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What Apple copied from Microsoft

25 July 2007

Apple has learned the marketing psychology lesson that Microsoft got first. For many consumers, convenience is of greater value than choice. A platform built of parts that work together seamlessly beats a self-curated collection of…

That Busted GIF Feeling

17 July 2007

A pesky bug in the iLike sidebar eludes the happy fix.

My Ding-a-Links

12 July 2007

Fight for your right to publish. Ponder a Google-Wikipedia mashup, recycle old ipods and cell phones, generate diagonal backgrounds (with or without gradients), study Hitchcock’s visual storytelling techniques, and more.

“Maybe” is one option too many

20 June 2007

“Maybe” is one option too many. As a best practice, we should dispense with it, just as we should replace five-star rating systems with four-star ones.

iTunes, iLike, and iWish

1 June 2007

At long last, the latest iTunes upgrade lets you replace DRM versions of music bought at the iTunes store with higher-quality, non-DRM-protected versions. But after purchase, you may not be able to download them. In…

How now brown wow?

9 May 2007

Windows Vista. Adobe CS3. Which are you more excited about, and why?

The heartbreak of technology

26 April 2007

Why this tech support call took an hour is a mystery. Why it is called “support” is a more profound one.

swfIR (swf Image Replacement)

27 February 2007

Working around accepted limitations of the HTML image object.

ALA 233: Semantic Flash, Valid Arguments

27 February 2007

Flash and standards, the love that dare not speak its name. Plus: valid and invalid reasons for, um, validating and not validating.

Praise the Lord and Pass the Pliers

23 January 2007

A List Apart 231 is strictly for tools.

Register for An Event Apart Boston

11 January 2007

Registration is now open for An Event Apart Boston 2007. Enjoy two days of design and code plus meals, a party, and a bag of swag for $795. Save more with discount code just for…