Touched a nerve
I put a little care into something and sent it out into the world.
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Tagged ‘technology’ (19 posts)
An Apple by any other name (2024 edition)
15 years on from my original post, an update on how I name my devices.
Apple’s Black Mirror
What fresh hell is this?
Me, but online
My as yet unpublished interview for the website Me, But Online.
The new MacBook Pro
Good things come to those who wait.
People > Process
Only one thing determines the quality of software.
Sex Education
Disorientating nostalgia.
Years and Years
An odd little drama.
Look around you
For all their claims of changing the world, it would seem designers have not only failed to address its more pressing problems, but exaggerated many of its existing ones.
Future Ethics by Cennydd Bowles
If design is the application of ethics, then anyone designing digital products should see their role in a new light after reading this book.
Workplace topology
Some wise words from Danielle:
The end result of our attempts to work together efficiently by breaking things down is that the topologies of our workplaces are left with gaps and overlaps.
I love this post, not least because it offers a new perspective on the work we do and provides a model for talking about how different teams can better collaborate with each other. There’s much to agree with in this piece, although I found the following to be especially true:
Recognising the gaps and overlaps is only half the battle. If we apply tools to a people problem, we will only end up moving the problem somewhere else.
Some issues can be solved with better tools or better processes. In most of our workplaces, we tend to reach for tools and processes by default, because they feel easier to implement. But as often as not, it’s not a technology problem. It’s a people problem. And the solution actually involves communication skills, or effective dialogue.
Google Duplex
In a society where truth and trust are a scarce resource, Google introduce an incredibly foolish product.
Cold Feet’s unevenly distributed future
Observations made while watching the first five series of Cold Feet. When it was originally broadcast, mobile phones were just becoming mainstream, and the Internet was still a novelty. Simpler times.
Don’t be evil, and get rich trying
My short break in California has so far included four hour-long trips on Caltrain as I hop between the cities of San Francisco and Palo Alto. These short periods disconnected from the web, have allowed me to catch up on my reading list.
A week with Windows Phone 7
With three years of iPhone ownership I’ve become accustomed to the design and behaviour of iOS, yet at the same time ignorant of other smartphone platforms. Thanks to Clearleft’s new mobile testing environment, I can now spend a week or so with different operating systems to get a feel for how they differ. First up; Windows Phone 7.
iWant
I’ve recently felt frustrated and annoyed as once again friends and colleagues open their wallets and buy the latest product unveiled by Steve Jobs.
Enough: A counter argument
A few months ago I wrote about not upgrading to the iPhone 4, regardless of the fact I’m eligible for a free upgrade. This turned out to be something of a radical position but I enjoyed the debate that followed.
An Apple by any other name
Earlier this month I wrote about my love of organisation and systems. One such example is how I name the devices I attach to my Mac.
An inconvenient update
In what has become something of a rarity, I sat down in front of the television yesterday evening. Upon turning on the set-top box, I was greeted with an interesting message.