February 25th, 2009
Driving a car requires that you focus your attention on the road and keep your hands on the steering wheel. Towards that end, many car manufacturers position controls (such as those for the radio or air conditioner) on the steering wheel — either on the “spokes” that attach the wheel grip to the steering column, or on surfaces mounted behind the grip, close enough that they can be reached without letting go of the steering wheel.
But imagine if auto makers took this to an extreme, and put those controls at the ten o’clock and two o’clock position, where you hold the wheel, and actually mounted the buttons exactly under your fingers and hands — right on the surface of the steering wheel grip. Anytime you tried to turn the wheel you had to be extra careful that you didn’t change the radio station, or turn on the heater.
That’s what Apple has done with the tabs in Safari 4.
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January 30th, 2009
I used to play guitar nearly every day back in college, and for a few years beyond. I was even in a couple of bands, though they never took off. In recent years I haven’t found much time for my guitar - so since my hope of ever becoming a rock star grows dimmer by the day, I figured I would post a few songs I wrote and recorded, for posterity.
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