p. Britain’s Times ran a “(extlink)story”:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-8088-882668,00.html where they had a PC user and a Mac user switch for a week and then write about their experience. Overall, the article seems well written, with the overall conclusion that the Mac has an edge, but it’s probably not enough of one to justify switching from a PC ...
p. “(extlink)Lawrence Lessig”:http://lessig.org/blog/ is representing John Hardwicke in a lawsuit against their common alma mater the American Boychoir School in Princeton. As reported in the “(extlink)Star Ledger”:http://www.nj.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-1/106870652649440.xml?starledger?ntr :
p. “(extlink)JustMe!Music”:http://www.justmemusic.com/content/ has produced custom “(extlink)Veggietales”:http://www.veggietales.com CD’s with songs where the characters sing songs, directly mentioning children’s names. The greatest thing about this new product, however is the fact that with modern CD burning technology they can afford to stock over *650* names. Even more interestingly — if your name sounds the same as one ...
p. “(extlink)Cingular Wireless”:http://www.cingular.com has come up with a feature really helps to tie together cellular and landline phones. The “(extlink)FastForward”:http://www.cingular.com/beyond_voice/fastforward feature involves a small cradle/charger for your phone. While your phone is in the cradle, any calls to your mobile line can be forwarded to your landline automatically. Particularly useful inside old buildings like mine ...
O’Reilly Network: Breaking into the Business: An Interview with Michael Matas [Nov. 01, 2002] discusses some of the challenges of designing icons (and artowork in general) for Aquified user interfaces. Most interestingly is the fact that Michael Matas was 17 and in High School at the time that he was hired by “(extlink)Omni Group”:http://www.omnigroup.com to ...
Apple and PC Users Switch for a week
Nov
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2003
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