January 2011
146 posts
“Feature testing libraries should contain pre-built caches — the kind that come...”
– Interesting idea. Might think about this for Jasy.
Cutting The Interrogation Short | Infrequently Noted
“Apple always kills off old technology and moves forward a little too soon for...”
– Can’t wait how they move MacBook architecture forward: Marco.org - Speculation on the next MacBook Pro
“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by...”
– (via kylebradshaw)
“If you have a lot of feedback to offer that you think might be a little tough...”
– The Art of the Design Critique
“Putting aside browser support, there’s no difference between :before and...”
– What’s the Difference Between “:before” and “::before”?
“Note that current implementations of border-image are relatively buggy, and may...”
– A useful feature which is not yet nice to use.
Using the CSS border-image property - Tab Completion
“Mit der Fotovoltaik treibt die Bundesregierung ausgerechnet die Technologie am...”
– Fotovoltaik-Förderung: Der Traum von der solaren Zukunft ist zerplatzt - WirtschaftsWoche
“Motivation und Leistung steigen, wenn der Chef seine Mannen nicht gängelt.”
– Interessant.
Die Macht der Freiheit – Regeln essen Eifer auf
“Frauen sind in den gefragten und karriereförderlichen MINT-Studiengängen...”
– Gute Zusammenfassung: Drei Gründe, warum Frauenquoten Quatsch sind
“The transition from paper to digital is likely to cull the weak, and only a few...”
– The iPadification of the Web | VentureBeat
“It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better.”
– Jonathan Ive
Via: Startup Quote
“LinkedIn hat nach eigenen Angaben weltweit mehr als 90 Millionen Mitglieder....”
– Deutlicher Größenunterschied.
Via: Soziales Netzwerk: LinkedIn startet Börsengang
“Nobody is going to match Apple in user friendliness, that cannot be done....”
– Undesirable at Any Price? What happened to Nokia, who invented the smartphone
“While Apple owners proudly display their iPhones, Nokia owners hide their...”
– Undesirable at Any Price? What happened to Nokia, who invented the smartphone
“The signs for Nokia are very dangerous. If two quarters have already gone like...”
– Undesirable at Any Price? What happened to Nokia, who invented the smartphone
“Nokia ended year 2009 with 39% market share in smartphones. At the end of Q2 it...”
– Ouch!
Undesirable at Any Price? What happened to Nokia, who invented the smartphone
“The average PC went from $795 retail at the end of 2007 to $615 in November...”
– How does the Mac gain share while increasing its price premium over the Windows PC?
“Softbank’s flagship stores look almost comical now, with rows and rows of...”
– The offerings in Japan have changed as well.
How Steve Jobs ‘out-Japanned’ Japan | Page 4 of 4
“Consumer electronics are so complex today that they can’t simply be a checklist...”
– By Andrew Lih. This article is really packed with good quotes.
How Steve Jobs ‘out-Japanned’ Japan | Page 3 of 4
“Sony was committed to not releasing a crappy product just because the market was...”
– About Sony’s Trinitron. The old Sony really has a lot of today’s Apple.
How Steve Jobs ‘out-Japanned’ Japan | Page 3 of 4
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But...”
– One of the most important quotes from Steve Jobs.
Via: How Steve Jobs ‘out-Japanned’ Japan
“CES is the home of the mainstream, the chorus, the echo chamber; by not...”
– How Steve Jobs ‘out-Japanned’ Japan
“We’re excited that other browser vendors have decided to follow our lead and...”
– Pretty strong words keeping in mind that we talk about pre-release software. But yeah… IE9 is impressive!
HTML5 Blizzard: Full Hardware Acceleration in Action - IEBlog
“Hinsichtlich der Hardware und Verarbeitungsqualität ist das neue...”
– Es fehlt doch irgendwie mal ein Android-Gerät was sich gut anfühlt und gut aussieht. Dann wäre schon alles viel besser. Zumindest mit GPU-Support und Android 3.0.
Test: Google Nexus S | Dr. Michael Spehr
“The iPhone UI was very usable and the touch-less vs. physical keyboard debate is...”
– AppleInsider | Deutsche Bank very positive on iPhone trial, ‘no going back’ to BlackBerry
“Most tablets will launch in a vacuum — meaning with little to no supporting...”
– Why is iPad successful? | Tech Gear News - Betanews
Essential Software for Mac Switchers: 23 Must-Have... →
Excellent collection.
“There’s a vast difference between making a design that doesn’t suck and creating...”
– Pleasant Things Work Better
“Im Moment sind Apps der beste Vertriebskanal. In Zukunft aber sei auch auf...”
– Das offene Web lebt (Kultur, Medien, NZZ Online)
“Caffeine improves a sense of well-being, happiness, energy, alertness and...”
– Eight reasons to drink coffee | Yahoo! Green
Little Big Details →
Very nice blog about the small nice things in UX.
1 tag
Generators in Python →
Nicely done presentation slides.
Hidden features of Python - Stack Overflow →
Very nice list of features. Take a look, even if Python is not your default language.
“Most businesses won’t lower salaries except in extraordinary circumstances, so...”
– 10x Productivity Myths: Where’s the 10x Difference in Compensation? - 10x Software Development
“Visionaries are the best choice to take the helm when a company is first...”
– Why Google Needs Its Own Steve Jobs [OP-ED]
“What Google needs now is a visionary leader to take it to new heights, much like...”
– Why Google Needs Its Own Steve Jobs [OP-ED]
“Die Vermutung, dass Biobetriebe regelmäßig weniger belastete Lebensmittel...”
– Landwirtschaft: Die sieben Mythen im Dioxinskandal - FAZ.NET
“My personal observation is that average company has something like 20% of its...”
– Good read: 10x Productivity Myths: Where’s the 10x Difference in Compensation? - 10x Software Development
WatchRuby is ugly. Python is beautiful. Cheers!
Python vs. Ruby: A Battle to The Death (by Gary Bernhardt)
“Whoever teaches the television industry how to monetize content and make it easy...”
– Why 2011 will be do-or-die for TV | VentureBeat
“Dafür, dass Google aber immer noch die besten Ingenieure in seinen Reihen hat,...”
– Chefwechsel bei Google: Abgang per Twitter
“We didn’t build Mac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We were the...”
– Interview with Steve Jobs - Playboy
“As the stock chart confirms, Android and Chrome are, if successful, sustaining...”
– Why Eric Schmidt had to go: Google’s innovation dilemma
“With the iPhone’s arrival in 2007 the stocks diverged. Google gained 38% since...”
– Why Eric Schmidt had to go: Google’s innovation dilemma
“Bad front-end engineers are dependent on jQuery and other libraries. Good...”
– computed style: Hiring Front-End Engineers