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Category Archives: Computing
Great Artists Still Steal
Young great artists still steal.
Old great artists litigate?
I missed the news about the Apple-HTC Patent Lawsuit (Google Android) until tonight when I found out about it on Mark Jaquith’s blog.
I’m happy that these cards of Apple are finally on the table. … Continue reading
Also posted in Consuming, Free Culture, Opinion
Tagged Apple Computer Inc, Chilling Effects, Fairness, google, Google Android, HTC, Innovating, innovation, Inventing, Invention, iPad, iPhone, John Gruber, Lawsuit, Mark Jaquith, Multi-touch, patent, Protesting
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Google Tries for High Ground in China
These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We … Continue reading
Also posted in Humanity
Tagged Censorship, China, Chinese Government, Chinese Internet Censorship, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Surveillance, David Drummond, Free Speech, google, Google.cn
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Versatile and Elegant, WordPress, Democratizing Publishing
The combination of the elegant and versatile WordPress and the ground breaking Kubrick made that possible, turning the democratization of publishing from an idealized concept into a concrete reality.
Tina Daunt, “The Secret History of Kubrick, the Blog Theme That Changed … Continue reading
Also posted in WordPress
Tagged Kubrick WordPress Theme, Software Design, Software Products, Tina Daunt, WordPress, WordPress Themes
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Adoption Strategies First
In some ways, technology has reshaped the way I approach and solve problems — forcing me to think in terms of adoption strategies first, rather than always trying to find the simplest, cleanest design, because of the disadvantaged position I … Continue reading
Also posted in Consuming
Tagged Chris Messina, Google Employee, product development, Production Adoption
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Microsoft Windows First on Mac
The first thing I install when I’m setting up a Mac is Microsoft Windows XP.
I’ll likely never start up Windows again, but I’d like to have it available just in case my need becomes great in this Windoze world. Re-partitioning … Continue reading
The Clear Six Apart Open Web
One of my inspirations Simon Willison, as well as his excellent deep analysis on numerous web development issues, provides pithy links and comments in from “elsewhere” on his blog. I highly recommend subscribing to his feed.
Today, he shared this quote … Continue reading
Also posted in Free Culture, Web
Tagged Anil Dash, datacide, Export, Open Web, Six Apart, TypePad, Vender lock-in, Vox
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iPhone with One Hand Comes Naturally
Jason Kottke’s recent article “One-handed computing with the iPhone” (published yesterday, Oct 29th, 2009) begins:
“The easy single-handed operation of the iPhone [] is not one of its obvious selling points but is one of those little features that grows on … Continue reading
Also posted in Consuming
Tagged Boris Mann, Cell Phone, Everyware, Evolution, Hardware Design, Hardware Interface, Instincts, iPhone, Jason Kottke, John Gruber, Mobile Computing, Mobile Phone, nature, One-handed computing with the iPhone, Pervasive Computing, Roland tanglao, Stylus, Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable Computers
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5% of Nothing
Makes me laugh and cry a little.
This alert is likely meant to warn that a whole lot of data is being added, modified or deleted as part of a sync. It’s an “oh crap, likely either you are doing some … Continue reading
Also posted in Mac, Software Development
Tagged Alert Box, Apple, Apple Mac, Aza Raskin, Consumer Software, Daniel Jalkut, Design Bugs, Interface Design, iPhone, iPhone 3.0, iTunes, iTunes 8.2, Mac OS X, Mac Sync, QA, Software, Software Design, Software Development, Sync Alert, Synchronization, UI
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard, a Major Bug Fix Release
I’m looking forward to the release of the next version of Mac OS X, version 10.6 Snow Leopard this September. As a Software Quality Assurance (QA) practitioner, I find it particularly interesting that this major release is basically a bug … Continue reading
Also posted in Mac, Testing
Tagged Mac, Mac OS X, microsoft windows, QA, Software Development, software experience, Software Performace, Testing, UI, Windows 7, windows vista
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Gmail’s Opportunity to Help Protect Against Tagged.com Mistake, Spam, and Phishing
Now for the part of the Tagged.com story, I really wanted to tell. As I mentioned in “Tagged.com Spam? Phishing? Nice Guys? My Personal Story” I try to look at situations and problems from different angles.
There is a clear opportunity … Continue reading
Also posted in Web, Web Development
Tagged Address Book, Andrew Cuomo, Cloud Computing, Email Addresses, Email Spam, gmail, Hotmail, New York Attorney General, OAuth, phishing email, Social Networking Sites, Tagged.com, Yahoo! Mail
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