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  • The iPad & The Side Streets

     

    Anyone that follows this blog knows that I'm an unrelenting advocate of building great user experiences. Whether on the Web, mobile or desktop software, great user experiences enlighten, flatter and elevate users.

    As technology continues to accelerate forward, it's become even more critical to mask away the complexities of how things work and to just make them work. Period. Thanks to the likes of Apple, user experience isn't "something we should think about" anymore. It's a key differentiator. A better-designed anything will win.

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  • The Essential First Step To Blowing Minds

     

    "Less is more."

    It's a powerful phrase. It's one of those rare quotes that itself is illustrative of what it's trying to say. If we decompress it, we're really saying something like "If you show less, then each thing you show carries more weight."

    Taking the thought a bit further, I'd assert that less isn't only more, "less" is often essential to success. Conversely, "more" often leads to failure. When we release a product, we often want to talk about its power and versatility. Truth is, nobody else wants to hear about that. They want to know ? in as simple a manner as possible ? why something should matter to them.

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  • The Admiral's Club & The Junkyard: What Would We Pay For In Today's Web?

     

    When new concepts or constructs are introduced to us, we tend to quickly cement our perceptions about them into stereotypes. Over time, these stereotypes firm up and solidify. They become quite difficult to undo.

    The Web today is understood to be "free" in the broadest sense. Here's the general stereotype around the Web today:

    Don't put toll booths all over the Web. Let me go where I please and don't charge me money to see anything I want. It's ok to advertise because I understand you need to make money somehow, but don't charge me for content.

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  • The Rise & Fall of The Nintendo Wii

     

    At Arc90

    , one of our meeting rooms is proudly called the Wii Room. It?s an informal meeting space with a whiteboard, projector and?a Nintendo Wii. When we first got the Wii a couple of years ago, it was a universal hit at Arc90. The bowling and golf games in the Wii sports package were just plain fun.

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  • Basement.org Turns 5 Today

     

    Five years ago today

    , I launched this blog, www.basement.org

    . I actually can?t believe five years have passed. I?ve tried to cover the things that interest me (and hopefully interest some readers) around technology and design. Looking back, it?s been a lot of fun, if at times daunting to post something, anything. Still, no regrets.

    Basement.org has often been pegged as a bitch-and-rant blog that just does a whole lot of complaining and not much doing. That?s probably true to some extent. I like to think basement.org is for bitching, while Arc90

    is for doing.

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    Still, I?m kind of proud of some (by all means not all) of the stuff that?s made it onto this blog. It?s still a young, fumbling kindergartner today. Hopefully it?ll pay attention at school, eat its vegetables and have a generally well-adjusted childhood.

    Above all else, I hope I can keep the curiosity and desire to look forward in place. In many ways, this blog is about daydreaming, as corny as that sounds. The real world gets plenty of press these days. It?s more fun to daydream.

    Note: If you?d like to check out some of the more popular posts, here?s a list from 2007

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  • Introducing: Arc90

     

    Nearly five years ago, a sort of resurgent movement was starting to take hold on the Internet. From the ashes of the dot-com apocalypse rose a new view of the Web as not only a place to serve up ?Web pages? but as a platform. This was incredibly exciting to me. A series of trends seemed to all be converging at once: RSS, AJAX and the Rich Web and of course simple approachable API?s.

    Beyond the technology that seemed to be materializing, a new philosophy was taking hold. This new movement was demystifying and knocking down the walls that had surrounded software building since software building began. Technology was no longer the sole domain of engineers and computer scientists. It was now capable of being exposed to good strategic thinking and thoughtful design. The walls were coming down.

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  • Google’s Fast Flip : Breaking The Internet & User Experience In One Fell Swoop

     

    So Google decided to break the Internet paradigm today by releasing a new tool

    called Fast Flip

    . It?s essentially a visual browser for news. Google apparently has far too much spare CPU time in its datacenters so they decided to take image snapshots of news pages.

    This is solid evidence that Google has lost its collective mind. The Internet is about links and connecting content to content. I felt slightly stupid when I clicked on what looked like a search box in one of the snapshots only to find out it?s not a search box but an image of one.

    Is there research out there that supports the theory that people want visual artifacts (in the form of snapshots, thumbnails and the like) vs. the actual content? Searchme, a cover flow-style search engine, tried to fulfill a similar phantom need. They raised a ton of venture capital to deliver this visual browse search engine. Nobody cared and now they?re gone

    .

    What?s interesting about this tool is that it?s the anti-Readability

    . Instead of helping us get rid of the junk around what we?re trying to read, Google fossilized the layout - junk and all - in images.

    Bizarre.

  • The Web And Rewarding Expertise

     

    On the Web, you (?you? being a designer or developer) can pretty much do whatever you like. Got a hankering to reinvent how a personal profile or company presence is going to look on the Web? Go nuts. Nobody?s going to stop you. Every URL is a blank canvas. There?s infinite freedom.

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  • On The Web, More Isn’t Only Less, It’s Actually Nothing

     

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    There is always news. Regardless of how newsworthy particular information is, newspapers have to put out the morning paper. No matter how little or no news there is, we?re still going to get ?the news? every day.

    Every so often, the newspapers resort to banal gossip pieces for the front cover (if they?re the New York Post) or featured investigative reporting that isn?t necessarily timely (if they?re the New York Times). This happens when there really isn?t anything major to report.

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Used Office Furniture - Used Office Furniture
...e furniture can prove to be highly expensive especially if you have a whole office to fit out. If you have just entered new premises and need to furnish them with good quality office furniture then t...
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Teak Garden Furniture - Teak Garden Furniture
...is year, especially after the washout that we were faced with last year. I am dying to get out into the garden and spend long lazy evenings on the patio having barbecues. We have already had a good ...
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Air Sampling Installers - Air Sampling Installers
...even had chance to take a hold then damage and possible injury can almost certainly be avoided. To do this you might need to have an air sampling system fitted that can detect smoke at the early stag...
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Car Computer - Car Computer
... the vehicle will be kept amused for hours. Long journeys won`t be a problem when there`s a Car Computer in the motor as occupants will have a host of media applications at their disposal. Moreover,...
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Badger Balm - Badger Balm
...n killers. They invariably come in tablet form and have been purchased from the supermarket or your local chemist shop. The modern dispensing chemist is derived from the apothecaries of old that use...
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Metal Garden Shed - Metal Garden Shed
...n the near future but will you be worried about leaving the equipment that you`ll be using outside at night? Most of the equipment you are going to be hiring from a plant hire firm, so you don`t want...
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Cakewalk Kids - Cakewalk Kids
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Stone Resin Bath - Stone Resin Bath
... a modern and contemporary feel, but still want the traditional amenities? Then why not consider having a free standing stone resin bath installed in your bath room? It is guaranteed to be a talking p...
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Boffi Bathrooms - Boffi Bathrooms
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Kitchen Hire - Kitchen Hire
... large outdoor event will prove to be quite a task and when it comes down to providing catering for all the guests, your choice of commercial kitchen will be all important. Traditional types of cater...
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Dog Toys - Dog Toys
... to pamper their pups, and one of the easiest ways to do this is to treat them to toys. If you are looking for Dog toys then why not take a look on line. You can now order all the toys you need from o...
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Office Clearance - Office Clearance
...office clearance items. You might think that office clearance items would be rather worn but you`d be surprised at just how great they look. Each one of the items that have come from an office clear...
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Emergency Glazing Derbyshire - Emergency Glazing Derbyshire
...the middle of the night to say that your shop has been broken into once again. The thieves have smashed their way through the front window and you are going to need some form of emergency glazing to s...
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Parking Solutions - Parking Solutions
... national, long standing companies with a vast knowledge and understanding of the parking control industry. They offer landowners in the UK an ethical, lawful, non-confrontational and cost effective a...
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Reception Desks - Reception Desks
...on desks. If you have a poorly presented reception that suffers badly by being let down by the quality of its reception desks then you are promoting all the wrong kind of images. If however, you cho...
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Vehicle Pc - Vehicle Pc
...high quality automotive computers, all of which have been awarded e-mark certification and are fully approved for use in all vehicles. The specialist`s job is to build and install versatile car comput...
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Coffee Machine Repair - Coffee Machine Repair
...he most wonderful coffee machine. I am not joking when I tell you that it produces the nicest coffee I have ever tasted. It really is like the coffee of your dreams. However, earlier this week disa...
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Jura Coffee Machine - Jura Coffee Machine
...inburgh. He is lucky enough to be very wealthy and he loves his gadgets. I was really excited to be going round to his flat to see it and felt sure he would not disappoint me in how stunning it woul...
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Catimini - Catimini
...s three last month and as well as receiving what seemed like thousands of toys and games for her birthday she also received a stunning Catimini outfit from her favourite Aunt. The outfit consisted of...
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Staywell Cat Flaps - Staywell Cat Flaps
...y friend is n agent for Staywell cat flaps and spends most of her days going round pet shops trying to persuade the owners to buy Staywell cat flaps instead of other brands. She is quite lucky in her...
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Neon Lighting - Neon Lighting
...of many people neon lighting is synonymous with 1950`s café culture in the good old US of A. The lighting was actually developed many decades earlier and today it still remains one of the most popula...
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Signboards - Signboards
...ny businesses are known to use Signboards for making sure that people notice them. Some Signboards are made to hold a company`s name, and they may also express what a company provides Signboards may a...
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Parking Control - Parking Control
...the media about the uses of parking control on private areas of land. I have heard nightmare stories about over-vigilant wheel clampers blocking peoples` vehicles and becoming confrontational when th...
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Metal Storage Shed - Metal Storage Shed
...es where equipment and machinery can be stored. Be they tractors or trailers, lawnmowers or quad bikes they`ll all need a home to go to when they aren`t being used. Brick structures can prove to be ...
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Vivella - Vivella
...u have probably not taken much notice of it before but if it was NOT there you would probably notice that it was missing. This is because Vivella really makes items stand out and makes them more attra...
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Garden Furniture Tables - Garden Furniture Tables
... you are planning a garden, it is important to think carefully about where everything is going to go. For example, would you want a lawn and if so, where? What about decking or features such as pond...
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Bridal Wear Bath - Bridal Wear Bath
...region? Brides that live in or around Bath shouldn`t find too much of problem when it comes to selecting bridal wear because a wedding store nearby has plenty of gowns for them to choose from. A tri...
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Piano Shop - Piano Shop
... up on my piano lessons at the grand old age of fourteen. I didn`t think it was cool to play the piano at the time but I wish I`d carried on with my lessons now I`m older. My sister, on the other ha...
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Portable Kitchens - Portable Kitchens
...of Portable Kitchens. Jamie Oliver would be in his element inside one of these mobile food prep areas. Rick Stein would be able to make his wonderful fish dishes and Delia Smith could wow large gath...
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Herbacin - Herbacin
...They`re not exactly everyday names that you would know in an instance but they would have been many years ago. That`s because products like these were sold in apothecaries many years ago and they wou...
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Dashboard Lights - Dashboard Lights
... think that your dashboard lights are there for entertainment value. Yes you know that they come on when you start the engine then usually go off, but if asked what each one of them did, would you ho...
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Cat Supplies - Cat Supplies
... their cats become their very best friends. Looking after these pets will be a pleasure and they`ll be treated to many Cat supplies. Some of the supplies can be practical products whilst others can b...
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Airport Transfers - Airport Transfers
...ness organising airport transfers for business people as well as the general public and he seems to be doing very well in his work at the moment. Obviously, over the summer he was extremely busy as ...
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Vesda - Vesda
...et early warnings of a fire before it takes a firm hold then the chances are you will not only save your property and its content from damage, you will prevent the risk of injury or even death from oc...
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Babyliss Hair Straighteners - Babyliss Hair Straighteners
... it. People always say that you want what you haven`t got and in my experience this statement is absolutely true. I meet so many people with straight hair who want curly hair and achieve this by hav...
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Office Cleaning Oldham - Office Cleaning Oldham
... you imagine if you drove through an automated car wash and your car was just as dirty once the programme had finished as it was when it had begun? Quite rightly you`d want your money back because yo...
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Office Cleaning Manchester - Office Cleaning Manchester
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Chauffeur Service - Chauffeur Service
...a very important birthday so he booked a table at one of the most exclusive restaurants in town. He also wanted to make it a real night to remember so he decided to book a chauffeur service to ferry...
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Steam Generator Iron - Steam Generator Iron
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Printed Mouse Mats - Printed Mouse Mats
...bulous types of marketing products because they are useful, are needed for everyday computer operations and can have a range of advertising material placed upon the top of them. Provide your customer...
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Cat Supplies - Cat Supplies
...oes you favourite feline like to scratch when she can and does your furniture show signs of scarring as a result? If moggie makes a mess of your chairs or the legs of your tables then it could be tim...
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Banners - Banners
... They may also be used at carnivals for stores or they can be used in marketing campaigns. Banners are used to pass the ?word` around. In other words, you can get a message around easily by using Bann...
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Wedding Dresses Wiltshire - Wedding Dresses Wiltshire
...sires slowly comes together. One of the most exciting purchases that you make will be your wedding dress and if you live down in Witlshire there`s a stunning bridal store that is right on your doorst...
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...nd maximise the potential in your home with out compromising on style, yet by not breaking the bank. One of the best ways to add value to your home with out it costing the earth is to have a conservat...
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Noticeboards - Noticeboards
...ts of leaflets and memos that would instruct us about forthcoming events that were going to take place in the future. They were huge types of boards that had large blue backgrounds and it must have ta...
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Polo Shirt Printing - Polo Shirt Printing
...ting is just the same process as tshirt printing, so if you do prefer polo shirts for your special event or perhaps your employees, this is not a problem. You can order all you`re printing needs stra...
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Wall Projection Screen - Wall Projection Screen
... you walked into the classroom and saw a projector being readied in the centre of the room. Thereâ??d be a buzz of excitement because you knew that for part of the lesson youâ??d be watching a film t...
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...o is going to need tuning at some point. Regular tuning will help to keep the piano sounding great as you don`t want it to sound flat when you are playing your favourite music. You might have an upr...
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Childrens Fancy Dress Costumes - Childrens Fancy Dress Costumes
...party for my twin boys in a couple of weeks and they have both expressed a wish for their party to be fancy dress. At first I balked at the idea thinking it would be impossible to organise children`s ...
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Neon Signage - Neon Signage
...ure in our modern society but its origins date back over many decades. In the 1950s and 60s Britain saw an influx in neon signage sweeping across its high streets. No doubt a certain American influen...
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Airbag Warning Light - Airbag Warning Light
...no doubt look at the banks of warning lights that flicker on the dashboard just to ensure that all is as it should be. All of the warning lights should go out once the engine is running and if one or...
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T Shirt Printing - T Shirt Printing
...could be in for quite a shock. Yet there are also certain printing and embroidery firms that have driven their prices right down to the ground. It`s possible to buy bundle deals for the t shirts an...
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Gold Blocking - Gold Blocking
...get your company`s name promoted to potential customers and a range of promotional products might prove to be a great idea. You could send little gifts out to prospective clients and perhaps have gol...
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Printed Bar Runners - Printed Bar Runners
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Childrens Dressing Up Costumes - Childrens Dressing Up Costumes
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