September 2011
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Sep 1st
August 2011
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Designing for Metro style and the desktop -... →
Sinofsky explains the Win8 Metro/Desktop design and experience. This flexibility between a touch/tablet-centric Metro UI and a keyboard/mouse-centric desktop UI is what I think gives Win8 an advantage over something like iOS or Android. I can imagine carrying around a portable device which I can use tablet style with Metro on the bus or in a cafe or on my couch, and then if I need to do some...
Aug 31st
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Aug 31st
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Aug 30th
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Aug 25th
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Aug 25th
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Aug 24th
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Aug 23rd
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Aug 23rd
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Aug 22nd
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Aug 20th
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Aug 19th
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Just paid off my car loan!
Aug 16th
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Watchless: My arm feels naked
On Friday afternoon I dropped my watch off to be repaired - nothing major, just the analog millisecond timer had stopped working, and the analog minute timer resets to 59 instead of 60. However, this has prompted me to realise that I’ve gotten used to wearing a watch. Basically, if I’m going out, I wear my watch. I don’t wear it at home, nor do I wear it when I’m...
Aug 16th
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Aug 16th
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Aug 14th
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Aug 11th
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Aug 11th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 8th
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Yet another Lion peeve
I have my Macbook Pro connected to my TV. I closed my laptop this morning for the first time since upgrading to Lion expecting my computer to go to sleep. I came back tonight and the laptop was clearly on while it was closed… Apparently if your Macbook is connected to an external monitor, the new default behaviour for closing the laptop is to transfer everything to that external monitor, and...
Aug 5th
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Aug 4th
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Aug 2nd
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Winter Is Coming, Bitches: The Stranger takes on... →
winteriscomingbitch: I AM NOT PUTTING A CUT ON THIS BECAUSE EVERY WORD OF THIS GLORIOUS ARTICLE DESERVES TO BE READ. Horse Jerky and Sandcamels: A Primer of Ice and Fire by Lindy West MARTIN: Watch out, intestines! Basically—here is the dark, mewling shame-baby that’s been… Okay, this is a pretty great review.
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
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