May 2012
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Stop Punishing Customers for Using Your Products →
Great post by Zurb, more and more companies are charging for volume pricing (users, space, etc) it drives me mad, things change pretty quickly in a growing company and then you hit a sad realization with these pricing structures.
Charge for features, not users.
April 2012
1 post
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Titanic SUPER 3D →
Lost it at Michael Bay’s explosion scenes.
March 2012
6 posts
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Microsoft tablet freezes up during Windows 8 demo →
During a demonstration of the new ‘Metro’ tablet control system, a demonstration unit ‘froze’.
Microsoft has a talent for crashing their OS’s during presentations.
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Sparrow for iPhone →
Really great app, UX is awesome. But no push email is a big let down, apparently Apple is at fault for not providing an API or letting Sparrow use the VOIP one.
Use it if email is not time sensitive for you. I think I’ll be sticking to mail app for now, I really need new email notifications on my phone.
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How Reddit Saved One Man's Life →
So happy to know it’s not all trolls and memes down at Reddit land.
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Launch: The all new Basecamp →
New launch, this took years, finally. Giving it a test run now.
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‘Mari0′ game combines Super Mario Bros., Portal →
This game can’t get any better, download it before Nintendo takes this down.
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The Rise of the 'Brogrammer' →
This seems like an easy way to get nothing done at all while burning through your startup’s cash reserve.
February 2012
4 posts
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iPad 3 Facts →
Hilarious
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The Life Of An Entrepeneur →
Nailed it. (via reddit).
Some more products for Samsung Galaxy Note users →
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Internet Meme Movie Posters →
These are great!
January 2012
9 posts
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Y Combinator startup caught stealing from... →
Way to launch a company guys. How would these people not think they were going to get caught. Shameless.
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Apple Customer Takes Hipsterism To The Next Level... →
Slow news day for Cult of Mac, notice the white iMac and OSX Tiger box on display.
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Dash - The Smart phone Car Stereo (Kickstarter) →
I love the concept but the faceplate could use a little love, just picture this on your dashboard, it would look like you just installed a mini microwave.
Well there’s another idea.
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RIM's New CEO: No 'Drastic Change' Needed →
Sure dude, whatever you say.
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New Jolicloud Website →
Beautiful. But when did they pivot from being a linux distro? This one big pivot.
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PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators... →
Nice job internets!
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Netflix Slammed With Class-Action Suit by "Misled"... →
Uh oh.
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Camera reaches 6 million sales milestone →
Just wow, congrats to tap tap tap and Lisa Bettany, great app.
December 2011
6 posts
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Apple Released The Hobbit's First Trailer →
Simply cannot wait for this.
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Apple Sues Samsung Over Shameless Smart Cover... →
They should just change their name to Applung or Sampple and get it over with.
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Hipstamatic’s New Group Photo App →
This is a great idea, love the concept!
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Twitter Redesigned →
I like the simplicity of the new interface, also how it appears holistic between web and iOS/Android apps. They buried the DM feature somewhere in there, not sure how I feel about this, maybe they want users to stop using twitter as a personal communication platform instead of a social network?
Also, on their last redesign apparently they spend hundreds of hours (and dollars) researching, what...
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Inspiration vs. Imitation →
Jessica Hische:
Something that I sadly hear too much is that “it’s not illegal to copy someone’s style”. Sure, if you create an illustration that is completely derivative of someone else but not a direct rip-off or tracing, they might have a hard time suing you. That doesn’t make it OK to make derivative work.
There’s a difference between being “inspired” and straight up...
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Apple to launch iTunes Music Store in Latin... →
Been waiting for this for a long time now.
November 2011
12 posts
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Copycats →
It’s thus pretty easy to see why copying happens - because when you see a mature product that’s somehow managed to innovate (to be “new” whilst balancing all the constraints and annoyances of the existing problem), it becomes almost impossible to see how you could do it any other way.
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10 Website Makeovers That Will Blow Your Mind →
Special attention to #3 please :)
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Little Printer →
WANT.
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Taking Screenshots with Kindle Fire →
Quoting Gruber here: “22 easy steps.”
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Robert Scoble - Why I'm treating startups more... →
I recommend reading through this article. For the lazy: there are too many startups, and too many copied ideas.
Scoble tends to be a little harsh but for the most part, I agree, except for tidbits like this:
I hate the term “minimal viable product.” That’s like telling me “we’re shipping without any features because, well, our investors and advisors told us to ship...
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Universal Twelve Step Business Plan →
You gotta read this, very funny!
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Show a “Now Playing” iTunes Notification in the OS... →
Nice little trick for Lion.
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iPhone pushes past BlackBerry to top enterprise... →
Times are changing.
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Microsoft hires DJ to help open Virginia retail... →
Heh.
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Adobe Stops Development of Mobile Browser Flash →
Well, there’s goes that. Mobile market share keeps growing and are they really going to support flash and html5? This just a first step to deprecating Flash.
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Gestures on the new Fords? Yes Please! →
Just do a kick motion under the rear bumper and the trunk opens, sweet!
October 2011
11 posts
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MC Hammer Announces His Own "Deep Search" Engine →
You can’t search this.
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How does the iPhone 4S camera stack-up against... →
Amazing pictures, the 4S gives DSLR’s a run for their money.
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The Cycle Wherein Apple Creates A Product And... →
Heh, this article nails it.
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Ford Vehicles Will Now Read You Text Messages... →
This is why I love Ford, always keeping my car up to date with nifty little geek (and safe) features like this.
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Motorola Motoactv →
Gruber:
I’m not sure if they’re ripping off Apple’s iPod Nano, or Samsung’s business model of ripping off Apple designs.
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Apple sells four million iPhone 4S handsets in... →
Impressive, so much for that ”missed opportunity”.
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Apple Creates & Launches iMessage in Response to...
As I’ve said before: gotta love tech reporting from the local newspapers in Colombia.
Key highlights from this article:
Apple timed their release for when Blackberry ran into tech issues
Apple created iMessage over the last few days when Blackberry’s services have been iffy.
Apple’s new mobile os is called Cupertino: iOS 5
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The Evolution of iOS: Looking Back at iOS Through... →
Start with an MVP, refine, iterate and repeat.
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Netflix kills plan to separate Qwikster, streaming... →
Well that was quick. At least they’re listening.
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Responsive Web Design is NOT Boring
Jonathan Longnecker for .Net magazine discusses in this article about how boring a responsive layout is.
Weak article IMO, since he just talks about how css grids constrain your design.
Responsive is NOT boring, Grids are NOT boring, your designs are.
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Sony Ericsson CEO: “We Should Have Taken the... →
Nordberg from SE:
“We are quite careful throwing ourselves into new technology, simply because there is no guarantee that consumers will buy just because we develop it.”
Nothing else to say.