October 2011
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Dear blog,
I have not forgotten about you. In fact, I think you’re overdue for a redesign.
- Brandon
July 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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Feng Mengbo
December 2010
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North Elementary - Murder by Memory
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November 2010
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Shanghai 5 - December 10th
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Signifying Nothing: The Semiotics of Zero →
Numbers are something we never think of the origins of. This book may be the most in-depth analysis on the number zero that exists.
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October 2010
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September 2010
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On Love and Time →
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July 2010
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Kid Pix - simplicity in software
http://pixelpoppin.com/kidpix/
Craig Hickman has some great UI principles he used when developing the first version of Kid Pix. Its interesting to note that these were developed as a result of observations of how his three year old son interacted with MacPaint.
Kid Pix was one of the first computer programs I used in my life and heavily influences how I think about software today. That is, I...
June 2010
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April 2010
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Apple current events
Recently, if you’ve been living on planet earth and more specifically the United States section of planet earth then you’ve probably seen a spike in the number of Apple related news and commentary around the internet. It seems that with the recent launch of the iPad and the announcement of iPhone OS 4.0 there has been lots of scrutiny of Apple’s fundamental computing...
December 2009
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Your Users’ Mental Models
So, how do we solve this dilly of a pickle? Let’s start with what we know. Users must have a mental model of computers; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to use them at all. However, the scope of this mental model covers, say, user interface widgets and probably some landmark- or list-based navigation. The problem, the thing that makes computers different from cars, is...
November 2009
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Highlights from a "Homepage of Berkshire Hathaway,...
“I’d assume that Buffet’s thought process - correct in my opinion - is that having a fancy website won’t get him anything, and will only cost him money to create and maintain.
Unlike most companies, Warren Buffet doesn’t care if you buy his stock. The last close of BRK.A is at $99,000 and has an average volume of about 800 - meaning that if you hold that stock,...
October 2009
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September 2009
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August 2009
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So... About that Microsoft store
Recently I’ve been interested in Microsoft’s foray into the retail world. Having a place where one can go and check out all of Microsoft’s products sounded pretty neat. I’ve previously written about recent Microsoft and I believe that retail stores are a step in the right direction. Showcasing the spectrum of devices and services that are under the Microsoft umbrella,...
July 2009
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Novell Collaboration Strategy Webcast →
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June 2009
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What the Bailout is Really Costing Us →
Adjusted for inflation.
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dextro - winded →
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New Adam Freeland Album →
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Recent Microsoft
A lot of people lately have been pleasantly surprised by the quality technology coming from Redmond. From the early betas of Windows 7, the Zune HD, Bing search, and now the series of awesome announcements at this years E3. Its evident that Microsoft is still very much in the game. I’ve always read “death of microsoft”/”the end of microsoft” writeups around the...
May 2009
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IBM's 'Smarter Cities Program' - Helping launch... →
I really like what IBM is doing with the ‘smarter planet’ campaign initiative.
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April 2009
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Google - What we talk about when we talk about... →
Informative writeup on data centers, cloud computing, app engine.