Shaping Things: Helping objects help us

June 29, 2010

I’m currently reading Shaping Things, by Bruce Sterling.  It’s a brilliant essay examining the relationships humans have with objects.  Specifically, it looks at the way designers interact with objects and how what it means to be an object and a designer are changing.  The reason I’m writing about it here is that there is a [...]

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Evernote for iOS 4

June 18, 2010
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I love my iPhone.  I love Evernote.  Being an early adopter by nature and a member of the iPhone dev program, I jumped at the chance to install iPhone OS 4 betas on my phone.  The downside was that Evernote didn’t work and, for me, that’s a big downside.  I’ve been holding my breath for [...]

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Eee-liminate the Negative?

June 17, 2010
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Master Marketer (or, so he tells us), Seth Godin, put a piece on his blog today about the downside of dwelling on criticism. I completely agree that you don’t want to spend the majority of your time stewing on harsh comments that undermine progress and your sense of self-worth. However, criticism does serve [...]

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Weekly Wordle: The News

June 17, 2010
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This image was created at Wordle.net using today’s edition of CNN.com as the source.

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Brand Spankin’ New WordPress

June 17, 2010
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WordPress released version 3.0 of the popular publishing platform today. I’ve already upgraded this blog to that version. You probably can’t tell by looking at it, but it just feels better… Doesn’t it?
I’ve already benefitted from the bulk update option. That will be a real time-saver in the long-run. For [...]

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Weekly Wordle: Hawks Win!!!

June 10, 2010
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This week we honor the Portland Rosebuds Chicago Blackhawks for bringing Lord Stanley’s Cup back to Chicago after half a century!
This image was created at Wordle.net

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What’s your social footprint?

June 9, 2010
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At my day job, we’ve been looking at mobilizing our people to get the most benefit from our social channels.  We’ve encouraged people to begin blogging internally and we promote particularly salient posts to the outside world.  Blogging started slowly, but it’s picking up speed now as people begin to see the value in it [...]

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Gray Powell = Red Herring?

June 6, 2010
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Is it just me, or has the rumor mill surrounding Monday’s WWDC keynote by Mr. Jobs been strangely quiet? Perhaps I’ve just grown accustomed to expectations being frapped to a foam in the days and weeks preceding the distortion of the reality field. But, this time it seems quiet… Too quiet.
When the [...]

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Apple HTML5 Showcase

June 4, 2010
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Apple has added a showcase of HTML5 functionality on their site. It’s a pretty impressive display. However, you’re limited to Safari for viewing options. As HTML5 continues to get rolled out as a standard, creating rich web experiences will get a whole lot easier. I just hope that the uncomfortable period [...]

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Weekly Wordle: Safety Dance

June 3, 2010
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This week’s Weekly Wordle is based on Safety Dance by Men Without Hats.
Create your own at Wordle.net.

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