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Why is there no jQuery browser plug-in.

Over the last months I have worked a lot with HTML5 and CSS 3 – especially animations – and came to the conclusion that for a lot of things Flash is not needed anymore. Instead I have used jQuery more...

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The new Google Bar introduces logo based navigation

In the process to unify all their web apps Google has now introduced a new way to navigate all their web apps – the new Google Bar. If you hover your mouse over the logo, it shows a menu with links to...

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On changing perspectives

Last year I switched position in my company. After several years of being in e-commerce I’m now a concept developer for various topics within the whole company. With the change I also had to move to...

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“Distraction free mode” in OneNote 2013

Over the last couple of years we have seen some apps for Mac (iA Writer) or Windows (FocusWriter) and even WordPress that gave us a new writing UI – well, almost no UI at all. Compared to the well know...

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Windows 8 vs. iOS – switching modes vs. switching devices

There have been many comments about the new Windows 8 user interface, with the range from being it a great, unique design while others think it confuses the user. Especially when it comes to the new...

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Is Google missing user goals by closing Reader

Google announced closing Reader by July 1st because it’s not that used that much anymore. So did our reading habits really change that much over the last couple of years? There’s already a lot of...

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Don’t slog away at the end of the day

Get up the next morning, make some coffee, read the news, roll up your sleeves and start over with the problem. Five minutes later it’s done....

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The kindle, really a reading device for articles?

About a year ago I bought my first kindle. Since then I have been reading a lot more books than in the previous years. I was quite happy with the reading experience on the display. Over the last 3...

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Future perfect people

In his post about “the person the’ll become” Jason Fried from 37signals writes about how important it is to look for potential when hiring new people. He argues that many people may just not have been...

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Good example of Design Principles at MapBox

At the beginning of any (re-)design project there’s always a time, when it’s all still fuccy, you don’t know exactly what you want to make differrent, or just have a list of requirements. Leah Buley...

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Shared backend for native apps and html apps with angularJS

When creating a digital service today, there are various options to bring it on the devices of the user, that is various OSes for desktop computers, tablets and smartphones. And there is the web – as a...

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Email, RSS and the flow of actions

In my never ending quest for efficient information input and inbox empty I recently changed my habits again. Over the last couple of years I was quite happy with getting email newsletter. They improved...

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