David Emery OnlineFriday Links XXXII
29 September 2007
The Legend of FacilityFocus
“Yes, I know that it says “Search Criteria Required!” at the top of the screen, in red letters, with an exclamation point. But that’s just to fool you into thinking that search criteria are required.”
A wonderful example of everyday unusability.
Radiohead Post Encrypted Messages on Website
I love this kind of stuff – what are they up to?
“Interactive” Album Art: The CD-ROMs Of The Digital-Music Age?
I’m utterly unconvinced that interactive booklets are worth anybody’s time – surely that kind of information if what the internet – specifically a bands website – is for? We can do so much better then a bit of flash or pdf with some lyrics in.
Apple says iPhone unlocking may cause permanent damage
No surprise here, and completely fair enough if you ask me.
Apple iPhone update 1.1.1 offers louder volume, adds iTunes
Guess what – if you hack around with your iPhone, don’t expect to get support from Apple for it. Software updates = support, folks.
Mobile Micro Wifi Router
What a great idea.
4:3 Camera Project
This is exactly what I want; he gets all the details right, even down to bits – like the EVF – which I thought only I wanted. And there’s real mockups! Stirling work.
Amazon selling Magnatune MP3s
Amazon seem to be being a lot nicer to the indies then iTunes is – hopefully they’re be forced to change their ways now. Yay for competition!
dyeSight $2 Multi-Touch Pad
How to make a multi-touch track pad with $2 and a webcam.
Idea: The Histogram as the Image
Nifty!
Standing in the Drop Shadow of Usability
I do love an icon on a web page, but it can be a massive time sink if you’re not using – or can’t find a suitable – a pre-made set.
Firefox: New Theme for Mac OS X
Looks very promising – in fact, very similar to how I have my copy of OmniWeb set up.
Apple Geniuses are reportedly unbricking iPhones
Classic Apple: under promise (we’re going to break your phone, and we won’t fix it!) and over deliver (well, I guess we might be able to do something for you as you’re such a good customer).
Why Are Web Uploads So Painful?
Hear hear – couldn’t agree more!
YouTube Puts AdSense in Embedded Players
An interesting – and pretty canny – move.
Layer Tennis
Great stuff – I really like volley number 9.
How I would change Adium
Some very interesting ideas in here – I definitely like the look of the mockups. However, I think they’re making a fundamental mistake in thinking about abandoning the buddy list as it doesn’t scale well when you have lots of buddies; most people – other then IM app developers – don’t have enough contacts for it to be a problem.