The new digital home hub

Web Informant: The new digital home hub. The sexy Apple iMac, Microsoft's Freestyle and Mira technologies and delivery of the latest Sony Vaio desktops all portend great things for the well-connected home. The trouble is, while each of these efforts have some promise, all are ultimately doomed to failure. [Tomalak's Realm]

Mac Net journal

Mac Net journal.  Tracking developments in OS X. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]

JD

I think what JD is saying in his open letter to Microsoft is that software products should as reliable as a toaster (which is still a lofty goal) and not as easy as a toaster.  To make a PC as simple to use as a toaster is not and should not be a goal.  Why? … Continue reading JD

Java's “superstar” on why Microsoft's C# isn't

Java's “superstar” on why Microsoft's C# isn't. In an interview with CNET News.com, James Gosling dissects C#, discusses Java's popularity and explains what it's like to be a “superstar.” And IDEs are generally targeted at low-end developers–people who are not experts at writing code. And if you look for tools that are oriented toward (those)… Continue reading Java's “superstar” on why Microsoft's C# isn't

Designing for the Bottom Line

Designing for the Bottom Line. In today's cooled-down economic climate … managers are asking tougher questions about the return on investment (ROI) of Web initiatives… [xBlog: Visual thinking linking | XPLANE]

Radio UserLand for Webloggers

Radio UserLand for Webloggers.   This is a basic start-up guide for new users that Scoble and I wrote.   When I get the time, I will expand it. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]

Philips moves to put 'poison' label on protected audio CDs

The Register: Philips moves to put 'poison' label on protected audio CDs. Netherlands giant Philips Electronics has lobbed a grenade into the audio copy protection arena by insisting that that CDs including anti-copying technology should bear what is effectively a plague warning. They should in Philips' view clearly inform users that they are copy-protected… [Tomalak's… Continue reading Philips moves to put 'poison' label on protected audio CDs

The Power of Smart Design

Business Week: The Power of Smart Design. Dennis Boyle, senior design engineer at IDEO. His mission: To make high-tech simple. “People don't want to read a manual. They don't want something confusing that makes them look dumb,” he says. “What regular people want is a product that does a few things really well.” [Tomalak's Realm]