Useful tips by Michael Freeman (photographer & author of Photographer’s Eye\Mind books)
Tags: travel, photography, nytimes, tips
Author: Aditya
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Kodak’s long fade to black – latimes.com
The Kodak moment gives way to the iPhone moment.
Tags: kodak, technology, photography, Business, businessmodels
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Kindle Fire Usability Findings (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Steve Jobs was onto something with the 10″ form factor for tablets, it seems. This study indicates how difficult it is to use regular (desktop versions) websites on a 7″ tablet. Even though the screen is much larger, the user experience is better with the mobile version of a site on a 7″ screen.
Tags: usability, tablet, amazon, kindle, android, design
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On Magazines and the iPad — carpeaqua by Justin Williams
The user experience is pretty messed up it seems, even after the introduction of Newsstand.
This also indicates why Android has trouble with user experience (touch responsiveness & smoothness in particular). It all depends on the designer in the end, and iOS is no exception.Tags: magazine, ipad, design, publishing
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The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011
Also serves as a roundup of the major events of the year
Tags: photos, media, news, 2011, photography
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Interesting links (weekly)
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The Dangers Of False Equivalence | Media Matters for America
2 keys points:
Drawing false equivalence is not only “taking sides,” it’s taking the wrong side
Drawing false equivalence between unequal sins incentivizes bad behavior-
drawing false equivalence is not only “taking sides,” it’s taking the wrong side
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drawing false equivalence between unequal sins incentivizes bad behavior
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9 Reasons Wired Readers Should Wear Tinfoil Hats | Threat Level | Wired.com
If you thought facebook had a privacy problem, then better avoid this article.
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An online demo to try out the Windows Phone 7 interface. Especially designed for mobile phones, so if you are on Andorid or iOS, give it a try.
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Whatever works for you – Marco.org
Simply said by the creator of Instapaper:
“Previous-me tried to persuade everyone to switch to my setup, but I now know that it’s not worth the effort. I’ll never know someone else’s requirements, environment, or priorities as well as they do…
You should use whatever works for you. And I no longer have the patience or hubris to convince you what that should be. All I can offer is one data point: what I use, and how it works for me.” -
The Sketchbook of Susan Kare, the Artist Who Gave Computing a Human Face | NeuroTribes
The article also includes images from Susan’s sketchbook where she designed many of the “iconic” icons
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The Dangers Of False Equivalence | Media Matters for America
2 keys points:
Drawing false equivalence is not only “taking sides,” it’s taking the wrong side
Drawing false equivalence between unequal sins incentivizes bad behaviorTags: media, equivalence, opinion
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9 Reasons Wired Readers Should Wear Tinfoil Hats | Threat Level | Wired.com
If you thought facebook had a privacy problem, then better avoid this article.
Tags: wired, privacy, security
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Windows Phone Demo
An online demo to try out the Windows Phone 7 interface. Especially designed for mobile phones, so if you are on Andorid or iOS, give it a try.
Tags: WindowsPhone, demo
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Whatever works for you – Marco.org
Simply said by the creator of Instapaper:
“Previous-me tried to persuade everyone to switch to my setup, but I now know that it’s not worth the effort. I’ll never know someone else’s requirements, environment, or priorities as well as they do…
You should use whatever works for you. And I no longer have the patience or hubris to convince you what that should be. All I can offer is one data point: what I use, and how it works for me.”Tags: computers, software, troubleshooting, apple
