March 2009
53 posts
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Managing Humans... →
What an amazing little site to promote a book about management by Micheal Lopp. Just love it!
This book isn’t just about management, it’s about creating places where people can comfortably build stuff. It’s about what to do during the first ninety days of your new gig, and explains why you should pick a fight, because bright people often yell at each other.
Get Satisfaction, Or Else... →
A devastating post about Get Satisfaction by Jason Friend of 37Signals with flamming comments by the readers.
Thor Muller, CTO of Get Satisfaction has reacted pretty well considering the situation, but I must say the post still cast a big shadow over how Get Satisfaction are conducting business.
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bit.ly Is Worth $8 Million →
Here’s the sign we are going straight into another bubble burst.
Update: Even if some, like Om Malik, see a big potential…
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The Evolution Of The 37signals Home Page →
4th version of 37Signals home page:
The lastest version of their home page:
And my comment:
I agree with Micheal, the latest 37Signals home page is not memorable as the 4th one was. That single yellow background with a big huge statement and 3 products was clear and simple. The last home page is, yes, more stylish and visually appealing, but I find it more difficult to retain the...
“Empathy is not a virtue, it is an ability. Event the worst villains are...”
– Octavian Mihai at his Wake-Up workshop yesterday,
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UX > Observations, Complaints, Quibbles, and... →
Few weeks ago I posted a video of Safari 4 public beta showing how it was difficult to manipulate the tabs. By visiting Daring Fireball today, I noticed that John wrote a good (and also very long) post about all the problems Safari 4 has and that can be improved before (hopefully) it’s final release.
Obsession Times Voice →
You can obsess over your work, build an audience based on deep mutual respect, and eventually opportunities to earn money from it will present themselves. I don’t know how it works, I only know that it does.
A very interesting post by John Gruber about how having faith in you, your hard work and the continuous respect toward your audience may, at some point, be the payback.
(via Marco)
The Big Takeover →
The global economic crisis isn’t about money — it’s about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution.
A long very long very very long post, but a must, truly must, truly truly must read.
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The Clean Bin Project →
Clearly Frank and I, we like the same things. I was also browsing my MEC catalogue today before dinner when I discovered The Clean Bin Project of Grant and Jen: Not buying a thing for a year starting July 1 2008. I told myself: “What a cool project considering all the crap we don’t need”. By the end of the year, I’m sure you stop having those consumer rushs at always...
Lessons Learned: Don't launch →
“Here’s a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? My answer is almost always the same: don’t.”
A must read.
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Why I Am No Longer Calling Myself An Information... →
My comment on the post of Chiara Fox - Why I am no longer calling myself an information architect:
I’m happy see this change in behavior and this change of title. I stopped calling myself an information architect long time ago for, yes the larger unified title of, User Experience Designer. What is important as you said is to have the empathic quality of being able to place ourselves in the shoes...
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Why the iPhone Just Changed Everything →
The numbers don’t lie. With an install base of over 30 million, sales of the iPhone and iPod Touch are outpacing Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s DS. There are 25,000 apps on the store, growing at a rate of 165 per day, he said. And when brand-new games are just a finger swipe away, freeing gamers from the hassle of buying UMDs at GameStop, it can be an “awesome opportunity”...
Tumblr About Page →
I didn’t notice the about page of Tumblr until today. I even wonder if it was there before the latest redesign? You learn they are 7 now, with even a President (John Manoley) who is obviously not David Karp, the founder of Tumblr and that there are 834,626 (and counting) tumblogs so far.
“The best goal you can have is to reevaluate your goals.”
– The Boston Globe - Why setting goals can backfire.
Very interesting article via GiveMeSomethingToRead.
WatchReadability - Eliminate the noise
Readability is an easy-to-use bookmarklet that quickly removes all the clutter around what you’re trying to read.
Install the Readability bookmarklet here.
(via Arc90 Lab)
“Use the power of “No” to get your priorities straight.”
– Matt on The most powerful word is no. I’m pretty good at it, but I’m sure I can improve.
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UX > Balsamiq Mockups For Interaction Designers →
Balsamiq Mockups feels like you are drawing, but it’s digital, so you can tweak and rearrange controls easily, and the end result is much cleaner.
I think I’m much more productive with a simple pen and a piece of paper or a chalkboard and a stick, but I must admit watching the video demo of Balsamiq, it’s look good.
“Assume success, not failure.”
– Jason @ 37Signals - Failure is overrated, a redux. A must read.
Digital Web Magazine Closes Its Door ;( →
The Web magazine I grew up with has choosen to cease its publication. This is very sad. Few months ago they ask their readers to give some ideas on how the online magazine can evolved. I gave mine here.
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Dell Adamo Light Notebook →
It looks like the MacBook Air may have found its PC match in the new upcoming Dell Adamo. I don’t know for you, but the MacBook Air looks more sexy to me.
“As from the generation X, I’m pretty amazing with a keyboard, but...”
“Gmail Undo Send
Oops, hit “Send” too soon? Give yourself a grace...”
– Gmail New Stuff in Labs - So perfect for the ones who don’t turn their little finger seven times before pressing the send button.
The Peekaboo Paradox →
This unmarried, 35-year-old community college dropout makes more than $100,000 a year, with a two-day workweek. Not bad for a complete idiot.
(via GiveMeSomeThingToRead)
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UX > Monoslideshow - The Most Flexible Flash Image... →
Monoslideshow is the ultra flexible slideshow for your images. It is easy to set up for anyone, yet provides loads of options for the advanced user.
Over 150 options customizable directly on the site.
If you need an image viewer on your site. This is it, don’t look further. When the developer said ultra flexible, he means it.
“The Internet is my superpower.”
– Katherine
Note2Self
JiPé: Note2Self
Thane: What?
JiPé: It's an application on your iPhone to record your thought. It send it to your mail when recorded.
Thane: Problem... I need thoughts!
“Our name goes on everything we make. So we won’t make anything that’s not great.”
– What We Do - Six to Start
We Tell Stories - The 21 Steps by Charles Cumming →
An interactive storytelling using Google Maps. Just outstanding.
The New Apple iPod Shuffle →
They did it again. Few weeks ago, I was talking with Francois about how the hell Apple will make the iPod Shuffle even smaller. “They can’t. It’s the top they can go, there is no place to fit the controls” - I was saying.
But no! They (again) push the limit and find new ways to have it smaller by pushing the controls near the earbud and having voice over (speaking 14...
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4 Reasons To Install The New iPhone OS 3.0 →
If not only two…
Search your iPhone
Cut, copy, and paste
Send photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS*
Read and compose email and text messages in landscape
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About The New iPhone 3.0 SDK In A Nutshell →
Essentially, Apple is adding some core functionality with Stereo BlueTooth, peer to peer functionality, push notifications (but no background app processing), video and audio streaming, MMS, facility for Cut/Copy/Paste, some enhancements for the Calendar app, enhanced Search for all Apple apps -with a new homescreen that allows you to Search from there, and sync for notes. There will also be Turn...
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UX > Refinr - Refine Your Tech News →
This is refinr, a new way to keep on top of technology news. Every half-hour we read hundreds of news sources from across the web and refine all that content down to just the most important bits. We help you find all the news you need to stay up-to-the-minute in the world of technology.
Just clean and simple… It does what it is supposed to, no more, no less. Love it.
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UX > Jcrop Image Cropping Tool →
Just the most amazing image cropping tool I found yet and it’s not in Flash!
“Great means taking that extra step into the unknown. It’s about daring to push...”
– Thane Calder of Cloudraker - No Bullshit from Behance Magazine
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Ustream Launches Mobile Video Broadcasting Apps →
UStream begins to play where Qik is. The UStream web experience is impressive. Just hope to see both their iPhone live video recording apps being accepted in the App Store.
Jean-Philippe Cyr et le Web sémantique dans... →
If you don’t have clue about what is the semantic Web and you read french, you can read my little article in Infopresse today.
Here’s the text for archiving purpose:
Initiative web: Jean-Philippe Cyr et le web sémantique jeudi, 05 mars 2009
Jean-Philippe Cyr, directeur, expérience interactive, de CloudRaker, fait part de ses réflexions sur les nouveaux outils internet, dont...
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UX > Facebook Is Changing His Home Page (Again) →
But it looks for the better. Nobody was noticing the Windows menu/task bar at the bottom of the page anyway.
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Amazon iPhone Kindle →
Everyone is talking about the new Amazon Kindle Wireless eBook Reading Device. Amazon just got out today their Kindle App for the iPhone opening their eBooks store to the 12 millions iPhone users out their.
LinkaHolix - Twitter for what you like →
A mix platform between a bookmark and a microblogging to share what you like with others. Nice idea.
WatchTED - Willie Smits: How we re-grew a rainforest in 20 years
Don’t tell me we cannot save this planet. Here’s the proof:
By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans — and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems.
Conveneer Raises $4.5 Million To Turn Cell Phones... →
Imagine having your own URL for your cellphone, so you can broadcast whatever you have on your phone to the world.