Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.
— Thomas Jefferson
On This Safari 5 Reader Hysteria →
Perhaps instead of flamebait posts of 'Apple are out to get us' media companies should be asking themselves 'how did reading content online become so sucky'?
BPGlobalPR Billboards →
I really do feel bad for BP, but these parody tweets turned into billboards are pretty hysterical.
The Wired iPad App →
While it's gotten generally good reviews, it's 500 MB. That's because it's pictures of text. This is not unlike how Photoshop, InDesign, and GoLive used to be used to make websites. If you're interested in the tools to do something the wrong way, Adobe has now made them available. Or you could use HTML5.
Gear For Spying on Spies →
Electronic counter-surveillance gear. Some of it's very clever. All of it costs a fortune.
Apple's HTML5 and Web Standards website →
Apple just launched a website which demos some great examples of rich webpages made using standards-based technologies. A fantastic resource.
All Souls, Oxford Should Continue to Put Genius to the Test →
The "Essay". One word. Three hours.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Works for me.
Why Features Don't Matter Anymore →
Written all the way back in 2006, these words are even more true in today's world of mobile applications.
Is Microsoft's Shake-Up Enough? →
It's certainly not obvious that reporting directly to Ballmer is going to provide the leadership that Entertainment and Devices needs. In spite of running one of the largest technology companies in the world, Ballmer isn't a technologist. That may be fine for the day-to-day management of Microsoft as a business, but it's fatal to Microsoft as a breeding ground for top-notch technology that can compete with what's coming out of Cupertino and Mountain View.