January 2012
3 posts
Is Instagram A Photo App? Or Is It A Platform?
One thing I find interesting about the Instagram story is how the app has blurred the lines between application and platform. The initial success enjoyed by the Instagram team seems pretty modest from here in 2012 … users take pictures, add a clever filter preset, and share the photo with friends and family members. Instagram did this very well, but there was more to come. One gap in...
Jan 20th
I Am Not an Instagram User
As a Chase Jarvis fan, I was using his Best Camera app when Instagram was released. Initially, I thought Instagram was a bit derivative, actually; there were quite a few photo apps for the iPhone, and I didn’t see anything particularly special about this new entry. Almost immediately, Instagram became the hot iPhone photo app, and I wondered why. Best Camera was established, had similar...
Jan 19th
Jan 19th
December 2011
1 post
1 tag
Revived!
I think it’s time to start using Tumblr again. I’m going to do my very best to minimize posting directly to Facebook over the course of the next year. I’m not planning to abandon Facebook … I’m just making it less of a focus … a lower priority. For many, myself included, Facebook has been the default, must-use social network for quite a while. I’m planning to...
Dec 23rd
January 2010
2 posts
Jan 19th
What to do?
So many social networks and networking tools. What to use … what to leave behind? Testing Facebook updating from Tumblr.
Jan 16th
July 2009
1 post
Jul 31st
June 2009
1 post
Jun 4th
April 2009
1 post
Apr 19th
March 2009
2 posts
Mar 27th
Mar 1st
February 2009
5 posts
Feb 28th
Feb 28th
Feb 27th
Feb 25th
Back to Tumblr?
I’ve been away for a while, but the new features may have lured me back. Now I have a good reason to get a Flip. Right?
Feb 18th
January 2008
3 posts
Advice
Question authority. Every day, at every level.
Jan 26th
Jan 23rd
Results Only Work Environment
Best Buy is innovating. Crazy. Google it.
Jan 23rd
September 2007
3 posts
Amazon MP3 vs. iTunes Store →
Sep 26th
My First Mac →
Mac info. Even if you’re not a n00b.
Sep 15th
Personal domains with .Mac and GoDaddy →
Blogger georgefromphilly has posted easy instructions.
Sep 15th
August 2007
1 post
Posting from an iPhone
Entering text is a bit problematic. The iPhone attempts to zoom to focus on the text-entry box, but it fails to adjust the width properly, causing the text being entered to spill off the screen. The screen does scroll left and right as needed, but that isn’t the most elegant solution. I don’t know if this is due to the page code, or a problem with iPhone’s interpretation of the...
Aug 25th
July 2007
3 posts
Jul 8th
Notes
I’m creating some contact pages at Pageflakes and Protopage. There may be more. Essentially, these pages will make it easier for people to find me on the intarwebs. I’m also testing blogging tools. Speed is essential. Flexibility is cool but not essential.
Jul 6th
Jul 5th
June 2007
1 post
Widget
Testing a Tumblr widget.
Jun 26th
April 2007
12 posts
Job Search Night and Day?
Compare job search pages Monster and Indeed. Monster has quite a reputation, and it is well-deserved. Indeed is a relative new-comer, and has a very different approach to site design. While Monster is cluttered with unnecessary elements, Indeed takes a cue from Google and only presents the user with what is needed. Bless them. I may examine this further over at Lot88. Or not. Depends. On. Mood.
Apr 13th
Road Race →
A whole lotta work went into this amateur road race film featuring Hot Wheels cars. Amazing.
Apr 13th
Apr 12th
Apr 12th
Apr 12th
Trulia Real Estate →
Trulia is a real estate search engine. It’s easy to use. It’s fun. Although the listings are limited, and the site can be slow and a bit buggy, this mashup of real estate listings and Google Maps is a good indication of where web commerce should be heading. This is exactly the sort of thing consumers want.
Apr 12th
Corporate identity, logos
Presently, I’m explaining to a potential client that the name, logo and identity for his company must be unique to avoid future legal complications. The problem? He’s emotionally attached to his “ideas.” He can’t see that they aren’t terribly original. He’s “in love” with the concepts. I should distance myself from this project. Sheesh.
Apr 3rd
Apr 3rd
Apr 3rd
Pageflakes →
“Until now you had to go to different web sites to check your email, start Web searches, get weather information and so on. With Pageflakes, everything you need is on one page! You can also use Pageflakes to keep up with your favorite blogs and news feeds. And best of all, it’s free!”
Apr 3rd
Apr 3rd
Pay attention
But not for too long.
Apr 3rd