January 2009
40 posts
Everything you want to know about the Palm Pre →
Here is a great summary of what we know about the Palm Pre so far.
XUI →
A tiny javascript framework specifically for mobile devices.
Wii holds strong as portables grow →
For the second year in a row, the Nintendo Wii sold more consoles than the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 combined. The surprising number is that 13,780,800 portable gaming devices were sold. Both…
7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable →
Surprising insight from Cracked. Yes, you heard me right.
95% of downloaded music is illegal →
40 billion were illegally shared while 1.4 billion we were legally sold.
Watchmen to be released on time →
Not that I ever had any doubt that it would miss its release date, Fox and Warner Bros. have settled and Watchmen will be released on March 6 as planned.
Wireless Electricity Is Here (Seriously) →
Looking forward to day where my home is flooded with electrons and radio waves for all my gadgets so I can truly be wireless. Then I can complain incessantly about the Internet being slow.
Apple approves 3rd Party Web Browsers →
Looking forward to seeing Skyfire and Opera Mini on the iPhone soon.
Mobile Web Design Trends For 2009 →
These are actually just best practices and not really design trends. But a good summary of resources nonetheless.
Web Design Trends For 2009 →
Here is the updated list for 2009 of Web Design Trends from Smashing Magazine. I find these summaries a nice starting point to identify both the look and interactive features the client is after.
Righteous Kill →
Bottom line, great actors like Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, a great supporting cast and a good director couldn’t save this movie. Probably the worst DeNiro movie since he played that guy that…
The Feltron Annual Report →
The latest edition is here. Data visualization and designers simultaneously rejoice as they peruse this personal bit of info-porn.
Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero →
I know both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour have been out for a while now. But I finally got time to play both of them as a full band and feel like I understand both of their pro’s and con’s…
You showed up? Here's a trophy! →
The People’s Choice Awards—The easiest award to win. Just show up, be a presenter and you win!
Palm Mojo SDK →
With the new Mojo SDK you will be able to build mobile applications using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, including gesture-based navigation, transitions, scrolling and offline storage.
Pineapple Express →
I’m not typically a fan of stoner movies, they typically lack in any redeeming quality and rely on ample amounts of gross out humor to get a laugh. I’m also getting pretty tired of the quarterly…
Return of the Mobile Style Sheet →
Dominique of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative does a excellent write up of how to use various stylesheets for various browsers.
Openzap →
A steady stream of links from cool people using social networks I like.
FoxTab →
FoxTab
Rocket Science →
Rocket Science is a charming story of an awkward teenager joining the high school debate team and win the heart of a girl. Did I mention he has an awful stuttering problem? The movie is painful to…
Rocker →
I had very low expectations for this surprisingly funny Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight) vehicle, Rocker. While Rainn is the titular character, it feels more like an ensemble comedy with many familiar…
Rudy's Mobile Predictions for 2009 →
Mobile Browsers accessing device capabilities… yes! Mobile SEO becoming increasingly important… absolutely! Dense physical shopping area’s become a new potential for mobile data consumption……
Worldwide Mobile Web Usage →
Nokia on top, with iPhone on the rise. But it should be said that this is for sites that use AdMob to serve their ads. Net Applications still shows the iPhone with a hefty margin with .44% of…
iPhone fart app pulls in $10,000 a day →
Unbelievable.
The MacBook Wheel →
The MacBook Wheel
Avg. Web Page Size Triples Since 2003 →
“From 2003 to 2008 the average web page grew from 93.7K to over 312K, some 233%. During the same five-year period, the number of objects in the average web page nearly doubled from 25.7 to 49.9…
I won’t support IE 6 in 2009 →
Now that is a New Year’s resolution I can get behind.
Six Sites: Planning for 2009 →
Some of my thoughts around planning for this years products.
Traitor (Blu-Ray) →
With so many big movies being released over the summer I completely missed Traitor, a thoughtful action-suspense film with Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce. It’s hard to say anything about Traitor…
Wired's Top 10 Games of 2008 →
Wired does a good job wrapping up the games of the year, including agreeing with me that LittleBigPlanet is the best game of 2008. Thought for my money I think Deadspace and Call of Duty: World at…
LittleBigPlanet →
For the Xbox 360 it was BioShock, a game that looked so great I felt compelled to purchase an Xbox 360. While I wanted a Blu-Ray player, the game that justified getting a PS3 was LittleBigPlanet….