Somewhat recently, Google, Inc. (or rather the people behind Google) opened their own weblog. This was moderately exciting, since, like most of my kind, I take Google to be god’s gift to geekdom.
One of the posts that I just noticed, was by Dennis Hwang, the creator of many of the custom google logos, and […]

Bruce Tognazzini is the founder of the Apple Human Interface Design Group (and he also has done many other important things). He has been writing a column called “Ask Tog” for some time now, and the column is about his field of expertise; User Interface.
The first article of his I read was […]

A great read for anyone looking to import their email into their new GMail accounts. Definitely seems easy enough. I would like to add that GMail rocks and I will probably add that everytime I write something on it.
via: Kottke

First this article isn’t a “How to Save Apple” article since I don’t think they need saving. It’s simply some thoughts on what could happen if Apple made Mac OS X totally open source.
Apple runs Mac OS X based on a kernel that any developer can work on. However, the innovations they have made with […]

My first response was:

What in the hell is a ratfish?

Then I saw a picture of it.

I still don’t know what a ratfish is, but I do know it’s ugly.

This, however, is Scott’s personal journey, in search of the perfect communal gaming experience. Scott occasionally joins us for our Friday Night Follies LAN gaming sessions in the basement of the Case House. When he bought a house in Austin, Texas, he decided he wanted a space for LAN games. This is the story of […]

To separate yourself from the competition you have to innovate. Imitation may be one of the greatest forms of flattery, but doing so does not entice users to leave what they currently have. I argued this point in my article, Don’t Make Linux Desktop a Windows Clone, and now it seems Jono does the same.
However, […]

Joel Spolsky has written a striking article on how Microsoft has lost the API war to web development and what it means to their future. Outlook: not too good. If you can’t control the developers you can’t win the platform wars basically. Glad to see a different and reasonable outlook instead of the same Linux […]

It’s coming. My favorite browser is quickly approaching its next milestone and soon we will be at 1.0. If you are interested in seeing what is new in the most recent version of Firefox then you should go over to MadPenguin and check out his take on it. I recommend you go check it out […]

It’s not much of a secret that Apple is increasingly eyeing the Digital Media field. It started with the iPod then moved onto Apple creating a separate iPod division and now we have the AirPort Express. The latest and greatest G5 is merely a 2.5Ghz when we were promised a 3Ghz machine around this time. […]

A question that I have asked myself numerous times everytime I see an article on WiFi. Even after McDonald’s announced they were offering WiFi, the question still remained of why would anyone want to pay for WiFi access besides the hardcore geek? WiFi access is no longer a luxury, but what many people are beginning […]

Let’s face it. IDEs are great for programmers. They save many hours of time by inserting code and generating code that otherwise we would have to type ourselves. They help prevent errors before they even occur and they can help us produce GUIs in the blink of an eye. The problem […]

Very nice read for anyone interested in building a network that has the potential to grow. I used to work at a company where they hired so many people at one time that they ran out of IP addresses for the network. Then I had to introduce them to the wonders of DHCP. Of course […]

We want the world to switch to Apple or Linux or anything else that isn’t Windows. We want the world to use Open Source software. We know it would be so cool to get everyone free of proprietary software.
The problem is we have egos that cause a barrier for everyone else to join in. Some […]

Tongue moderately in cheek article on classifying users via thermodynamics

Buildings that serve a purpose and enhance the beauty of the environment around them are created by artists disguised as architects. Buildings that are hideous and need to be torn down are created by architects. The difference is that the artist takes pride in what he is doing. He understands that his […]