August 2007
34 posts
Original Macintosh User Manual with Pictures. →
Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual… One of the more striking things was how every chapter is introduced with a full-color photo of Macintosh being used. Here they are (click on them to see bigger sizes)…
Mike Trotzke: on my way to Norfolk (via Twitter / Mike Trotzke)
Functioning Form - Primary & Secondary Actions in... →
A great 37signals post about over engineering. →
My instincts would tell me to make a generic CSV import as well. But sometimes the desire to do things the ‘right’ way is the wrong way to go.
iPhone unlocked: AT&T loses iPhone exclusivity,...
Filed under: Cellphones, Features
It’s high noon, Apple and AT&T — we really hate to break it to you, but the jig is up. Last night the impossible was made possible: right in front of our very eyes we witnessed a full SIM unlock of our iPhone with a small piece of software. It’s all over, guys. The iPhoneSIMfree.com team called us up to prove their claim that they cracked...
Palm launching Linux smartphone in October?
Filed under: Cellphones
The Palm rumor du jour calls for Palm to deliver its first, Linux-based smartphone in an October release. According to the DigiTimes source, the new OS will be based on Wind River System’s flavor of Linux already in use (and buggy) in Palm’s forthcoming Foleo folly. That’s right, Wind River, not ALP. Really, we don’t care whose OS it is, just as...
“We can’t be fighting the last war. We have to keep preparing to fight the...”
– Hillary Clinton sending some serious mixed messages
The YUI Rich Text Editor →
Maybe the output of this RTE won’t suck.
High Scalability: Flickr architecture →
Great insight into how Flickr manages their massive amount of data and traffic. (Geeks only)
How I use Basecamp: Property Management « b3n’s... →
Linux Credit Card Re-Launches
An anonymous reader writes “The all-new Linux Fund Visa Card launched on July 24th. The Linux Fund began in 1999, and lasted until Bank of America bought MBNA and canceled the program earlier this year. Before that time the fund had distributed $100,000 a year on average. US Bank has inked a new deal to resurrect the program with new features. Currently, the project is open to ideas for...
Apple G3 Beer Server
Some crazy nutjob (read: genius) Mac fan has developed the computer of my dreams, the Apple G3 Beer Server. Now from the picture you can tell that it serves beer, which is all a computer really needs to do in my book, but allegedly it still does some computing stuff too (although I am doubtful). According to an industry professional (me), nothing quite says “Honey, I’ll be locked in...
Indiana Announces 2007-08 Men's Basketball...
2007-08 Schedule…Click here for full story or visit www.iuhoosiers.com for more. (via Mike’s shared items in Google Reader)
WatchTED video of Microsoft rocking out Photosynth.
“You can’t take something off the Internet. It’s like taking pee out...”
– Digg comment regarding facebook’s recent scripty source code leak
Iowa Dispatch: The Moment We're Waiting For
The results are in: Mitt Romney — 4516 (31.5%) Mike Huckabee — 2587 (18.1%) Sam Brownback — 2192 (15.3%) Tom Tancredo — 1961 (13.7%) Ron Paul — 1305 (9.1%) Tommy Thompson — 1039 (7.3%) Fred Thompson — 203 (1.4%) Rudy… (via Mike’s shared items in Google Reader)
WatchMinesweeper rulz
How Apple's small things influence their big...
It’s cool how Apple’s design language keeps evolving. One product design follows another. There’s a continuity this way, yet things continue to feel new. And it’s interesting how their small designs influence their large designs.
Take a look at the back of the iPhone. It’s silver on top, black on the bottom. Then take a look at the new iMac. It’s is black on top, silver on the bottom.
The...
Indiana University Dumps Google for ChaCha
theodp writes “Come Monday, no more Indiana University searches will be powered by computer-driven Google. Only by people-powered ChaCha. The move was announced by new IU President Michael McRobbie, who until recently sat on ChaCha’s Board of Directors (5-29 SEC filing, PDF). IU will draft hundreds of librarians and IT employees to be ChaCha Guides for the university’s websites,...
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