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Windows 8 Will Blow Your Mind. Hopefully Not Like Vista

February 11, 2010

Beyond Microsoft’s habit of inflating expectations with unnecessary hyperbole, this seems like a bad sign. User interfaces shouldn’t be “mind blowing” or “completely different.” They should be familiar and intuitive.

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Brush Up on <em>Getting Things Done</em> with an Updated Flow Chart [GTD]

July 26, 2009

New flowchart for GTD.

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Timbuk2 Everyday Camera Bag

July 24, 2009

The primary disadvantage of DSLR cameras is the inconvenience of trying to carry them everywhere. In searching for the perfect everyday camera bag, I found that bags designed for cameras are designed to carry just camera equipment. There really isn’t any middle ground.

But it turns out that Timbuk2’s new “Commute 2.0″ bag is just the right size for adding a single insert to carry a DSLR. Two inserts that seem to be the right size are the Billingham 12-21 Superflex insert and the Domke FA-211 insert. I didn’t really feel like paying $30, so I constructed one myself from some foam and duct tape, then attached it to the inside of the bag with industrial strength velcro. I think it works pretty well. We’ll see how durable it turns out to be.

Timbuk2 Commuter 2.0

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United Breaks Guitars

July 8, 2009

$1500 worth of bad publicity for United Airlines.