wireframes Magazine →
Aww yeah baby, awesome! #beingaproductmanagerisweirdsometimes
Email: The Variable Reinforcement Machine →
How often do you check your email per day?
Does checking your email make you more productive or less productive?
Oh, sure, we delude ourselves into thinking we’re being extra-productive by…
Search Results Design: Best Practices and Design... →
Interesting look at different search engine results pages…
Forget Football: My Kid Is Growing Up To Be A Sith... →
For all those new parents out there…
Reminder: Twitter was started in 2006 →
“TWITTER: THE OVERNIGHT SUCCESS - HOW YOU CAN MAKE A COMPANY WITH A BILLION DOLLAR VALUATION IN ONLY 3 WEEKS!”
fillup:
(via ztaylor)
390: Return To The Giant Pool of Money - This... →
Revisiting the financial meltdown…
“Edison, of the “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration” quote, tried...”
– Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated
(via @fredwilson)
(via fillup)
V Gets Cut In Two - More Signs Of Trouble? [V] →
Shared by iomegadrive
Sad. I was looking forward to this show.
Rumors of ABC’s revival of V being in trouble have only been strengthened by the strange decision made by network schedulers to…
Tim Tebow Hurt Video | Tim Tebow Injury > Buster... →
Holy crap. That looked horrible.
Glenn Beck refuses to define 'white culture'... →
Wow. I knew Glenn Beck was crazy and racist, but never knew the intensity of his craziness and racism. I love how knows he is cornered by his own racist views and won’t answer.
“But the league never seems to earn much credit for playing, top to bottom,...”
– USC Trojans can’t afford loses as long as Pac-10 prejudice exists - George Schroeder - SI.com (via fillup)
Children Who Are Spanked Have Lower IQs - Science... →
“Straus found that children in the United States who were spanked had lower IQs four years later than those who were not spanked.”
Flash Forward was really good (and owes a lot to...
#fb Just finished the Flash Forward pilot. I am pretty much hooked; it has all of the elements to get me hooked on a show. The similarities/homages to LOST were numerous; these aren’t too specific, but if you don’t want to spoil anything, you might want to look away:
A random animal, out of place for the environment (polar bears v. kangaroos).
Some dude running around only to totally...
Software patents should be abolished →
The alleged societal benefit of patent law is that it creates a financial incentive to innovate. The societal drawback is that it reduces competition, reduces the spread of innovation, and creates…
Microsoft Courier: My Apple Tablet Fascination is... →
via @fillup #fb The more I see of this, the more I am intrigued.
Utilizing the Cut-off Look to Encourage Users To... →
ClickTale Blog » Unfolding the Fold →
Why the fold is an antiquated notion and should die in a fire.
10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines «... →
Save for the form field labels (there are times and uses for 2 column label/field forms), this is a nice cheat sheet for clear, concise and effective usabilitiy.
Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart (Updated July... →
Interested I is.
Left 4 Dead Expands Next Week, Sequel Demos in... →
Sweet, new L4D campaign dropping Tuesday, and release date for L4D2 is 11/18. Hurray zombies!
Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced... →
This is a nice primer on encryption … even if the math did make my head asplode.
F-ck your offers! Game-ending user complaints & 3... →
fillup:
I’ve never heard of offers being good for anything other than desperation money.
LOST Season Six Episode Titles
The guesses are absolute gold to fans… haha… #fb
crapholeisland:
Confirmed
1. LA X (part 1) - Rumored all-centric
2. LA X (part 2) - Rumored all-centric
3. What Kate Does - Kate-centric
4. The Substitute - Rumored Locke-centric
Just like season 1, the first two episodes are one episode split apart, with no real focus on a single character, but the ensemble as a whole. A...
Back to the Beginning... of LOST
crapholeisland:
Long-running, serialized shows love doing something with their final season (when they know it’s their final season, at least): go back to the beginning. What that means exactly can vary from show to show. Example: On Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of the last season surrounded Sunnydale High School, the primary setting for the first three seasons until it was ceremoniously blown...
The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Gets Weird |... →
Intel announces 22nm chips for 2011 →
Holy crap. 22nm. The future is NOW! Or, err, in 2011!
YouTube Blog: Five Stars Dominate Ratings →
“We’re glad there are so many awesome videos on YouTube, but all of this begs the question: if the majority of videos are getting five stars, how useful is this system really?”
My predictions for Flash Forward... #fb
I am eagerly awaiting the premiere of Flash Forward on Thursday, and while I am truly excited for a show that looks to have some of the mythos and storytelling of LOST, I can’t help but feel we know how this might play out. This is how I think the show will play out: a) The event will occur b) A public figure will die during the event, maybe even a politician c) They will launch a task force...
Apple Approved Almost 1400 iPhone Apps Last... →
“Now if only 1393 of the 1394 apps weren’t tip calculators and digital whoopee cushions, we’d really be on to something.”
Hahaha, so freaking true.
Enhancing User Interaction With First Person User... →
To design user interactions that make use of how people actually see the world -to take advantage of first person user interfaces.
First person user interfaces can be a good fit for applications that allow people to navigate the real world, “augment” their immediate surroundings with relevant information, and interact with objects or people directly around them.
Oktoberfest, 2009 - The Big Picture →
I want to go to there. #beer #fb
Fresh vs. Familiar: How Aggressively to Redesign... →
Users don’t care about design for its own sake; they just want to get things done and get out. … When people are visiting websites or using applications, they don’t spend their time analyzing or admiring the design. They focus their attention on the task, the content, and their own data or documents.
The AHT Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles... →
Hungry for burgers now.
Why low-fidelity prototyping kicks butt for... →
Google says Phil Schiller himself rejected Google... →
“It was during this call that Mr. Schiller informed (Google) that Apple was rejecting the Google Voice application…”