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Improved Guidelines for Clients 13 Nov 2012 | 01:36 am
I’ve changed gears to focus on freelance design and development this past year and I’m happy to say that in terms of client relations, there have been fewer misunderstandings and [...]
An Unobtrusive ‘Edit’ Link 1 Sep 2012 | 02:20 am
For WordPress projects, I prefer to keep admin views totally separate from public views, which is why some users dislike the admin toolbar. I usually disable the toolbar, but still [...]
Wireframing in Google Docs 23 Aug 2012 | 05:12 am
Some great templates for making quick sketches and wireframes with standard UI elements. Via Happy Cog.
Mimbo Pro Now Available from WordPress.com 18 Apr 2012 | 06:17 am
Mimbo Pro was released way back in March of 2008 and I’m still proud to look back on it as one of the very first paid open-source themes and the first theme to use the TimThumb image-resize script. A...
Introducing Mimbo Pro 3.0 18 Feb 2012 | 06:05 am
It’s been almost 4 years since Mimbo Pro first hit the WordPress themes market. Since then we’ve made numerous enhancements to keep up with changes to the WordPress core, while maintaining the basic l...
Wireless Void 16 Dec 2011 | 11:27 am
My favorite piece of writing from the last year was “Sad as Hell.” Officially it’s a book review for Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story. Unofficially it’s a portrait of the reviewer’s addicti...
Lost Art, Rediscovered 2 Apr 2011 | 03:29 am
I’m going to do more writing over at the Readability blog soon. My first post was about attention deficits, portable content & rediscovering longform on the web.
Designing Readability 2 Feb 2011 | 11:54 am
The original Readability bookmarklet took on such a life of its own between 2009-2010, it made this week’s launch of Readability.com inevitable. The tool and the big ideas behind it matured quickly th...
Facebook 'Confirm' Shortcut 12 Nov 2010 | 08:05 am
I know you can edit this in Settings, but I want the ‘Confirm’ dialog to simultaneously ‘befriend’ old acquaintances while keeping them at bay. Here’s a mockup.
Current Status 10 Sep 2010 | 02:46 am
A year ago I started collaborating with my friend Lawrence to develop custom software that hooked up technical experts with people in need. We launched WPQuestions first, and later, PHP Emergency, Sym...
