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iTunes 10’s preferences have gone greyscale. I find this a...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:52:00 +0100

iTunes 10’s preferences have gone greyscale. I find this a very weird decision, it doesn’t fit with anything else (for example the parental controls icon is also in system preferences, in colour) and to be honest I don’t really think it looks very good.

Kindle sleep images are quality too.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:34:49 +0100

Kindle sleep images are quality too.

It’s no Apple package but the Kindle quick start guide is really...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:47:00 +0100

It’s no Apple package but the Kindle quick start guide is really nice.

Kindle just arrived finally, the screen is superb. I thought...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:40:26 +0100

Kindle just arrived finally, the screen is superb. I thought these instructions were on a piece of paper overlaid on the screen!

"Seriously, broadcasters, journalists: just give up now. Because either you’re making things..."

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:29:36 +0100

“Seriously, broadcasters, journalists: just give up now. Because either you’re making things worse, or no one’s paying attention anyway. May as well knock back a few Jagermeisters, unplug the autocue, and just sit there dumbly repeating whichever reality-warping meme the far right wants to go viral this week. What’s that? Obama is Gargamel and he’s killing all the Smurfs? Sod it. Whatever. Roll titles.”

- ‘Ground Zero mosque’? The reality is less provocative

Install trial, fuck up computer.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:08:11 +0100

Install trial, fuck up computer.:

Without realising it I’ve had this exact issue, must have been happening for months…

adobegripes:

Good few people installing Adobe trials and then having issues with the Akamai system they use apparently slowing their net access and spamming the console log with messages.

Great job Adobe and Akamai!

What sort of utter moron considers this as a suitable uninstall command

admintool uninstall -force

Firstly “admintool” sounds ominous and secondly “-force” just says “Do it anyway even if it could fuck everything up”

If that wasn’t enough how many designers know how to use the fucking Terminal? I do but I’d definitely consider myself a minority.

Problem-solving flow chart

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:24:00 +0100

Problem-solving flow chart

Monkey rides a goat

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:49:00 +0100

Monkey rides a goat

Ripple effect tea table

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:48:43 +0100

Ripple effect tea table

Nice type all over this site: Pencil + Paper Via Grain Edit

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:59:00 +0100

Nice type all over this site: Pencil + Paper

Via Grain Edit

Totally Awesome Space Colonies - Boing Boing

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:26:27 +0100

Totally Awesome Space Colonies - Boing Boing

I saw this a couple of weeks back, it’s just so evocative, I could spend hours looking at...

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:55:13 +0100

I saw this a couple of weeks back, it’s just so evocative, I could spend hours looking at it.

tumbljack:

Canvas Cycle: 8-bit Color Cycling with HTML5

Client work

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:46:00 +0100

Client work

Me: What's up? Is your Nan there yet?

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:01:00 +0100

Me: What's up? Is your Nan there yet?
Ruby: Yeah. She kissed me on the lips and her mouth is all wrinkly. Yuk.
Me: Ew. Turn your head!
Ruby: If only I could turn back the clock... :-(
Me: Hmm, could be worse, just put it behind you and move on.
Ruby: I'll try.

The HTML5 Experiments of Hakim El Hattab

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:51:21 +0100

The HTML5 Experiments of Hakim El Hattab:

Superb HTML5 canvas experiments.

via Ross Gunter

Ever wondered what it like to be a Tetris block? Me neither but...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:17:00 +0100

Ever wondered what it like to be a Tetris block? Me neither but now I know I have to say, I feel quite seasick… http://firstpersontetris.com/

Tumblr’s Identity Crisis

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:59:49 +0100

Tumblr’s Identity Crisis:

cameronmoll:

Following a very positive review, Khoi Vinh describes why he’s not a Tumblr user:

As much as I admire it, though, I can’t bring myself to use it. Partly this is because one of its key ideas, the conspicuous omission of comments, is a deal breaker for me. I really value the comments that I get here on Subtraction.com and can’t imagine blogging without the continually rewarding intimacy of that feedback loop….

My biggest complaint, by far, has bothered me for some time but has taken me only until recently to put my finger on. Tumblr discourages identity. Or, to be more specific, it promotes shallow identity. Moreso than other blogging systems like WordPress or ExpressionEngine, Tumblr blogs frequently offer only scant few details about their authors. I can’t recall how many Tumblr sites I’ve visited where it wasn’t clear who was behind the posts, what their background was, or what their intent was. Many of these sites are artful, well designed and are actually quite engaging, but I guess I’m old fashioned in that I like to know who’s behind them.

I can’t argue with Khoi on this — his points are valid. And since we’re already on the topic, some of my biggest gripes about Tumblr in the few months I’ve been using it are a) images are very often posted without attribution to the original source, and b) the dashboard is virtually useless. If you’re following any more than a handful of active Tumblr users, you’ll be inundated with posts, not to mention trying to track down your own posts among the mix. Also, I dare you to try finding a link to the original Tumblr user’s post from within the dashboard. Not the index page of the user’s site or the media they linked to, but the post they created for that media or text.

Rant over. Still a happy Tumblr user overall.

Whilst I wouldn’t argue with any of Khoi or Camron’s points I just wanted to point out that to get to an original post on the user’s site from within the dashboard is easy. Just click the top righthand corner of the dashboard post (just above the heart, it’ll fold down as you hover). I have no clue why it’s hidden like that.

Here is another great update note, this time from Debacle...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:31:29 +0100

Here is another great update note, this time from Debacle Software the developers of Pano.

If this is not the most geeky thing ever then it must at least...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:20:33 +0100

If this is not the most geeky thing ever then it must at least be the most geeky thing on the app store. I want it.

Honest update from the awesome TaskPaper.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:11:57 +0100

Honest update from the awesome TaskPaper.