March 2009
38 posts
My Australia Workshops →
I will be doing full day workshops in Melbourne, Australia April 21 and Sydney, Australia April 24. In these full day workshops we will create a mobile application together, that we will ship via…
Fennec Beta 1 walkthrough →
Fennec Beta 1 walkthrough
Goodbye Google →
Doug Bowman leaves Google and makes a great statement on how design remains a second class citizen for the big dot-coms.
Wrongzoom for Mac OS X →
Probably the most frequent complaint I hear from ex-Windows users is the green zoom button in windows, doesn’t fill the screen. Wrongzoom fixes that beautifully. (via danrubin)
More App Store Anger →
This time from Garrett on his new Ego application.
10 Annoying Habits of a Geeky Spouse →
So true. I especially like how the writer reminds us before the web, we were social introverted nerds, but now we are acceptable geeks. (via Chez)
ValleyWag takes down SXSWi →
One might argue that ValleyWag calling SXSWi “pointless” is the pot calling the kettle back. But I think there is a lesson here someplace, not just for SXSWi, but for the majority of tech…
Seattle P-I publishes its last edition →
A Seattle icon, The Post Intelligencer will print its last paper today, becoming the nation’s largest daily newspaper to shift to an entirely digital news product.
JaikuEngine →
Jaiku, a service that many felt was superior to Twitter, but killed by Google, is now open source. Running on Django and AppEngine, you can have your own microblogging community. (via danw)
Adium to Integrate Twitter by IM →
Very nice. Twitter’s IM support is really what finally hooked me on Twitter. Services like Excla.im is awesome, but lacks incoming messages. Looks like Adium will fix that.
Transactions iPhone →
Very cool idea. An iPhone app that processes credit cards to Authorize.net or PayPal. Simple, to the point and perfect for the mobile context. I wish I had thought of this one. (via kurafire)
24KLOGOS →
Surprisingly nice logo design work, for not a lot of money ($150-850). (via dom)
8 rules to discourage your employees →
“If you are committed to pissing off your employees, but can’t quite find the way to do so, you can follow these rules and achieve success.”
Lost Tribes of New York City →
Lost Tribes of New York City
Forever’s Not So Long →
Forever’s Not So Long
Palm Pré on Jimmy Fallon →
Palm Pré on Jimmy Fallon
Radiohead Grammy Rehearsal →
Radiohead Grammy Rehearsal
Your Product is Free Because You’re Lazy and... →
Great follow on post about charging for web products.
thesixtyone →
A digg-like Indie music site. Great site to discover some new music.
RNC Website RFP →
The perfect example of how RFPs are the root of all evil.
Dumb iPhone Apps →
Dumb iPhone Apps
Evan Williams NYTimes article →
Interesting mini-biography from Evan Williams.
Pepsi adds natural sugar →
Pepsi is releasing versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew made with real cane sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup, but for two months. (via chezza)
Kindle iPhone App →
Brilliant move by Amazon to add the Kindle Books to the growing list of eBook apps in the App Store. And if you have a Kindle it syncs the last page your read between the devices. Awesome!
Contact list on webkit for iPhone →
I’m already a big fan of this fixed scrolling script for iPhone Web Apps, and this contact list makes me love it even more.
iPhone Fixed Scrolling →
A better performing fixed scrolling script than that other one. Using JS and CSS Transforms you can have a fixed header and footer for your web app.
Mobile Twitterrific Code →
Twitterrific for the iPhone is open source under a BSD license. Good way to dive into iPhone app dev using an insanely popular app as your base.