Smashing Magazine has catalogued some of the most amazing visualization technique available today. I’m particularly fascinated by the spacial navigation and visualization models. As technology catches up with the processing capabilities of humans, we’ll be seeing more and more technology like this. We don’t think in folders and files–we think in relationships, proximity and “likeness.” [...]
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Even though Mac OS/X has been demonstrating more problems of late (40 Mac OS X security patches this month, preceded by 90 security patches last month according to Mitchell Ashley), there have still been no significant breaches of OS/X security. Mitchell’s point is that Apple has remained too obscure a target to garner much attention [...]
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Posted by zbeckman - July 4th, 2007 Comments Off
This is just… awesome. Skitch reminds me of the fantastically simple and powerful user interface of Bryce. Here’s a 3 minute video clip to illustrate — it’s worth watching just to see some good design work:
As a matter of fact, it’s reminiscent enough that I have to wonder if Skitch’s designer is also a Bryce [...]
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Posted by zbeckman - May 24th, 2007 Comments Off
One of the judges of a major photography contest writes at great length about the things he looks for in a competition winner. A very interesting read if you’re into photography, or just curious how these things are judged. The advice stands alone as well, making good tips on how to take some great photographs.
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Posted by zbeckman - May 14th, 2007 Comments Off
While browsing through my iPhoto database I found these beautiful shots from the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate park. Thought I’d upload a few to my Flickr feed (visit Flickr to see the whole set).
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