Tag Archives: design

Thoughts on Apple’s MacBook Event

October 17th, 2008

I started following Apple news in January 2005, when Apple released the Mac Mini. That was the first Mac I lusted for, mostly for the simple reason that it was the only Mac I could remotely afford as a jobless … Continue reading →

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Made in China

October 17th, 2008

And by that, I don’t mean that Apple’s products aren’t made in China—they just don’t feel like they’re made in China. Michael Mistretta I couldn’t help but respond to this. Michael’s comment, I think unintentionally, assumes that “made in China” … Continue reading →

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The Brent Simmons Interview

July 21st, 2008

Brent Simmons is the creator of NetNewsWire, the best feed reader for the Mac, and an application I use every day. Brent has developed NetNewsWire for the iPhone, and made an interesting design decision. Rather than attempt to implement all … Continue reading →

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Trey Parker, Life Lessons, and the Mac Community

May 11th, 2008

While watching the first season South Park DVDs Friday night, I found that — to my delight — Trey Parker and Matt Stone offered mock introductions to each episode. Sitting before a fire with their dog “Scratch” (the type of … Continue reading →

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If you build websites, you have no doubt heard about Ruby on Rails (RoR). But if you’re a designer or front-end developer or you’re using PHP without any application framework, it may seem like a big leap to adopt the … Continue reading →

April 29th, 2008
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Interview with Guy King on CushyCMS

April 19th, 2008

CMS platforms suck. Although powerful, most CMSs require developers to learn their system and model their site concept around it. Consequently, these systems are for mid to large-size sites, and thus smaller website designers are left with few options to … Continue reading →

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