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Aug 07, 2006
Apple

Leopard' a Bit Underwhelming

Apple’s yearly bring-out-the-faithful shindig, WWDC, kicked off this morning with Steve Jobs’s keynote. I read through the coverage at engadget, and I must say that I am distinctly underwhelmed. Sure, the dual-proc Mac Pro is a lusty piece of hard...

Aug 07, 2006
Usability

Tabs, Tabs, Everywhere!

The tab control is a fantastic tool for grouping large numbers of related UI elements into a limited amount of space. Jennifer Tidwell, author of Designing Interfaces, provides a set of reasons, use cases and common designs for correctly applying ...

Aug 06, 2006
Meta

Designing for that *Other* Interface

I, like many of you, spend most days thinking about how to put forth the most professional and attractive experience possible in my software. I used to think that as long as I could create high-quality, professional-looking software with a fantast...

Aug 06, 2006
Apple

Inexplicable Design Decisions in iCal

Since Tiger shipped in early 2005, Mail.app has gone from being one of my favorite mail clients around, to being my absolute least favorite mail client. It frequently displays unintelligible warnings like “The message could not be saved,” or it si...

Aug 06, 2006
Random Funniness

Paris Hilton. Again.

Paris Hilton claims she’s going celibate for a year. Unlike Rivers Cuomo, I think she’s a damned liar.