Better software, less support
A few months ago “Ars carried a story”:http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/10/09/slowing-economy-impacts-apple-call-center-in-colorado about Apple canceling a call center in Colorado. This...
View ArticleIt’s like iTunes for…
Sometimes it seems like every app is trying to be “the iTunes for <insert subject here>”. I’ve worked on “an app that fits into this category”:http://www.vitalsource.com/software/bookshelf/, and...
View ArticleNew blog design
I’ve been blogging here since 2002, and I started Riverfold in 2006, but it’s taken me a while to realize something pretty obvious: traffic flows back and forth between my personal blog and the company...
View ArticleHoliday bundles and no-brainer promotions
Two new bundles were announced this week: “The Indie Mac Gift Pack”:https://indiemacgiftpack.com/ (6 great Mac apps for $60) and the “Fusion Ads Holiday Bundle”:https://fusionads.net/bundle/ (an...
View ArticleBootstrap CSS
I’ve been using Twitter’s Bootstrap in an internal project at VitalSource for a few months, and over the weekend I finally switched to using the CSS framework in Tweet Marker too. The layout now works...
View ArticleDesign in grayscale
Adam Keys has several tips for programmers, to make our web sites look better by keeping things simple. I often just use grayscale, too: “Most important: design in greyscale. Color is hard and can lead...
View ArticleMultiplane
“We spend a lot of time on a few great things.” — Designed by Apple in California In 1940, Ub Iwerks, the animator behind Walt Disney’s first Mickey Mouse shorts, came back to the Disney studios after...
View ArticleFun apps don’t need clean code
Jared Sinclair says that a successful app has nothing to do with writing clean code. Thinking about Riposte: “Riposte, still used and loved by some App.net diehards, has one or two view controllers I...
View ArticleWatch form over function
Everyone’s thinking the same thing: Samsung’s new smartwatch looks significantly better than the Apple Watch. Even the rounded scrolling control looks as usable or more usable than Apple’s digital...
View ArticleMicro.blog themes open source
Micro.blog launched with 6 unique themes, and advanced CSS support to customize many aspects of the design. I love seeing users take one of the existing themes and make it their own, such as what Dan...
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