Category Archives: Reviews

Expand Your Command Line Mind with TextExpander

November 23, 2010 – 6:00 am

As a member of the support staff, I probably spend most of my time in front of a terminal and a web browser during my typical work day. I actually have a bet with myself that I can probably work with just browser and terminal, but I’ve yet to try it. One of the apps [...]

By Christopher | Also posted in General, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Competitive Advantage through Design Thinking

November 22, 2010 – 10:35 pm

Last February, I began volunteering for a non-profit group with friends from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and and designers affiliated with the San Francisco chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).  The group had no name, no mission, and no particular direction at the time.  What it did have [...]

By Geoffrey R. Morrissett | Also posted in Events, General, Industry, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Phones to Challenge iPhone

August 24, 2009 – 1:50 am

For the past month I’ve been using four different cell phones behind the excellent Google Voice service. One phone number, four phones. The four phones are the Apple iPhone 3G (iPhone OS), the Nokia N97 (Symbian), the HTC G1 (Android), and the Palm Pre (Web OS). I use the iPhone on the AT&T network, the [...]

By grassonthefield | Also posted in Industry | Comments (1)

Apple's MobileMe and Joyent's Connector

August 8, 2008 – 9:31 pm

When we open sourced Joyent Connector last year, one thing we hoped to see was the beginning of some usability standards for web applications. Application design is not page design. So, with that said, when I saw the design of Apple’s new MobileMe service, I smiled: And here is Joyent’s Connector: Nice. This is not [...]

By grassonthefield | Also posted in UI | Comments (3)

iPhone 3G Review

August 8, 2008 – 9:25 pm

The touch display of my iPhone EDGE stopped working a couple of weeks before the launch of the iPhone 3G, and, who am I kidding, I was going to get one anyway, so I stood in line three times July 11. By 8PM I had the iPhone 3G 16GB (black) and was on my way. [...]

By grassonthefield | Comments (4)

Plurk

June 1, 2008 – 4:01 pm

I just signed up for Plurk. Proves there’s still room for innovation in the SMS-sized multicast messaging arena. It’s a mashup of Facebook and Twitter with the different concepts of Friends (a la Facebook) and Fans (a la Twitter). There’s the idea of “Karma” which you get from your own and your friends’ activity on [...]

By grassonthefield | Also posted in Industry | Leave a Comment

Single Rider Volunteer

August 5, 2006 – 3:24 am

I went to Disney World in Orlando, Florida with my family this past week. It wasn’t really a vacation, honestly. That’s my daughter Elizabeth frightened by the aggressive attention of Minnie Mouse, the love-interest mouse of Mickey that wanders the various resort breakfasts bringing a little piece of the “Happiest Celebration on Earth” tableside. I [...]

By grassonthefield | Also posted in General | Comments (3)

Mexican Coke

March 30, 2006 – 10:13 pm

Why Mexican Coca Cola tastes better.

By jason | Also posted in Travel | Comments (18)
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