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by GBKS 6y ago
I found the icon on the Noun project, I'm attributing it a bit further down on the site. Accuracy is super tricky here. Some people speculate that the numbers coming out of China are manipulated (I have no proof or opinion on that) and
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by GBKS 6y ago
Thanks for sharing. I also started messing with a dashboard here: https://www.germanysbestkeptsecret.com/corona Data I used is also from John Hopkins, turned into a JSON file via: https://github.com/pomber&#
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by GBKS 8y ago
The app runs in the background, you don't have to have it open/active.
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by GBKS 9y ago
Wow, that's a great analysis. In addition to being less efficient, there's definitely more overhead with the extra layer of JS underneath. Just of the top of my head, this might be a bigger issue with apps that constantly refresh
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by GBKS 9y ago
As one of the designers of this app, I was skeptical initially if there would be restrictions on customizing common UI components, the smoothness of animations/interactions, usability, performance, etc. You definitely have to put in a
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by GBKS 9y ago
I also set up a tool to export your Ffffound account to http://www.wookmark.com . Note that a paid account ($20/year) is required, so I can keep the lights on. If you want to do this, create a Wookmark account and message m
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by GBKS 9y ago
The other side of this is that it helps usability when things look and feel familiar. It's interesting how it's accepted that desktop applications generally look the same, but mobile apps are supposed to be more unique. Maybe just
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by GBKS 10y ago
But that's a matter of priority then, isn't it? If portability is important then you have to sacrifice some power. I'm curious, what do you run on your computer to max out a brand-new MBP with 16GB of Ram? I currently do desi
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by GBKS 10y ago
Really don't understand this. Why can't those demanding Pro people just get iMacs. It's cheaper and supports 32GB of RAM. Of course, it's stationary, but pretty sure those specific professionals are mostly stationary any
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by GBKS 11y ago
Here's a quick illustration I put together recently to show the cruft of mobile news sites: https://dribbble.com/shots/2118552-DBC-News-Concept/attachme... I hope this whole discussion is a bit of a wake-up c
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by GBKS 12y ago
I like the proactive approach. Just yesterday, I went to an IXDA breakfast event and some recruiters showed up. Some people were just annoyed by their presence, but I thought it was a good opportunity to talk. They were pretty new to the in
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by GBKS 12y ago
Shameless self promotion - I just did a talk about protoyping last week that touches on many of the points Paul makes, and also explores some of the tools available. Hope some find it useful here: http://bit.ly/gbks-prototyp
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Launch Clock – Set a date for your startup and stick to it(launchclock.co)
2 points by GBKS 12y ago|0 comments
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by GBKS 12y ago
I really wish Google could come up with a good overarching strategy for their products and stick with it for a long time. I'm losing track of how all the different services relate to each other.
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by GBKS 12y ago
Still not sure how this would work for anybody with a family and kids and/or living outside of urban areas (the majority of people). Has this been touched on in previous discussions? Would love to hear some thoughts.
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by GBKS 12y ago
Reminiscent of the Amazon Fire Phone promo video. Woman holds up phone to a book cover and says "Fire Phone can instantly identify this book, tell me the title and where to buy it." Information previously unknown...
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by GBKS 12y ago
I think Android is shooting itself in the foot here by making things look more complicated than they might be. Take a look at the documentation for screen support ( http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/scree
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by GBKS 12y ago
Wanelo has a great conversational tone in it's copywriting. Check out the iPhone app update descriptions: http://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/app/wanelo-shopping/ I believe I've read somewhere tha
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by GBKS 13y ago
Same here. The idea of Inbox Zero is like a physical mailbox that requires you to empty it. The idea of Inbox infinity is like a Twitter/Facebook stream, where things go by and you pick out the ones to take action on.
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by GBKS 13y ago
The Critical Path discusses really well in the latest episode. http://5by5.tv/criticalpath/112
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by GBKS 13y ago
And yet app revenues keep increasing every quarter ( http://www.asymco.com/2014/02/10/fortune-130/ ). First, I'm not sure poor marketing practices can be blamed on the App Store itself. It is up to th
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by GBKS 13y ago
You can always just do a screencast where you narrate the use case. That way you can give a nice introduction, explain things along the way, and provide a wrap-up. As you said, having a quick 3-5 minute video along with a boring PDF can go
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by GBKS 13y ago
I don't think it's a fundamental flaw. Reporters can always pull in experts (historians, scientists, etc). Reporters should probably also specialize in specific areas (local, weather, finance, sports, etc). Your local restaurant c
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by GBKS 13y ago
I always got the impression that Branch had a very talented team, but that the products were very over-engineered. By that, I mean that the interface was very polished, but also very confusing. So I'm sure it's a good deal for Fac
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by GBKS 13y ago
Personally, I found that I get bored/frustrated with work when the job is not aligned with my long-term ambitions. Might be similar for you if you are working for other people, which does not bring you closer to your vision of running
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by GBKS 13y ago
Why do you grades necessarily get lower due to your side projects? Is it not possible to keep both up? This is a good exercise in learning to communicate and to manage your image. Present things in way they can relate. For example, you can
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by GBKS 13y ago
I understand that customization is a big part of Android, but I have a hard time believing that 80% of people care about that. Only recently 82% of people still couldn't tell you what a browser is ( http://www.cxacademy.org&#
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by GBKS 13y ago
Funny, I was thinking a lot about this recently for an iPhone app I've been working on. It's essentially a simple photo collage & caption creator (Capcam - http://www.germanysbestkeptsecret.com/capcam ), but wh
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Interfaces in need(medium.com)
3 points by GBKS 13y ago|1 comments
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by GBKS 13y ago
Interesting how both Instagram and Pinterest are starting this transition at pretty much the same time with a very similar approach ( http://blog.pinterest.com/post/61688351103/planning-for-the-... ). Tumblr is alre

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