This week a new app, Next Issue, debuted for the iPad. Called “Netflix for magazines,” the app allows users to read as many electronic magazines as they would like for only $10 a month. It was an instant success, with…
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Walt Disney, the world’s first user experience designer
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Lessons in UX: How to design a great voice interface system
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The death of the UI…?
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The future, predicted: How Apple can “own” mobile payments (UPDATED!)
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Apple’s Next Big Thing could be revolutionizing software development
I used to code. And when I say “code,” I mean write HTML, JavaScript and active server pages – not full desktop applications. This was close to a decade ago, and while I have taken some software development classes since,…
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The ghost of Steve Jobs
I recently watched the video of Apple’s announcement of the new iPad. It was, like all Apple product announcements, a familiar affair. It started with statistics, it teased features, it detailed specs, and demonstrated new programs designed to take full…
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Lessons in UX: The “tender trap” of the iPhone
If you’ve been paying attention to the stock market lately, you may have noticed that Apple is doing quite well. At the time of this writing the stock is over $500 a share, the company has just had another quarter…
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Why don’t Mac Mini’s have MagSafe power connectors?
Being a close follower of Apple and their design decisions, I'd say a primary reason the Mac Mini doesn't have that connection is simple: it's not a portable computer, and it doesn't have a battery. The idea behind the MagSafe…
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What are some of the things that Apple decided not to do?
Lots of things. They decided not to build a MIDI "break-out" box a couple of years ago, even though the product was ready for production according to some sources. They decided to stop making printers. They decided to simplify thier…
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Which mobile apps offer a perfect user experience?
Perfect is the enemy of good, and perfect is also a very high bar to achieve. I don't know if I'd say that the following are perfect, but they ae very good indeed: Simplenote let's you take notes and write.…
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Now available on iBooks: Captured Moments, a book of my photography
Captured Moments is an interactive book of my photography. It is available exclusively from the Apple iBooks store and is available for the low low cost of FREE. Please check it out, I hope you like it
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Why can’t you sell an iBooks Author edited book by other means than Apple?
Apple created the iBookstore and the new iBook Author tool. As creator of said platform/application, they can put stuff in their EULA that says "you must never use this tool without wearing pants" if they want. It's their IP, they…
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What is Apple’s strategic motive with iCloud?
Users are creatures of habit who don't like change. Resistance (to change) is something I've written and researched extensively with users – people don't like to change even if it's good for them, because they are comfortable with how things…
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What features will likely be in the iPad 3?
Some reasonable guesses: Better Display (not quite “Retina” but close) Faster processor (A6?) More RAM Siri Integration Better camera Some “Out there” (and semi-informed) guesses: Thunderbolt connectivity for faster transfer AND charging (goodbye, iPod connector) NFC Wider home button that…
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What would be a more elegant way to handle updates to apps on iPhone and iPad?
Make them push, not pull. Right now you have to go "get" the updates, by clicking on the App Store icon, then going to updates. That's "pull." Change to "push" by using the new Notification Center that was just added…