Monthly Archives: February 2007

Vista Vista Vista

I’ve finally got a copy of Vista running at home. I’m mainly going to use it as a Media Center and I’d like to say that there’s lots of thing I like about it. I’d like to say that because … Continue reading

Are you giving away your login details for all your accounts?

Woah there! You’ve found yourself on an old article. Take note of the date before reading. Ok I acknowledge that I’m no security expert and this probably isn’t a major security risk, but do you recognize this scenario? You’re on … Continue reading

Crappy things about iTunes & iPods

Now I’m a Mac lover, but there are some things about iTunes and iPods that drive me nuts. When you’re listening to your ipod and a crappy song comes on, there is no option to trash it. If you import … Continue reading

On the whole – unrelated to each other…

The Help Desk (via My Confined Space – be warned some of the other stuff there isn’t particularly safe for work – or particularly good – but the video clip is a corker) The Museum of Lost Interactions (via Boing … Continue reading

Don’t release early, release often (all the time)

I’ve recently been talking to a number people about the “release early, release often” mantra. If you’re working on a new web app for the mass consumer market, be very wary. “Release early, release often” was written with open source … Continue reading

Mouse-over menus done right

There’s been a lot of talk lately about Snap’s “preview anywhere” mouse-over menus lately, and how they are a usability nightmare. Well, I’d like to add my 2p by turning this discussion on its head and pointing out a couple … Continue reading