Steve Jobs_Stay Hungry. Stay foolish (via One Trick Pony in FlickR)
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
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You only have one life to do whatever you want with. In 100 years; nobody will remember the stupid mistakes you made. So make a fool of yourself while you have the time. Because if you spend all your time trying to be the “cool kid” you will never be happy with yourself.
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Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy, he says. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash.
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| — | Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra is ‘Bullshit,’ Adobe Is Lazy: Apple’s Steve Jobs | Epicenter | Wired.com (via hiten) |
Apple's iPad: For what Audience?
After years of speculation, Apple finally released a tablet computer yesterday called the iPad. There was fanfare! There was rejoicing!
There was also much criticism: everything from it doesn’t have a camera or USB port to it doesn’t support Flash or HDMI out to it doesn’t let you multi-task. In 24 hours we have dozens of reasons why the iPad will fail in the marketplace.
But what if the iPad simply isn’t for the people who are critiquing it? What if the experience the Apple designers have in mind isn’t the one the tech writers and bloggers have been dreaming about for a half-decade? What if you, early-adopter geek fanperson, aren’t actually the target audience?
Humans suffer from a subjective viewpoint. We see the universe with us at the center of it. It’s almost impossible to gauge anything outside of our own desires…when we size up a new gadget such as the iPad we consider first and foremost: “What good is it TO ME?”.
User experience designers, however, cannot long suffer this fate. We must design (and hopefully critique other designs) from a more objective viewpoint.
As our initial subjective viewpoint fades, we might consider the iPad anew. Judging from the videos and early reviews, it makes many common activities very easy such as email, watching videos, and sharing photos. So let’s ask: “Who out there, what market, is this attractive to?”
The iPad is attractive to people for whom a laptop is overkill. Many spouses, parents, siblings, and children in our lives do not use computers in the same way we do. They are likely the primary audience for this device…the people who don’t need single pixel precision but can get by on single finger precision. They may use the iPad in the kitchen, the living room, the bedroom, even the bathroom. But they probably won’t use it in the office…
As designers and critics we must get out of our own head. Subjectivity is a crude lens through which great, audience-appropriate design cannot see.
When code bursts into flames
Me: Dude, one dude made a typo in our program, and ended up deleting our entire database. Just when we were closing up our product, shit hit the ceiling so fucking hard. 9:50 PM
Victor: do u guys have backups? 9:51 PM
Me: yeah, a two month old backup... and we can't work on our product until tomorrow noon, at best ... we promised that it'll be done by the end of the month. fuck. 9:54 PM
Victor: fuck! u guys are screwed! wut r u guys gonna do? 9:55 PM
Me: aderall lol. 9:58 PM
Victor Chu: lol nice. 9:59 PM
