Steve Jobs, in Friday’s iPhone 4 press conference, in which Apple tried to downplay the attenuation problem some people are experiencing with the phone, talks about both the emotional and data-driven nature of providing a great experience.
…Experience Design is about emotion, to be…
Quick thoughts on GPL and WordPress
This post is more about the GPL than WordPress, but here is my 2¢: Matt may be right in his understanding of the GPL. He is legally right to enforce it. That doesn’t mean I agree with the original choice to use the GPL or his choice to enforce it.
Here is my open-source philosophy: “I share code and contribute because I love it. I get joy from people using my code. If you can make money off my code, awesome!*”
Is it naive to think others should feel this same way about the code they release?
When I saw the photo of Apple’s antenna testing lab, I instantly knew where they set up shop. Can’t believe they are using what once was Professor X’s Cerebro! So this is how their “Find My iPhone” app works.
There’s a great deal of admiration and a hint of jealousy when we look at Panic Software. They have a stunning office in Portland, a suite of brilliant Mac products such as Transmit and Coda, and manage to find the time to build a custom status board for their office.
Metrics are important…
To Whom It May Concern
You are not a ninja. Each time you use the word ‘ninja’ in vain, another one moves into your attic. Ninjas train. Ninjas battle. Ninjas don’t check email.
You are not a rock star. Rock stars paint on silence. Rock stars trash hotels. Rock stars use Internet Explorer 6….
We recently launched an intense WordPress redesign for The Next Web, which includes a widgetized, customizable dashboard, BuddyPress integration, and custom Facebook integration with a home-grown Facebook WordPress plugin that allows users to sign in to The Next Web using their Facebook account and also adds all articles to the Facebook OpenGraph.
Our Confession
We are addicted to interfaces. It's like a disease. We can't help it. We want more.
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