gopyLog

Jan 23 2011 ∞
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The direct-touch and on-screen physics taps into our genetically programmed mental hard-wiring about how the world is supposed to work.

As babies, we all learned about the world by poking at things with our fingers. Before we could walk, we experienced what sliding a toy across the floor felt like. These are the skills we’re exercising, and these are the memories we’re conjuring, when we use iPads.
— Mike Elgan for Wired

Nov 27 2010 ∞
“ But is a smaller size really worth using? I don’t know about you, but surfing websites on the iPad feels just right. Any smaller and it would appear to be an experience more like the iPhone. If it feels like surfing on the iPhone, then why not just use an iPhone and get over it? Not just websites. Take the keyboard as another example. I use both hands to type on the landscape keyboard. I can hardly type a sentence on the portrait keyboard without getting frustrated. It’s either got to be full sized, or brought down to an iPhone sized two-thumb version. Anything in between is frustrating as well. -Milind Alveres
— Smoking Apples

Sep 12 2010 ∞
“ …when a company reaches a certain level of success, many of the business practices that were foundational to its growth can turn into liabilities. It’s kind of like watching a kid grow up — behavior that’s understandable in a 10-year-old (“You got in a fight with Johnny? I’ll get the Neosporin.”) becomes antisocial in an adult (“You got in a fight with Johnny? You’re under arrest.”)
— Why did Apple give in? | Textio

Sep 04 2010 ∞
“ How much do you think sending that “Sent from my iPhone” notification pleases Steve Jobs? I’m willing to bet a heckuva a lot. I’m almost surprised Jobs doesn’t include a * after the “my” as in, *”I designed it, bitch.
— Hate The iTunes 10 Icon? Think You Can Do Better?

Aug 28 2010 ∞
“ If we get conceptual design right than what naturally falls out is the realization that every product has an inherent functional vanishing point. Identifying that is the essence of simplicity.
— Simplicity Is Not Overrated – It’s Misunderstood

This guy runs research at an analyst firm, and he takes down Don Norman in this piece. Also, “function vanishing point” is the greatest phrase EVAR (Adobe, Microsoft, I’m looking squarely at you.)

Aug 19 2010 ∞
“ Aside from playing videos and gaming, another purported benefit of Flash is that gives you the real web, without  showing empty boxes on your favorite sites. While I love this idea, I actually found that some Flash sites had more difficulty loading on the mobile browser when I had the plug-in enabled. At one point, for a period of about 45 minutes, I was inexplicably unable to load either New York Times home page or LAPTOP’s home page as the Droid 2′s browser got stuck at the point where it was trying to download some Flash ads and a Flash video player.
— Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right

And this is three years after the initial no-Flash outcry. Glad to see Adobe’s been workin’ real hard.

Aug 03 2010 ∞
“ Whether Apple Inc. uses the glass in its iPod is a much-discussed mystery since “not all our customers allow us to say,” said Jim Steiner, general manager of Corning’s specialty materials division.
— 1962 glass could be Corning’s next bonanza seller - Yahoo! News

Worst kept secret since the iPhone 4 itself.

Aug 01 2010 ∞
“ You know what academic paper the Macalope would really like to see? A study on the use of “religion” as a knee-jerk explanation for why other people do things you might not understand because you’re not paying attention.
— The Macalope Weekly: They’re on to us! | Tablets | MacUser | Macworld

Jul 13 2010 ∞

iOS 4: Calendar & Packages

I was hoping that date data detectors would work in iOS 4, with calendar access available, but I had no idea that a shipment tracking detector was added. (It’s on on the Mac.) You can either tap the link and go right to Mobile Safari or tap-and-hold to get a choice to cancel.

Jul 11 2010 ∞

Car and Media Theft

The MPAA runs these anti-theft ads before movies. The reality might be that most people don’t want to steal cars. But if I bought a car to go to my friend’s house and then found out I needed a new car to drive down his street and then another car to go to his driveway … or I could steal one that looked and drove the exact same as the one I bought and most likely wouldn’t get in trouble, but that car drove me wherever I wanted to go…what would most people do? http://adage.com/digitalnext/post.php?article_id=144849

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