http://www.instapaper.com/uItems saved for later reading on Instapaper.comhttp://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/07/14/conversation-with-michael-b-johnson-of-pixar-part-1/At UX Week 2008, our Day 4 keynoter is Dr. Michael B. Johnson, who runs the Moving Pictures Group at Pixar.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:45:55 EDThttp://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/14160/ The original tab signaled an information storage revolution and helped enable everything from management consulting to electronic data processing.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:49:41 EDThttp://www.macworld.com/article/133754/2008/06/buylens.html?lsrc=top_3 However, part of the attraction of this type of camera is that you can switch out lenses to get the best shot in any situation.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:04:15 EDThttp://hundredpushups.com/index.htmlIf you're serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you'll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:16:53 EDThttp://nymag.com/health/features/46213/It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.Wed, 28 May 2008 01:40:33 EDThttp://www.berniecode.com/writing/photography/beginners/This is a beginner's guide for computer geeks who want to be digital artists.Thu, 22 May 2008 02:32:38 EDThttp://www.schneier.com/essay-148.htmlEver since I wrote about the 34,000 MySpace passwords I analyzed, people have been asking how to choose secure passwords.Sat, 17 May 2008 01:32:20 EDThttp://www.slate.com/id/2079113/On most days, my accumulated sleep deficit and post-lunch stupor gang up on me around 2 p.m., and I begin my slow fade.Fri, 16 May 2008 05:10:15 EDThttp://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_rise_of_contextual_user_interfaces.phpWeb 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer imagine an online world that is read-only - it is now a read/write web full of user-generated contentThu, 15 May 2008 15:48:36 EDThttp://shiftingcareers.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/what/According to Gretchen Neels, a workplace consultant, most people have no idea when they are not listening — or when they are giving the impression to others that they are not listening. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:04:35 EDThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_GlennTue, 13 May 2008 02:33:02 EDThttp://randomfoo.net/blog/id/4175There were actually a surprising amount (to me, at least - most of the people I talked to had low expectations) of very good presentations at Web 2.0 Expo last week. Mon, 05 May 2008 13:08:24 EDThttp://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/04/21/saving_seconds.htmlThe argument is one of precision. The mouse, while incredibly useful as a casual means of interacting with a computer, is not a productivity tool, because when you use a mouse you sometimes miss and missing isn’t productivWed, 23 Apr 2008 18:54:38 EDThttp://paulgraham.com/good.htmlAbout a month after we started Y Combinator we came up with the phrase that became our motto: Make something people want. We've learned a lot since then, but if I were choosing now that's still the one I'd pick. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:36:16 EDThttp://www.digitalhobbit.com/archives/2008/04/13/on-leaving-google/As some of you may know, I have decided to leave Google and go back into the startup world. Friday was my last day at Google, and even though I normally don’t blog much about my job, I figured I was due for an update.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:33:06 EDThttp://blog.cocoia.com/2008/04/12/swiss-interface-syndrome/The problem I want to address can be referred to as ‘Swiss Interface Syndrome’, and its symptoms extend to the apparently randomly distributed presence of Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann’s 1957 typeface — Helvetica — in the graphical user interface.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:00:23 EDThttp://jonathanbaldwin.blogspot.com/2008/04/creativity.htmlIn New Paltz, New York last week I gave a presentation to senior students there on the Master of Design programme at the University of Dundee. One of the core philosophies of the course is its concern with 'design for a changing world'.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983864.html?categoryid=2868&cs=1'Avatar' helmer reveals the art & science of stereoSat, 12 Apr 2008 20:42:44 EDThttp://duncanwilcox.com/2008/the-hig-is-still-good/Inside Macintosh was largely a reference to what has today become Carbon. Part of the first volume was what has become the Human Interface Guidelines. The main goal of the HIG was to push applications towards a consistent appearance and behaviour. What is remarkable, and what still defines the Mac user experience today, is that Mac developers have pretty consistently adhered to the HIG.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:54:23 EDThttp://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10875666Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/02/battlestar_gala.htmlWe are thrilled to offer readers of Concurring Opinions an interview with Ron Moore and David Eick, creators of the hit television show Battlestar Galactica. Daniel Solove, Deven Desai, and David Hoffman ask the questions. We would like to thank Professor John Ip for suggesting some of the torture questions. Our interview lasts a little over an hour, and we'll be providing it to you in several parts over the next few days. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:24:47 ESThttp://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2008/02/25/080225crbo_books_kolbertThe latest reasoning about our irrational ways.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:06:04 ESThttp://www.slate.com/id/2184487/?from=rssSocial-media sites like Wikipedia and Digg are celebrated as shining examples of Web democracy, places built by millions of Web users who all act as writers, editors, and voters. In reality, a small number of people are running the show. According to researchers in Palo Alto, 1 percent of Wikipedia users are responsible for about half of the site's edits.Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:16:59 ESThttp://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1903Knowledge@Wharton spoke with the 57-year-old Wozniak by phone from his home in Los Gatos, Calif., on a wide range of topics: founding Apple, his relationship with Steve Jobs, his fascination with pranks, and his planned upcoming appearances on Kathy Griffin's television show, "My Life on the D List." An edited version of that conversation follows.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:31:02 ESThttp://www.fimoculous.com/archive/post-3813.cfmWired magazine turns 15 years old this month. This column looks back at the very first issue.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:54:16 ESThttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/open-access-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-as/it seems prudent to explain just exactly what we're getting into with this new chapter in the FCC-regulated airwaves saga, and what open access really means to you.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:41:30 ESThttp://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jan2008/sb20080125_269732.htmOur communications coach breaks down the ace presenter's latest Macworld keynote. The result? A 10-part framework you can use to wow your own audience Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:53:21 ESThttp://inessential.com/?comments=1&postid=3468One of the things I was super-glad about with NetNewsWire 3.1 is that we decided to get rid of the old first-run window—the one that popped up a web page in a window, that prompted you to create an account, but that was very un-Mac-like.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:48:02 ESThttp://evhead.com/2007/12/how-to-evaluate-new-product-idea.aspI've been thinking about a number of new product ideas lately. In doing so, I've been trying to come up with a way more structured way of evaluating them. Here's a first attempt at defining that. It's not as clear as I'd like it to be. But perhaps you'll find it useful.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:33:51 EST