Great Urswick Weather Station history Weather Underground. Weather Cloud. Urswick Bulletin (weather link) | Old Kiln Bulletin (weather link) | Direct link to archive page Radar Page | Summary Page | Urswick Charts | Old Kiln Charts … Continue reading
I'm a sucker for that rootsy blend of country, bluegrass, folk and rock that was LA “Country Rock” circa 1968-69… but I've always had a nagging doubt about those early years, and that doubt has grown over time due to … Continue reading
I’ve long wanted to do a post about Curt Boettcher and the tangled web of productions and songs that weaved their way through late 60’s LA and beyond. But I came across a problem…
Continue readingThere’s a lot of talk about big data and how it will help bring in a new dawn of technology that learns and recognizes our needs before we know them ourselves. Isn’t this the truest form of empowerment that technology … Continue reading
I used to quite like Google. I used a lot of their services. From Search (obviously), Chrome, Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Reader (RIP), Picasa, Maps, Earth to YouTube… But not any more.
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The most annoying thing about the iOS design discussion has been the willingness of intelligent, insightful commentators to say that they are “not designers”. They think their opinion on a design can’t be as valid as actual designers in the “design community”
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The more I look at those new iOS7 icons, the better they become. They may look “odd” to some (and downright juvenile to the more superficial commentators), but they are extremely clever and do a number of design “jobs-to-be-done” very well.
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Following on from the thought of an Apple TV App (instead of a piece of hardware), I thought I would mock-up a very quick idea of how a news-stand type TV app grouping could work.
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So, Apple and TV. Let’s see what everyone seems to think will happen… A physical television set, A fancy and unknown new control mechanism, Apps on AppleTV, Apple delivering TV content. I think the answer will be a little different.
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I believe we’re up to 1965. Now it gets quite a bit more difficult to select a single song without upsetting legions of complex, luscious harmony infused pop classic productions. But let’s try. 1965: You’re So Good To Me “What?” …
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Apple is DOOMED, DOOMED, I tells you. Or perhaps not, if you have a modicum of sense… But I do think I’ve finally understood the last 18 months of Apple and how a company with such a tremendous level of revenue and profits can fall foul of bizarre expectations.
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