I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told by someone that they have a great idea for a website or app, and they guard it like they know the location of X on the treasure map. An idea’s terrific (well not this one guy’s idea. They already made that and it’s called Facebook). People think you can just will good products to life, especially software. They undervalue design, development, production, user testing, market research and marketing as being worth less than the idea itself. Are you passionate, driven... Read full article →
Capcom’s embraced the era of 8-bit gaming with the release of Megaman 9 and 10, but the stroy of Dark Void Zero takes it a step further. I love the idea to release an original 8-bit Dark Void game to coincide with the PS3/XBox 360/PC release ads a level of clever viral marketing, including a fictional back story that it’s a long-lost NES era original. The little details of extra effort make it even more interesting. “Box” art styled like the awful Mega Man NES box art that didn’t at... Read full article →
Just got one of these from Apple. I still think Logitech makes the best mice on the market, but this feels like a nice upgrade over the Apple (formerly Mighty) Mouse. Ars Technica review: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/11/you-win-some-you-lose-some-a-review-of-apples-magic-mouse.ars Tweet
The Mighty Mouse is just up to par with the rest of Apple's design quality
Internet Explorer 6 is the most widely used browser from a Dark Age of stifled innovation, but as of April 09, 17.52% of surfers are still using it. How far down the Information Superhighway will these users need to be before they brake down and finally enjoy the free upgrade to 2006′s version 7 (or even better, IE8)? Not long, apparently. Microsoft has lost a lot of ground, and the future does not look bright for the browser once brought to you at gunpoint. The browser options are becoming more... Read full article →
