February 2010
42 posts
“Our Heart and Soul and DNA is in consumers”
– Tim Cook, regarding the importance of focus on the consumer market to Apple.
Apple - Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet... →
Full audio to the Q&A that Apple’s COO Tim Cook gave at The Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference a couple of days ago. It is a really fascinating listen and the more I listen to Tim, the more I feel that Apple would be in good hands after Steve Jobs. This is especially true whenever he alludes to the culture and people at Apple being what drives the innovation and how much...
Blog: Josh Lewis » The iPad and the Importance of... →
You hate Jane, don’t you. Just say it. Go ahead, give her that netbook and slap her in the face. You jerk.
Meet Jane.
“At the end of the day, I know it’s a cliche, but people are our most...”
– Tim Cook
Simplicity is hard. Let’s go shopping! [dive into... →
My point, such that I have one, is that simplicity is easy to describe but difficult to achieve. Especially (though not exclusively) when there are other people in your life.
Gosh, this is so very true. A hilarious must read. (thx Jonas Wisser)
Computing Simplicity? →
When I published my post titled, “Dear Mr. Jobs” last week, I heard a couple of comments about my “cluttered” menubar. It got me thinking about the current move towards minimalism and simplicity in regards to our digital tools. It’s a movement that I’m greatly in favour of. It has been wonderful… to see a work like Patrick’s Minimal Mac receive so much attention and success.
But at times,...
RIP iPod [Geek & Mild] →
From the consumer’s perspective, I don’t see a compelling reason to keep the iPod around. If presented with the option of either an iPod Classic or Nano model or a touch OS device for the same price, I suspect 19 out of 20 people would select the Touch.
Gosh, I can’t help but feel Sean is right about this. It is something I have felt for a while but have been afraid to publicly vocalize. I...
Ephemera: The Mac tool for Instapaper & ebook... →
Ephemera – If you are looking for a simple way to get your Instapaper cache into your eBook reader (It supports just about every device), this looks like a slick way to do so.
cityofsound: For the life between buildings - some... →
There’s been lots of talk of it being a ‘third’ product, in-between iPhone and laptop. To me, this reminds me of ‘third places’. That’s a Ray Oldenburg term, of The Great Good Place, and generally refers to cafés, bars, libraries etc. Thus the iPad to me feels more like a product for third places rather than a third product. Its form factor and service model is defined for in-between spaces....
The Lo-Fi Manifesto →
Despite their humble, decades-old base technology (plain text), innovative uses of lo-fi technologies can be remarkably hi-fi, as in the case of AJAX (whose most famous application may be Google’s Gmail service).
Some things we believe in here for sure.
Notational Velocity, Simplenote, and Dropbox bring... →
This is a very nice piece with helpful links about why the combo of Notational Velocity, Simplenote and Dropbox is such a game changer for .txt nerds like me. Having seamless syncing and super fast searching of my text files on all of my Macs and my iPhone feels a whole lot like magic to me.
My 14" iBook G4
All I’ll ever need; It’s the perfect writing machine.
(Submitted by Noah Purdy)
“Idea: Need a simple todo app on the iPhone? Use Notes.app as a Hipster PDA. One...”
– This is something I tweeted over a year ago. Before, TaskPaper for iPhone. Still, just as good of an idea (and it’s free).
patrickrhone / journal » My RSS System →
I don’t normally link to my own work other places. That said, I will do so when I feel it is appropriate. Ever wonder how I manage to sift through a ton of noise to find the stuff that I curate here? This is how.
The Self-Proclaimed Lame Mac Setup of Sean Sperte,... →
The thing I like most about this particular entry in Shawn Blanc’s totally voyertastic Sweet Mac Setup series is that it proves the sweetest setup is the one that works for you. In this case, Sean has his Macbook Pro, Magic Mouse, and whatever flat surface he has at hand. No fancy desks. No multiple monitors. Just the minimal tools he needs to get the task at hand done. That, my friends,...
Minimal On the complexities of the filesystem →
I spent some time reading different comments and articles about the pro’s and con’s of the idea behind the iPhone OS, most specifically the fact that it is hiding the filesystem from the user. Personally I think it’s a great idea.
I do too. Read the whole thing. Some excellent points made toward that argument.
dougist.com » Blog Archive » SimpleText,... →
Those who know me know I LOVE getting a peek at other peoples workflows. I think the reason for this is that it always helps to spark new ideas about how I might improve mine. This one fits the bill especially well because, while I use all of the tools here, the flow is completely different than mine. I find such things fascinating.
TaskPaper for iPhone First Look!
I am more than a bit excited to be able to be one of the first to bring you a preview of TaskPaper for the iPhone, a new task/list manager for the iPhone.
A little over a year ago, my good friend Michael Mistretta lamented the fact that there was no task/list app for the iPhone that was a simple as pen and paper or, even, the built in Notes.app on the iPhone. At the time he ended his post with...
AppleInsider | Office for Mac 2011 to feature... →
Not what we believe in.
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
– Goethe
iPhone Search vs. Swipe - A couple of more...
As I mentioned at the end of my iPhone experiment, I have been making a largely successful effort to get in the habit of using the built in search feature of iPhone OS 3.x to find and launch apps (not to mention data) versus swiping through screens to find and launch an app. In other words, If the app I want to launch is not on my homescreen, I press the home button once, the search box and...
Best Buy's Amazing E-waste Recycling Program -... →
They work with vetted third party recyclers to make sure the stuff you bring in doesn’t “end up in landfills or in foreign countries, and that all hazardous materials are disposed of properly.”
I should have mentioned this before as not only have I used this many times but Best Buy is headquartered where I live.
It also should be noted that they do charge for some items, like...
Marco.org - Intel, Micron announce 25nm NAND flash... →
Don’t be fooled by the intentionally boring post title folks, this is a really good explanation on the differences between Solid State and traditional Hard Drives, why faster storage makes such a huge performance difference, and why – despite more cost per GB – you should consider nothing else in your next Mac.
Clipstart: Simple Video Management and... →
MacAppStorm provides a nice overview of Clipstart, which is a really great and simple way to manage that collection of personal videos you are taking with that Flip camera you got for Christmas.
15 magnifiques stations de travail sous Mac – part... →
If you thought that last shot was pretty, just wait until you see the whole set.
An Entirely Other Day: The Days of Miracles and... →
To quote any single line of this would spoil it. So, so, good. (thx DF)
Mark Pilgrim on The Setup →
But hey, you asked for my dream setup. That’s it: one computer for 20 years.
Gosh, I love The Setup. Though, once again, Mark is not a Mac guy, I love the conviction he holds in the things he believes in. I really, really admire it.
20 Years, huh? I don’t think this is an unreasonable expectation. I am currently typing this post using Word 5.1 on a Powerbook 1400c. Though I am not sure...
ignore the code: Removing Features →
Constant vigilance is the price you pay for an elegant application.
This means you have to learn to say «no». Your current customers will ask you for a feature they want. Potential customers will tell you that if you add just one specific feature, they’ll buy the app. You can’t be everything for everyone. You have to let some people be customers of your competitors.
This is a really wonderful...
Why a Computer is Not Like A Toaster – And Why It... →
If I just want a piece of toast, I shouldn’t have to know how to build a toaster to get one.
The App Store Nightmare Hasn't Gone Away →
Chris is absolutely right on here. If Apple wants this platform and sales model to be the future, they first need to correct the many, many mistakes of the recent past.
Skirting the Glut of iPhone Apps - NYTimes.com →
The average iPhone or iPod Touch owner uses 5 to 10 apps regularly, according to Flurry, a research firm that studies mobile trends. This despite the surfeit of available apps: some 140,000 and counting.
This self realization is what led to my iPhone experiment a few weeks back. I knew that, despite the four pages of apps, there were only a handful I used often enough to warrant placement on my...
Understanding Multi-tasking on the iPad: What is... →
Excellent post by Milind Alvares on multitasking (or the percieved lack there of) on the iPad. Love this little killer riff:
But the iPad’s multi-tasking is more than just speed. It’s a brand new user interface bringing in a new workflow. Something that’s simple, logical, focussed, and human. It’s multi-tasking dictated by end goals.
