Ouch, the new Apple TV is expensive. Wasn’t expecting it to be that expensive, going to rethink my plan to get one to replace my current one that no longer gets software updates.
Wonderful look back at The Dock on Mac, From OS 10 to macOS 27. For me, peak doc was the Leopard/Snow Leopard era. All those individually shaped icons look messy but added an extra layer of usability and recognition that I think is missing from the dock today.
Today is a dark mode and headphones kind of day. After a solid 5 hours of back to back calls yesterday I need to actually do some work and recharge my batteries.
It’s these kinds of days when I find the idea of living in the remote north very appealing. I, of course, idealise it, but the thought of being in a space that looks out on the wild countryside with a fire burning in the hearth sounds like bliss. Perhaps I am a wannabe hermit? I don’t think so, but sometimes this boy from a small town in Nottinghamshire find the corporate world hard work.
I spent some time in Sketch last night refining the design of my read later app for Micro.blog bookmarks. Today whilst cleaning the kitchen using voice mode I had Codex implement the refined designs. This is bookmarks view in the new dark mode.
Some more of my read later app powered by Micro.blog bookmarks. All the functionality seems to be almost there, but I need to refine the theme colours. This shows the article view in normal and fullscreen modes. From here you can highlight, add tags, and mark as read.
Jim Nielsen is “Embarrassed on Behalf of the Tech Industry” and I’ll add a hearty me too. My Mum hates technology when it changes and the way she did things no longer works or is possible. The web is definitely harder than it used to be, often in the name of making things easier, which always begs the question… easier for who?
I’ve been having fun experimenting with Codex… I’ve had many ideas for apps over the years but never been able to do anything about them. Finally I’m able to at least try ideas out, this one is a read later app powered by Micro.blog’s bookmarks feature.
a humane interface — or a humane system, even a humane technology — is considerate of human frailties. It acknowledges they exist and works with them, rather than taking advantage of them.
It’s rare that I find something strikes home so early in the day; this did. Much of my job as a designer is spent defending users, a battle of taste over numbers in a dashboard, but this might be how I start framing some of my arguments going forward. Juicing the numbers is the exact opposite of this, the methods used, more often than not, take advantage of human frailties to make them go up.
Today marks my 42nd trip around the sun. I opened OutPost with the intention of writing something, typed out the first sentence and froze. My brain once again seemingly blocked whatever prompted me to begin. So instead I find myself typing whatever is coming to my mind.
Being an end of September birthday means I am often in a reflective mood. The changing of the season brings with it feelings of new starts and the end of long days. Soon the nights will be longer than the days and with that comes woolly jumpers, scarves, and cosy nights on the sofa. The world turns from green and colourful to orange and brown. Footsteps stop being crisp and instead become crunchy as the paths snuggle down under a blanket of fallen leaves.
This summer has been hot, too hot. Will the winter be cold or will we be in for a mild one? Only time will tell. For now, I’ll settle down for the afternoon with a coffee and my book before dinner out tonight to celebrate. Japanese. Perhaps BBQ or hotpot…
In what can only be classed as a state of wishful thinking, I changed my Mac wallpaper to a more autumnal theme.