Links for April 2004
- Mountaintop Corners
30 Apr 2004
- Dan writes up a flawless technique for masking off corners and other shapes: easy to understand, simple to implement.
- Apple Store strategies
28 Apr 2004
- Fascinating coverage of a recent keynote by the head of Apple’s retail operation, Ron Johnson, about their dedication to design and detail. Includes statements that they wanted Apple stores to be: “More like a great library, which has natural light, and it feels like a gift to the community.”
- iTunes 4.5 released
28 Apr 2004
- Now includes embedded links within your own music library that link directly into the store via a smart search for artist, song, or album names. The store now integrates more QuickTime technology by allowing viewing of movie trailers and music videos directly within iTunes.
- You call that a standard?
28 Apr 2004
- Robert Glushko speaks from his experience within OASIS, and makes some pretty sweeping statements about standards, standards organizations, and the major players who influence them. A few very valid points, others are questionable.
- Father of the iPod?
27 Apr 2004
- Leander’s been trying to dig up more info on the story of Tony Fadell as father of the iPod, but knowing that Apple prefers not to credit individuals or small teams for successful products, details are scarce.
- Interface Elegance in Open Source Software
27 Apr 2004
- Steven Garrity writes an excellent post on the increasing importance of elegant interface design in open source software, citing three living examples, and dispelling the myth of average user vs. power user.
- iCecream and iTunes
21 Apr 2004
- Ben & Jerry’s joins in on the free iTunes song promo
- 10 for Eric
21 Apr 2004
- Russ Weakley, from The Web Standards Group, tosses a set of questions by Eric Meyer about CSS and his new books.
- Saft = better Safari
20 Apr 2004
- Jay adds more praise for the Safari plugin, and reviews some of its features I didn’t cover.
- Netscape back to life?
19 Apr 2004
- Apparently AOL is agressively hiring “to take Netscape in a dramatically different direction.”
- HTML and XHTML for CSS
19 Apr 2004
- Westciv kicks off its next free course, slated to run for the next 12 weeks.
- IFR: FIR Alternative
19 Apr 2004
- Shaun posts details of his ESPN-inspired Inman Flash Replacement technique.
- Zeldman II
16 Apr 2004
- Simon Jessey gives us a view into the near future.
- Project Amnion
16 Apr 2004
- “The Wife and I wish to quietly announce that we are expecting a baby, come September.” *Quietly*, huh? Hearty congratulations to both Jeffrey and Carrie.
- OSX newbie alert
15 Apr 2004
- Richard Rutter joins the gang, and lives to tell about it.
- The Onion, Taken Seriously
14 Apr 2004
- I love it. News organizations are still falling for stories from The Onion.
- All Hail Bluetooth
14 Apr 2004
- Howie’s experiences with Bluetooth, and why he won’t ever go without it now
- 15 Petals
14 Apr 2004
- The 100th design (and a beauty it is) of the CSS Zen Garden, co-contributed by Eric Meyer and Dave Shea, and explained in Eric’s new book, “More Eric Meyer on CSS”
- Keith’s Rant
14 Apr 2004
- A well stated, rounded view of recent issues. But geez, let’s ask Keith to do something about those filenames…
- Dear Senator
13 Apr 2004
- Derek’s letter to Senator Liz Figueroa, urging her to refocus her efforts away from attacking Google for its upcoming Gmail service.
- Send in the Bots
13 Apr 2004
- iRobot takes us one step closer to the world of Terminator. Add some AI and a deadly weapon to these SUGVs, and suddenly we’re closer than we think.
- Max OS X Unix Hints
13 Apr 2004
- Rob G, from macosxhints.com, runs through a few nifty Unix tricks for Mac users
- Spiekermann on Design
10 Apr 2004
- Eric Spiekermann: “Design is first and foremost an intellectual process.”
- Gmail Accessibility
10 Apr 2004
- Mark states: “The only way Gmail could be less accessible is if the entire site were built in Flash.” I’ve got two working eyes and a mouse, and I have my own trouble figuring out how to use Gmail.
- The Way Forward
7 Apr 2004
- MACCAWS (Making A Commercial Case for Adopting Web Standards) publishes their first white paper, a thorough look at Web Standards, their myths, and their benefits.
- Exefen
6 Apr 2004
- Photo Matt’s tool for easily adding XFN values to the links of any web page.
- Bluetooth better on Mac
5 Apr 2004
- A PC World editor finds bluetooth easier to deal with on a Mac
- A1: PowerMac G5 Cubed
1 Apr 2004
- Apple Unveils ‘Wicked Fast’ G5 Cubed
- A1: Anewwaytocook
1 Apr 2004
- BMW’s SHEF™ (Satellite Hypersensitive Electromagnetic Foodration)
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