July 2008

The Archives

• Design in the Wild, Gold Star, Interface

  Design in the Wild: Bank of America’s Enter button on steroids

  07.30.08 | Permalink |

  I just used my local Bank of America ATM and was so delighted by this screen that I felt compelled to take a photo and toss up a post.
  The concept of “Fast Cash” is nothing new. That being said, there’s something subtly clever about putting this supercharged Enter button at the first stage in [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 24th through July 27th

  07.27.08 | Permalink |

  MEX - the strategy forum for mobile user experience - Moving from mobile capabilities to mobile compulsionGreat read on why Apple has been succesful with the iPhone + App Store and how many focus on copying the wrong things.
  Nokia vs Apple in The Internet Mobile Device Market - ReadWriteWebThe iPhone is quickly chipping away from [...]

• Thoughts

  It’s been a while… I miss you guys.

  07.27.08 | Permalink |

  Anytime I feel that I’m being pulled away from people and things (including this blog) for a while I’m always reminded of Chris Fahey’s tweet about time management. It really must have made an impression on me because this isn’t the first time I’ve referenced it on this blog. For those unfamiliar, here’s another look: [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 20th through July 21st

  07.21.08 | Permalink |

  iPhone 2.0: The glory wore off in wash - (37signals)Good post detailing why the iPhone 2.0 launch cannot be seen as a complete success.
  Story of a Peanut: The TiVo Remote’s Untold Past, Present and FutureIt's articles like this that make me wish I had gone to school for Industrial Design.
  iPhone 2.0 Apps: The Social Networking [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 16th through July 19th

  07.19.08 | Permalink |

  IDEA: Design Award Winners, 2008 - BusinessWeekAlways a good and inspirational list of winners to flip through that cross over many different industries.
  Nokia’s Haptikos tactile feedback tech revealed in patent application - Engadget Mobile
  Gmail Tries to Be Less Creepy, Fails - ReadWriteWebGood post illustrating Google's often hamfisted and unecessarily obtuse approach to integrating social features [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 15th through July 16th

  07.16.08 | Permalink |

  The Loopt SMS Mess - kung fu grippeGreat piece from Merlin Mann detailing the Loopt privacy debacle.
  Google’s Android platform: not so open after all
  Why it’s time for Blockbuster to give up | The Digital HomePesky startup: 1 | Old, slow moving behemoth: 0. Ouch.
  Intua - BeatmakerReally neat music sequencing app for the iPhone.
  Developer Interest in [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 13th through July 14th

  07.14.08 | Permalink |

  News from The Associated PressGreat that they’re starting to leverage the hardware people already have in their homes. This should get really interesting really fast, particularly if they start to get traction with other hardware makers. TiVo anyone?
  TUAW Review: MobileMe - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Extensive review of Apple's new service. So far I'm very [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 11th through July 12th

  07.12.08 | Permalink |

  My Top 10 iPhone Apps: Currently Using and DesiredGreat list here.
  Five ways the App Store will change the world - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)All great points.
  First Look: Exposure for the iPhone - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Loving the "Near Me" method of browsing photos.
  Loopt Brings Yelp Reviews to 3G iPhone - ReadWriteWeb
  Swurl: Your Lifestream, [...]

• Customer Service, Interface, Process, Product, Review, Thoughts

  Guess who has no functioning iPhone thanks to… Apple!

  07.11.08 | Permalink |

  How can the same company get some things so right and others so utterly wrong?
  Check out this completely unacceptable process of letting me download Firmware 2.0 (+30 mins), install and restore the iPhone (another 15 mins) and then after restart it asks me to connect to iTunes to finalize the process and I get this!
  So [...]

• Links

  EverydayUX links for July 1st through July 10th

  07.10.08 | Permalink |

  Apple Remote: Remote Control Done Right!I am really excited for this app!
  Loopt iPhone 3G Release Better than its Blackberry App?Lookin forward to seeing how this works in practice.
  Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy - Digital Web MagazineGreat article on what social media is and is not. A must read for anyone tasked with [...]