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C’mon Apple, Where’s Your Consistency?

28 January 2011 — Normally, I applaud Apple’s design aesthetics. They lead the way in terms of simplicity, usability, and beauty. Lately however, they have been messing with my mind in terms of usability. What really bothers me is how much they are altering the window layout of their most popular apps. To start with, let's look at how the navigation and close/minimize/maximize buttons work on both the native file browser and Safari: Finder: File Browser Safari: Web Browser… Continue

The Benefits of Dropbox

26 January 2011 — Dropbox is an application for Mac, PC, and mobile devices that allows continual synchronization of files across the Internet. What follows is a description of how I use (or hack) this tool to improve my workflow across multiple devices. Six ways that I use Dropbox: Worry Free Backup. Because Dropbox is continually running on my computer, I know that any files that I save into it are instantly backed up securely to Dropbox's servers. If… Continue

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ipad, mac, iphone, productivity, dropbox

Top 10 Principles for Creating a Successful Web App

17 January 2011 — There’s a glut of new apps out there. Some are good, some wish they were. An expert shares what makes web apps golden. According to author Guy Malachi, in the February edition of Website Magazine, here are 10 golden principles for a sucessful web app: 1. Useful- Duh. When I flew to South Africa this summer, I was able to choose my seats online for each flight. That is a successful app. It was useful.… Continue

Easily Print Envelopes on your Mac

15 January 2011 — I know you can print envelopes from Word or your address book, but I always have to remind myself how to do it, and printing a one-off envelope seems rather cumbersome. Today I found a dashboard widget that makes things incredibly simple. Ambrosia Software has a free dashboard widget called EasyEnvelopes. This widget will run on any mac running OS 10.4 or higher. What it does is simple, allows you to print an envelope quickly… Continue

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small business, mac, productivity, review, widget, software

37 Signals’ Rework Book Review

3 January 2011 — Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, founders of 37 Signals, teamed up to write Rework, a business book with fresh advice. Overall it was a valuable read, and I have already seen the fruits of putting its advice to practice. From the inside jacket of the book cover, you will find this quote, "Rework shows you a better, easier way to exceed in business." Supposedly this book bucks all of the trends of other business… Continue

Review of Wunderlist by 6wunderkinder

28 December 2010 — A beautiful free task list manager named Wunderlist has been released. While many will find this app useful, there are a few limitations that are serious enough to prevent it’s use for getting things done. After reading David Allen's book, Getting Things Done (GTD), I used the palm pilot to manage my todo lists as described in his methodology. Times have changed, I now use an iPhone (sorry Palm), and I run a web development… Continue

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apple, ipad, mac, iphone, productivity, gtd, ios

Tutorial: Using Ajax with Solspace’s Favorites Module for ExpressionEngine

26 December 2010 — ExpressionEngine addon developer Solspace has created an amazing module called “Favorites”, which allows a site visitor to mark individual articles as their favorites. It is set up to be utilized with Ajax scripting, and what follows is a tutorial on how to do exactly that. By default, the module Favorites by Solspace works by sending a site visitor to a page that simply displays confirmation phrase, with no styles applied. The entire HTML page might… Continue

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expressionengine, web design & development, javascript, ajax, solspace, favorites, add-on, jquery

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