Well, tomorrow I’m off to Indonesia. I’ll be there for four whole weeks! Hell yeah. :-D Our (me and my girlfriend’s) travel plans include Singapore, Java, Bali, Lombok and Sulawesi. Perhaps I’ll post some news here now and again when I’m checking my e‑mail in an internet shack. Or maybe I’ll upload some photos to Flickr. We’ll see! I’ll leave you now with a photo from last year’s trip to the ‘gordel van smaragd’.
Technorati: Indonesia, vacation, travel
This post at Engadget lead me to Delicious Library. A Mac app that lets you scan barcodes on your books and games and such using a webcam. It then creates a catalogue of all your stuff and does all kinds of cools stuff with it, such as give you recommendations, and let you track which books you’ve loaned to your friends. There’s an interview with the makers too, including a look at how the UI evolved, but it’s offline right now. Too bad…
Technorati: Delicious Library, interview, UI, interface
Maeda has four common sense but good advice on how to make the most of your meetings.
Technorati: meetings, advice, how to, management
I just signed up for a free account at Blinksale, the light weight billing app from Firewheel Design, and I must say: it looks really nice. The UI is clean, clean, clean. I’m going to study this and refer to it for examples for a long, long time…
Technorati: Blinksale, UI, Firewheel Design, interface
Just a quick link to a new blog that’s popped up: my old Utrecht School of Arts buddy Jacco has started chronicling his creation of some badass ‘Aleph‑X’ amplifiers. Great stuff!
Technorati: Aleph‑x, amplifiers, Jacco Flenter, Putpixel
Amsterdam view
Originally uploaded by Kaeru.
A few photos taken from the famous “Beurs van Berlage” in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Showing a view of the centre of Amsterdam.
Commentaar van Emerce op mijn reactie:
“Over de code onder de motorkap: daar weet ik persoonlijk niets van af. De site doet wat ie moet doen, en daar ben ik zeer tevreden mee.”Wat moet de site dan doen? Blijkbaar dus niet: toekomstvast zijn, goed indexeren, goed werken onder verschillende browsers zonder veel kunst- en vliegwerk, niemand buitensluiten, goed printen, snel laden, etc…
Technorati: Emerce, web standards
Ik schreef onlangs een licht gekscherend stuk over een drietal raar geformuleerde opties in een adresformulier van Bol.com. Vandaag, nog geen week nadat ik de klantenservice van Bol.com op het artikeltje had gewezen, krijg ik een e‑mail terug. Bol.com belooft er mee aan de slag te gaan, ze bedanken me voor de oplettendheid en bieden me cadeaubon van maarliefst 5 euro als beloning! Blijkbaar neemt Bol.com de gebruikerservaring van hun site serieus. Mijn complimenten!
Technorati: UX, user experience, Bol.com
Cool: Google’s commemorative site for the anniversary of the first manned Moon landing. Zoom all the way in for a nice easter egg…
Via: MAKE: Blog