Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Developing for the iPhone Safari browser is awesome. There are so many advanced features that make it easy to implement nice touches that were previously difficult, i.e. rounded corners and drop shadows. It also provides local storage of data which I haven’t tried yet. Like this article says every mobile browser should use webkit!
Gizmodo – Every Mobile Browser Should Give Up and Just Go WebKit – Mobile webkit.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
I love Shaun Inman’s website stats tracking software called Mint. I’ve never really used a feed reader, but have always wanted to. I’ve been reluctant because there are a lot of feeds that I would like to follow, but don’t have the time to read all of them. Shaun Inman’s feed reading software looks great because it will help to bubble up to the top the more interesting articles. Just might have to give it a try!
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Usability experts Adaptive Path have an cool newsletter which addresses the different tools they use to create sketches, diagrams and wireframes. Love the Warm Gray Marker suggestion.
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Very interesting article on the Getty and how their leadership is out of touch with the rest of the organization. I’m sure many museums can relate to certain aspects of this article. I did not know most of this about the Getty.
Silence Dogetty: “Critically Seeing” Getty Trust Leadership.
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Nancy Proctor, from the Smithsonian, is one of the worlds experts in mobile technology. I was privileged enough to be invited by her and Jane Burton to speak at the handheld conference that they put on at the Tate Modern. This is definitely a site to bookmark!
I recently started reading a book that was edited by handheld guide expert Loïc Tallon and fellow Londoner Kevin Walker. The book is a collection of essays by prominent technologists in the museum space writing about mobile guides in museums. The range of information is extensive ranging from best practices to research in the field. The book is highly recommended to those with an interest in this area of digital museum interpretation.
Purchase the book here: Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media
Back in high school I would religiously play albums I liked over and over and over. As I’ve grow older these albums are becoming few and far between. Once in a blue moon I come across one that I can’t stop listening to. Some groups of the last several years are The Clientele, Starsailor, and The Shout Out Louds. Recently I discovered a group called The Last Shadow Puppets, and for me their music has proved to be some of the most exciting and creative that I have come across in recent years. Like a lot of the music that I’ve been enjoying recently their music has a retro 60s feel to it. However, this group has a dynamic quality that I haven’t come across in years. A sense of urgency that makes you think that their music flows out of them like water, more like rapids in this case. The orchestral aspect of their music is definitely the strongest selling point for me. Strings, horns – you name it it’s there. Very good stuff that you should check out today.
Purchase the album here: Age of the Understatement
