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(Source: shrugging, via parislemon)
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"Get rid of all your best weapons, and then you have to get good."
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To wit, too many of the apps I see these days are things I have been using plain text files for for years. That is what your app is competing against in my mind. What makes your todo/list/notes/writing/etc. app better then what I can already do using plain text?
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And… The link to the previous app made me realize that I’ve never given headline space to DaisyDisk. This despite loving the heck out of it and using it fairly frequently.
There are many apps that can analyze your disk and tell you what is taking up the most space. That said, none do it more elegantly than this. In fact, the darn thing looks so pretty you may not want to delete anything.
Seriously, if you ever have need for such a thing, it’s a no brainer.
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Unclutter is an interesting new little app from Software Ambiance (makers of the very excellent DaisyDisk). It hangs out invisible until you move your mouse to the top of the screen and scroll down (an action which is user definable in the preferences). You are then presented with a nice dock for a quick note, temporarily storing some files, or seeing (and editing!) the contents of your clipboard.
I could see this being helpful to someone.
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Unknowable: Rands In Repose →
The rumor at Apple was that Steve capped many of the teams in Cupertino. Mac OS X and Marketing Communications being two successful teams that had their headcount capped. During the 2000s, while Apple was gaining traction across the planet, the team responsible for getting the word out, Marketing Communications (“MarCom”), was allegedly capped at 100 heads. The reasoning I heard was that Steve wanted to keep the teams feeling small, but, more importantly, I think he wanted to keep them knowable.
You know, this works for software and hardware too. The less features or parts, the more “knowable” it is to you. It is also a good reason to stick with something (or in the above example, someone) for a long time. Anytime you make a replacement it costs not only time but knowledge. On a team, it means that someone has to get caught up to speed in knowledge and trust has to be re-formed over time. Those same things apply to objects as well.
Think about this the next time you are considering that shiny new to-do manager or “minimalist” text editor over the one that you already have and know really well.
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It took three weeks – due to the lack of a power-sander up until a day ago – but my upcycled pallet desk is now complete and in my room. Here are some shots of it.
The cords dangling in the background will be resolved as soon as my wire basket gets to my place.
Handsome. I love the idea of re-using a pallet for a desk.
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Limelight is a great new iPhone app for tracking the movies you have watched and upcoming ones you want to watch. It also has a built-in social sharing feature so you can share your movie viewing and rating with friends. Above are a few I’m looking forward to. It is very well done.
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Attila's Den: Our School In A Box - First Deployment in South-East Asia →
In less than a minute, there were 5 more kids around. In less than 2 Arnaud did not have access to the iPad anymore, 10 kids were drawing on a turn-by-turn basis. That was the first high point for me: it’s working, it’s working… they’re so into it that they do not care whether it’s a tech or not, they’re just using it.
This whole post is an amazing example of how the iPad is changing the very nature of education. My friend Dave Mendels and his team is on the bleeding edge of this movement. Bringing iPads and technology to the places it can do the most dramatic good.
I am especially gratified by the inclusion of Ink for iOS in this project. To know that something you helped make can surprise, delight, and engage a small child on the other side of the world is a feeling no words can describe. To see the pictures as the kids crowd around the screen to play with it really impressed upon me the idea that the simplest of ideas can spark huge creative interest and growth in the eyes of a child.That the more complexity and features you add, the less accessible you make it to those who, perhaps, might benefit from it most.
Thank you so much for this Dave. You have no idea how deeply it has affected me.
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iPhone Traveler Pt. 6 – Apps and tips from an international airline pilot | 52 Tiger →
I’ll admit, I’m pretty excited about this. My sister Erin is a pilot with United Airlines. She’s been flying internationally for about 10 years, always with an iPod touch or iPad in tow. I asked her to share some apps and tips with you all, and she was happy to oblige.
Latest in a traveling with your iPhone series Dave is doing. He’s absolutely killing it. Great work.
