Month: December 2010
PCMag.com – RIAA Misfires, Grazes PCMag.com
Apparently blaming journalists is now how the music industry will fight its battles.
Forbes – The Real Lessons Of Gawker’s Security Mess
Basically whatever bad/stupid thing Gawker could have done they did including ignoring the problem.
SitePoint – Google Closure: How not to write JavaScript
It’s pretty harsh but going through the examples deserving.
TorrentFreak – Author Slams eBook Piracy, Son Outs Her As a Music Pirate
Turns out she pirated 1800 songs and purchased knock off Prada bags.
Both Sides of the Table – Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro
It’s easier to say than to implement but probably the most important aspect to implementing a well designed application.
The Word of Notch – How piracy works
Wouldn’t the world of copyright be a lot simpler if people followed this train of thought?
Vitsoe – Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design
His ten principles for good industrial design plus ten drop dead gorgeous products to go along with each principle, what more could you want?
52 Weeks of UX – Keeping Safe Those Things We Hold Precious; Our Memories
Building any web application or website comes with a certain responsibility not just to keeping data safe but also movable and usable down the road.
Geek Juice – Journalists need to learn what a ‘hacker’ really is
Journalism unfortunately by it’s nature leads people with limited training in any area other than writing to report on areas upon which they have no or limited knowledge thus leading them to say incorrect/stupid stuff.