One of the many famous Steve Jobs quotes involves something that is clearly a fundamental part of how Apple works, and by extension why their products have been so successful. Steve Jobs said this: “People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” I think there is great truth to this, but the idea is apparently quite controversial Read More

Why do I have a feeling that Ray Ozzie's vision of a "Post-PC" world is nothing new. I've read it expecting something different, and all I got was an inspirational speech about how "continuous services" and cloud computing instead of device-centered computing is the future. It's a bit baffling to see some people treat this as if it was some great new vision, when it's something that various techie "visionaries" have been talking about for over a year. It's also somewhat baffling to see people look at these visions in Read More