With millions of apps, movies, TV episodes, and albums available for purchase at our fingertips, it can be hard to keep track of it all. iTunes' new history tracker shows us what we've browsed, but…
With millions of apps, movies, TV episodes, and albums available for purchase at our fingertips, it can be hard to keep track of it all. iTunes' new history tracker shows us what we've browsed, but…
A former senior UI designer at Apple recently described to me the criticism he once received directly from Steve Jobs. In reaction to a redesigned feature he showed the late Apple CEO, the source…
A former senior UI designer at Apple recently described to me the criticism he once received directly from Steve Jobs. In reaction to a redesigned feature he showed the late Apple CEO, the source…
As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences. I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon. I followed my father’s path and became an academic…
1. Tell us as much as you can about the work you would like us to do for you. Don’t ask us to sign an NDA before we can even hear what you’re doing. All of our projects are secret by…
Lessons from a frustrated Apple Maps designer Last year, a few weeks before receiving my Apple Design Award, Apple started talking to me about joining the Maps team. Though working for Apple had been…
Recall is the latest addition to the “Cool apps only available in the US” nonsense list, along with Facebook Camera or Apple Trailers. Why is this? Overcommited stated: During…
Tapbots released a Mac version of Tweetbot, their popular Twitter client. I have been beta testing the application for months and have found it to be a suitable replacement for Twitter.app, the once…
Ever forget a movie that you were interested in seeing or buying, or perhaps a song or album that you wanted to purchase on launch day? We live in the future - such a thing should never happen!…
Recall – Reminders for Recommendations ($0.99) by Overcommitted, LLC is the app you’ll want to have for keeping all of those recommended items together in one place. Think of it as…
Recall is new app for iPhone that promises to help you never to forget a recommendation again. It allows you to add movies, music, apps, books, TV shows, and more to your list. It will also remind…
Recall permette di appuntarsi tutte le raccomandazioni che riceviamo dagli amici, di ascoltare un album o leggere quel libro, o di venire avvisati quando il film di cui abbiamo visto il trailer…
Recall permette di appuntarsi tutte le raccomandazioni che riceviamo dagli amici, di ascoltare un album o leggere quel libro, o di venire avvisati quando il film di cui abbiamo visto il trailer…
October 10, 2012 I’m becoming fond of specialized, finely-tuned, someday-maybe-list-type apps such as the brand-new app, Recall. (cf. Checkmark.) For one, I am (as are many of you, I suspect)…
I don’t like some of the changes of the new App Store in iOS 6. That’s not a secret. But there is a single annoyance that goes way back before the iOS 6 days, all the way to when the…
TweetDeck version 2.0.0: Popular Mac App Store Twitter client TweetDeck gets a big update today that brings a revamped UI with “Improved clarity of columns and Tweets”, the ability to…
We’ve all been there. A friend or colleague recommends a favorite app, book, or movie, and before we get home, we completely forget about it. Recall for iPhone remembers these items so you…
We’ve all been there. A friend or colleague recommends a favorite app, book, or movie, and before we get home, we completely forget about it. Recall for iPhone remembers these items so you…
Recall – Reminders for Recommendations ($0.99) by Overcommitted, LLC is the app you’ll want to have for keeping all of those recommended items together in one place. Think of it as…
Here are three great iPhone apps to enjoy. As it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our first app, Early Detection Plan could (literally) be a lifesaver, encouraging women to ensure…
Making its App Store debut tonight, Recall by Overcommited has been designed to remember your recommendations, so you don’t have to. Whether it be that latest movie you want to remember to…
There are new movies, books, TV shows, and albums coming out every week. The worst feeling is when you want to see a movie, but you space on it, and before you know it, it's not even in the theaters…
Do something. Real quick. It will just take a sec. Open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. You there? Ok. Search the term “to-do” and hit “search”. A bunch of stuff…
I recently bought an iPhone 5, so now I have a 4S which isn’t receiving much use. I decided to give it newfound purpose by comparing certain parts of iOS 5 with their counterparts in iOS 6.…
Since writing “The Sparrow Problem” I’ve felt a bit of pressure to follow it up with a grandiose piece about the future of apps. To that end, I’ve spent many hours…
I’ve spent a decade studying how creatives do what they do and its simple: they work. Creativity is best thought of as a kind of effort, not an abstract thing – it’s what goes on…
For several minutes, Lisa Ray didnt recognize the well-dressed young man who was helping to load piles of impeccably folded and wrapped shirts, pants and sweaters into her car.In fact, she…
For many musicians, the first lessons often begin on piano. "I grew up studying classical piano, but my real passion was rock-n-roll drumming," says composer Joshua Spacht. "I had to take a year of…
If you’re reading this, you probably know who Tim Van Damme is – he’s one of those rare designers who needs no introduction. Even if you don’t know who he is,…
we live in a world of categories. it’s a symptom of the nearly unlimited choices which bombard us online and offline every day. things must be organized, sorted, and categorized to be…
we live in a world of categories. it’s a symptom of the nearly unlimited choices which bombard us online and offline every day. things must be organized, sorted, and categorized to be…
The last two months, I’ve been busy working on the 1.1 update for Basil, which you’ll be hearing more about soon. I’ve also been thinking very hard about what the next big…
The last two months, I’ve been busy working on the 1.1 update for Basil, which you’ll be hearing more about soon. I’ve also been thinking very hard about what the next big…
Every new iOS design I have to implement uses custom fonts. A few years back this would have been impossible but luckily since iOS4 it’s been reasonably simple to add your own fonts to iOS…
Dear Jonathan, My name is Julian Gough. I write fiction. And I have a problem that only you can solve. I recently wrote a short story called The iHole, and I think it’s the best I’ve…
Your app icon is like a shop front, on a very busy retail street. Warm and welcoming*, interesting and attractive and you’ll encourage people to wander inside and check it out…
Rumors of a 7“ iPad have been rampant for months, but this week they’ve really picked up steam as stories at the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have all but confirmed it. But despite…
Facebook’s iPhone app is slow. Often painfully slow.On the iTunes app store, out of 38,000 reviews, more than 21,000 customers have given the app a measly single star. Users…
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