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It’s All in the Details, How Subtle Considerations Can Make Your UI Superb

February 8, 2011

Little details are everything. For example, Google Chrome marks the scroll bar with little yellow marks where search terms come up from a ctrl-F command. These little details, while not noticeable to most people, creates the overall user experience. For more great examples, check out the Little Big Details Tumblr. via {Little Big Details Tumblr}

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The Future of Books, Are We Going All Digital and Interactive?

February 7, 2011

Here are three concepts designed by IDEO on the future of books. Each shows an interactive world where reading is more than just the text in a book. I still find that for certain books, particularly books that require detailed images that paper still provides the best experience. An eBook will never be able to [...]

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You Thought You Were Special, the Universe is a Big Place, Ours Isn’t Even Unique

February 5, 2011

Earlier, I had written how small we were in the universe. At one point, we believed the universe orbited Earth. Later we realized that we orbited the sun, which is just one of many in our galaxy. Our galaxy is just one of millions in this universe. That, in of itself, makes us seems so [...]

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Example of Why You Should Back Up Your Data, Even On the Cloud

February 4, 2011

Popplet is a great tool that I use, mostly for beta testing. However, if you had kept real data, chances are, you may be lost it. See their email below. Don’t let your guard down. Even backups can fail if the underlying system fails. Back up your data, especially if you’re using beta services. Dear [...]

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My Favorite Sites for Fresh Ideas

February 3, 2011

I get a lot of my ideas through reading and keeping up on a number of blogs. I checked my daily reads book marks and these are my top 10 (in no particular order): Gizmodo/Lifehacker – Published by Gawker Media, this is the tech and productivity geek’s blog. A lot of the material is curated from other [...]

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Exporting and Backing Up Your Facebook Data, Just in Case

February 1, 2011

The data you post on Facebook is yours. You’re entitled to keep a copy of it for your reference. As an experiment, I was curious what and how much data I have on Facebook. Just in case I wanted to shut down my account, I wanted to keep a backup copy. To download your data, [...]

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Creating Your Self-Hosted WordPress Blog

January 27, 2011

Many people sign up for a free blog at WordPress.com or Blogger.com. They’ll typically have domains such as danielscoolpage.wordpress.com. While that’s fine, why not take the next step and host your blog yourself. It gives you more control and allows you to make custom modification. Additionally, your data is stored on your space instead of [...]

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Starbucks Debuts Mobile Payments

January 19, 2011

We can’t pay for everything on our cell phones, yet. Today, Starbucks announces that it has launched nationwide its mobile payment system. Using a smart phone app, a bar code shows up on the phone’s screen and the user holds it under a scanner. I’ve personally used the payment method at a trial Starbucks in [...]

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