Monthly Archives: September 2008

Obamart

Posted on September 11, 2008 by

Obama. Whatever you think of US elections, the US, or elections in general, the name resonates. And it inspires. Today, I saw this video of French artistes “La Chanson du Dimanche” on Smaran’s tumblelog. But Obama has been inspiring designers and … Continue reading →

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Apple's 1987 Vision for the Future, It's Here

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

An interesting read on Counternotions that I didn’t get to until today deals with why Apple doesn’t do concept products (as in ‘concept car’ or ‘Microsoft Surface’). Most fascinating is the video that shows one of Apple’s rare (is it … Continue reading →

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Chrome and Privacy, Downright Scary

Posted on September 4, 2008 by

So there have been numerous posts about Chrome in the last 24 hours. You’ve been living under a rock – nay two rocks – if you haven’t heard and read about the new Google browser. A lot of the concerns … Continue reading →

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Debunk! Debunk!

Posted on September 2, 2008 by

Cool factoid for skeptics everywhere. A Dutch public broadcast TV show that deals with consumer rights has aired an episode that exposes the ‘astrological consultants’ of another (commercial) TV network as frauds. Obviously, that wasn’t hard to do. Yet, as … Continue reading →

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Creating Good User Guides

Posted on September 1, 2008 by

Part copy editing, part technical writing and part training, creating good user guides may be one of the hardest kinds of writing. Creating a user guide that works for anyone – no matter their technical skills – and presenting that … Continue reading →

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