Posts Categorized Interface

Hey Apple, Don’t Make Me Think

In Apple, Design, Geek, Interface, iPhone on 23 January 2008 with 17 comments

As an official Apple Fanboy and Interface Geek, I have a complaint about the recent iteration of Apple’s iPhone software (1.1.3).
On the iPhone, the web browser is called Safari, just like on the Mac. This sameness is reinforced by the visual design of both applications. But in the new iPhone software, when they added a […]

Don’t Be Poopy, Apple

In Apple, Business, Design, Interface, iPhone, iPod on 2 August 2007 with 6 comments

I am an Apple fanboy, and I have been for almost 20 years. But even a fanboy has to take a break every once in a while. Recently there have been two examples that have me worried about worms in my beloved Apple.
Example 1: iPod Hi-Fi

There are lots of iPod speaker docks out there, but […]

Like Holding the Future in Your Hand

In Apple, Design, Interface, Technology, iPhone on 30 June 2007 with 11 comments

I am enough of a contrarian that even I was a little tired of the iPhone ads, blog posts, and stories choking my media input for the last few weeks. (I swear, if I ever meet that smug bastard from the iPhone How To Videos, I’m gonna kick him in the nuts.) But all that […]

Sometimes I Love the Internet

In Apple, Design, Interface on 25 June 2007 with 2 comments

A few weeks ago I posted a quick idea of an interface I’d always wanted to Apple’s Mail. Here’s the mockup I whipped up.

And now there’s a plugin for Mail that makes it do this. Check out OliveToast’s MiniMail.

Nice work, John!

Wanted: Apple Mail Mini Player

In Apple, Design, Interface on 7 May 2007 with 17 comments

One of my favorite parts of Apple’s iTunes software is the “Mini Player” view. Just click the green “+” gumdrop and poof - all of the bulk is gone and the app is condensed down to its raw essentials.

Note: I’m skipping the rant about how the green “+” gumdrop does something different in iTunes than […]