Mar 18, 2009
mHits mobile payments needs a little more work
OK, I’m easily excitable but I’m excited any time I think about person-to-person (P2P) mobile payments. Aren’t you? I love the idea of settling up a lunch bill or paying my share of the team basketball registration fees straight from my mobile before I forget all about it, avoiding all the dreadful “did I remember to pay Roger for that?” moments that come later. An Australian... read more
Mar 27, 2008
AT&T: if I have to learn your interface, you’ve failed
Why do so many people in tech management find 3D interface so strangely addictive, when it’s clinically proven to be idiot-forming? Techcrunch reports that AT&T has been developing a new web 3D browser, Pogo, based on Mozilla. I’m amongst the readers who reacted with a strong WTF? at the news, though it brings up some important points about interface design, following trends, and... read more
Jan 14, 2008
iCal’s skinny, unresizable detailed info window blows
iCal’s skinny, unresizable detailed info window blows Originally uploaded by thatjonesboy. Where’s the little drag panel bottom right so i can inject some readability into this thing? And how come if the date is in the late evening, the ‘Save’ and ‘Edit’ buttons are obscured by my dock? And for that matter, why is there an Edit button at all? Why can’t I just... read more
