Archive for May 2006

Generation M

In Geek, Technology, Weblogs on 31 May 2006

I’m 33. That means I’m stuck somewhere in between Generation X and Y. Generation X was stereotyped as lazy postmodernists,…

The Importance of Creative Procrastination

In Design, Geek, Internet on 22 May 2006

Coders and designers, we’re from different tribes. Name any issue and we’ll neatly divide into sides: form and function, information…

WWSD? (What Would Swearengen Do?)

In TV on 19 May 2006

My friends all know that I loves me some Deadwood. The award-winning HBO western is one of my favorite shows…

Back in Black

In Apple, Design, Geek, Technology on 18 May 2006

My first laptop was a black Apple Powerbook G3, aka the WallStreet. I dragged the ten pound sucker across Europe…

33

In Life on 16 May 2006

Today I am 33 years old. 33 years of troublemaking behind me. Hopefully 33 more to go. Today I find…

What Would Google Do?

In Design, Elsewhere, Google, Writing on 15 May 2006

Google and I, we’re old friends. I’ve written about them here and there for years. Google, as a web innovator,…

Thanks a lot, Apple

In Apple, Geek, TV, Technology on 12 May 2006

I’ve used Apple computers since high school. If it wasn’t for the Mac, I probably wouldn’t have wound up working…

Calling All Designers: Learn to Write!

In Design, Elsewhere, Writing on 9 May 2006

I recently had the good fortune to work with a client who asked me to, in addition to doing my…

Abdicatechnology

In Technology on 7 May 2006

I’ve been thinking about something lately. What do you call it when you voluntarily give up control of some piece…

The Art of No

In Communication, Design on 2 May 2006

Being a designer is all about embracing the word “no.” When we sit down with a blank slate and a…