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Oversize Novelty Phone: Why Are Android Phones so Big? – Android vs. iPhone, Part Two 24 Jul 2013 | 08:59 pm
In March 2013 I switched from iPhone to Android; not because I wanted to, but because we’d decided to build Emu for Android first – and as QA tools go, it’s hard to beat daily personal use. I wante...
Android’s Advantages Over iPhone – Android vs. iPhone, Part One 24 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm
Last November we moved Emu from iPhone to Android. It meant throwing out a prototype and learning a new platform; but Android removes Emu’s biggest barrier to adoption, and that was worth the trade...
Drag & Drop: Think Twice 18 Jun 2013 | 09:59 pm
Nothing embodies the graphical user interface like drag & drop. You use a mouse pointer (or, more recently, a finger) to select an object and move it to a new location. Often the object, its original ...
Writing Notifications That Don’t Suck 4 Jun 2013 | 10:31 pm
Remember the Desktop Cleanup Wizard from Windows XP? It popped up regularly saying, “You have unused icons on your desktop.” To this day I have no idea what an unused icon is…and it probably gets my v...
A Truly Ambitious Product Idea: Making Stuff for People 30 Apr 2013 | 07:29 pm
When I was eleven, my parents bought a Mac Plus. It had a tiny monochrome screen, a floppy drive, and 1MB of memory. And it came with something called HyperCard. HyperCard let you make stuff. It had d...
iPhone: Still the Best Mobile Keyboard 22 Apr 2013 | 11:14 pm
In yesterday’s TechCrunch post, “Hey Apple, What The Next iPhone Really, Really Needs Is A Much Better Keyboard“, Natasha Lomas argues that the iPhone keyboard is lagging behind its competition. I dis...
What’s Wrong With iTunes 11: Visual Design Isn’t Information Architecture 25 Jan 2013 | 11:59 pm
I complain about Apple a lot. They’re fun to pick on: their products are generally well-designed, allowing me to critique individual details. But that’s changing. Each version of iPhoto is buggier, sl...
Stky Update: Lower Price, Bumping, Badging 15 Jan 2013 | 08:08 pm
Since I released Stky in June I’ve been thrilled by the response. Its novel approach to task management and simplicity have been a hit! Here are a few of the comments I’ve received: “Fits just the way...
The Trouble with Lean Startup: User Research is Hard 3 Nov 2012 | 01:46 am
When I first heard about Lean Startup I was tempted to dismiss it. The tech industry gets excited about movements and philosophies; when they do I tend to run screaming. Parts of Lean Startup made sen...
It’s OK to Work at a Big Evil Tech Company 28 Aug 2012 | 12:45 am
It’s been nearly eight months since I quit my job at AOL to become an entrepreneur. It’s hard. They tell you it’s going to be hard; you say, “Yeah, I know, it’s totally going to be hard;” and then it’...
