Posts By: Ben

Can you iterate? Iterating is not the same as having no idea what you are doing. It is in fact quite the opposite. You know where you want to be, but don’t know the way to get there. Because where you want to be is in the future, you will know more about how to… Read the rest »

iOS’s incorporation of photo stream is a marked improvement for sharing photos and media between devices. However, right now it is always a two way street. If you want to upload to the photo stream, you have to also download. This is fine for my iPad, and my MacBook pro, but I have more limited… Read the rest »

When you make something better and people just don’t get it, sometimes you need to be blunt. I know the feeling.

Often, when pressured to finish something quickly, with the client looking over my shoulder, I am tempted to use my first incarnation of a design. There it is. It works. I already have it. It is done. Changing it means more work, more time, and a second review process. It often takes me a weekend… Read the rest »

Is there such a thing as the uncanny valley for all things? What is it called? When a design or idea approaches a point where it is almost perfect, or almost where it needs to be, the problems that once were hidden by ineptitude now seem to be glaring and acute. Previously, there was no… Read the rest »

Pandora? Turntable? Spotify   Why? Is the social aspect important, or the fact that a playlist is made for you?  

Newest offer – Headphones! $307 normally, but yours for $69!   But, just google the headphones:   Groupon saves me $4. $4. They are now worse than spam.

Have an iPhone 4S? The you have everything you need to bring to power of Siri and Nuance dictation to your Mac for only $19. Buying the full version of Nuance Dragon Dictate would cost you $199! Using the the new version of iTeleport VNC app, you can dictate anything to your phone and it… Read the rest »