Month: March 2012

Friday, 30 March 2012

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Calendars are Skeuomorphic

by Garrick van Buren Comments Off on Calendars are Skeuomorphic

“I don’t care about the past. It can be hidden in a separate view for the rare occasions that I want to look at past items. Yet the past is consuming the majority of the interface.” – Marco Arment

“Who wants to see 30 boxes arranged in a grid with tiny text? Who wants to see only what they need to do today? Who needs to see the past days of the week when you use a week view? I would guess that for most of you these views are mostly useless…” – Ben Brooks

Nice to know I’m not the only one frustrated with the UIs of free calendar apps.

Monday, 26 March 2012

Friday, 23 March 2012

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Paying for Freedom

by garrick Comments Off on Paying for Freedom

“I would pay for a service that never sells a single piece of my life. For a service that cares about my emotions and not ad impressions. For a service that is committed to putting me first and not the advertiser. For a service that emphasizes and never blurs the sanctity of my privacy. For a service that fosters real friendships with real friends and not the consumption of information. For a service that respects my time and never dares to distract me. For a service that humbly gets the fuck out of the way, becomes invisible and allows for humanity to prosper. For a service that isn’t a service at all, but a beautiful supplementation to life.” – Youssef Sarhan