Reading Time: < 1 minGood design can be hard to notice. Not because it’s so beautiful or creative, but because of how well it makes things work. A well-designed product is ideally beautiful and creative, but the true design comes from the function of it. In an article in the New York Times 20 years ago, just after the […]
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First Encounters is Wii Sports
Reading Time: 2 minWhen the Nintendo Wii was released back in 2006 it came with the famous game “Wii Sports” included. Wii Sports was intended to essentially be a tech demo to show users how the new control system worked and give them something to play with as they worked their way into the “real” games. If you […]
From Google Podcasts to Snipd
Reading Time: 2 minIf you’ve read many posts on here, you know that I get a lot of great info from podcasts that I listen to. As with reading books, I find that “getting” great info is just the first step, and I need to follow it up with ways to remember and use that information. I’ve used […]
The next round of VR will be the one to watch
Reading Time: 2 minThe Meta Quest 3 was released last week, and it’s fantastic. It’s a great step up over the Quest 2 in every way, and it makes VR that much more engaging. Perhaps of greater consequence, the “pass-through mode” on it (where you can see the world around you) is far better than the Quest 2 […]
USB-C is finally everywhere
Reading Time: 1 minI can’t believe it took nearly a decade since I first told you that USB-C was going to be a great thing, but we’re finally here. The newly-released iPhone 15 changed their port to be USB-C, and they were essentially the last device that needed to change. I know that iPhone users are going to […]
Yes, AI will take some jobs
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s a foregone conclusion that AI is going to replace some jobs in the coming years. I can’t say whether it’s be a small or large number, and no one knows for sure, but it’s clear that at least some jobs will be replaced by AI. This sounds like a bad thing, but is it? […]
Technology changes the focus of our brain
Reading Time: 2 minAs technology develops, our skills change along with it. Not only does this means we have new skills to learn, but it also means that we have older skills that are no longer needed. When’s the last time you dipped a quill to write a letter? This kind of thing can lead to memes like […]
Digitally prepping for a trip
Reading Time: 2 minOver the next few months I’ll be heading to both New York and San Antonio for some fun trips. My goal is to work very little on those trips, but I still want to keep up with some of my daily streaks (such as this blog), so preparation is key. Blogging I generally stay a […]
Obsidian “properties” to help sort your stuff
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve talked about Obsidian (the note-taking app) a few times on here, such as when I moved my notes into it last summer, and when I made the choice to stick with it earlier this year. Many of my reasons for going with Obsidian were features that they had, but part of my reasoning was […]
Too much feedback is a problem
Reading Time: 2 minI talk a lot about giving feedback on here, both in terms of how to give good feedback to others, and how to appreciate feedback as a gift when it’s given to you. In both cases, though, too much feedback can be problematic. Too much feedback could mean that your work is simply not good […]