January 2010
7 posts
Apple's Window
Like many people, at first glance, the thick bezel around the iPad was off putting. In terms of usability, I understand the need for that amount of buffer space (so the fingers you use to hold the iPad don’t interfere with the interactions on screen). Still, I couldn’t help but wish it was just a little bit thinner all around, until I noticed something.
The homescreen shows an OSX...
Now, what to call it?
iPod, iPhone…
I like the “Canvas” guesses, but iCanvas doesn’t really fit in terms of the naming/branding logic (see previous post “Apple iNameTBD, a Love Letter”)
Maybe the iPalette? no, doesn’t have the nice two syllable structure. iPal? No, too cute…
iPlay?
Oh, why the hell not. Like the rest of the interwebs, I’ll take a blind stab at...
Dear Flash
I think we need to talk.
When we first met, you showed me things I’d never seen before. I’ve grown with you, because of you. I’ll always cherish our time together, but…
I’m ready to move on, and it’s not me, it’s you.
I’m supposed to be the uncommunicative one, but you’re so closed off nowadays. You do so many damn things, you’re just...
Apple iNameTBD, a Love Letter
There’s plenty of speculation about what Apple’s take on a tablet device is going to be. So for no other reason than I want to get this “down”, I’ll add my two cents to the cheap anonymous ‘net.
It’s the software (but you knew that)
Multi-touch is nice and all, but one take away from any handheld device not called iPhone (Android, Blackberry, Palm,...
L4D2 and Christian America
Playing Left 4 Dead 2 had me wondering if anyone had mapped the mentions of zombies in entertainment against the calls to be “more christian” by political figures or the talking heads of news media.
Seems that both christianity and the living dead are becoming more and more popular lately.
I’m realizing it makes perfect sense considering jesus is sort of a zombie.
8 Bit Lives, When Games Take Over
Originally posted on the Gold Cartridge blog June 1st, 2009
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The zombie is giving me a look that almost fools me into believing she’s alive.
Almost.
She can blink all she wants. I still can’t see any spark of life in those eyes. There might be air being sucked in or blown out through those parted lips, but it’s not a sign that she’s breathing.
I check to see...