Archive for March, 2011

New spam method

Just got a mail with nothing but a URL for a twitter account. Or so it would seem, if you’re not a bit suspicious why someone would send you their twitter URL via email? So I checked to see where…

Remnants of a Disappearing UI

Because the primary input method of the iPad is a single piece of multitouch glass, developers have incredible flexibility to design unique user interfaces. It’s hard to appreciate the variety of UIs though, since turning the screen off removes virtually…

Google docs – new features

Discovering new features in a service you’ve been using forever is always exciting. I started sharing a few Google documents at work over the last few days, and these new functions come very much in handy. Check out the video…

Quote

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” – Douglas Adams  

R.I.P. Zune

Are we really that surprised? Microsoft puts a lid on the “iPod killer” and calls it a day.. The guy on the left must feel even more like a winner.. =) Have they even been spotted outside of a BestBuy…

Google Circles

I guess it’s still just a rumor. The social network by “Circles” Google was rumored to launch today at SXSW in Austin, TX. According to several people (including Chris Messina, the guy rumored to head up the project) it’s nothing…

Sharing

Had some problems with the sharing functions, so I went for the AddThis plugin for sharing and it seems to be working just fine. Try it out, whydontcha? — edit — After not being able to customize AddThis properly, I…

Excuses

I’m not tring to make them. Excuses, that is.. But.. I recently moved, and juggling that with a new job and lots to think about, I find myself feeling guilty for not updating this page more often (as I promised…