Thanks! Platform conventions are there for a reason… but when that reason is built for consumers…
Jul 11, 2018, 8:03 AM
Thanks! Platform conventions are there for a reason… but when that reason is built for consumers rather than creators, we end up with devices/apps/OSes increasingly maladapted to the needs of creativity and productivity.
No, just a research prototype for now.
Jul 3, 2018, 2:56 AM
No, just a research prototype for now.
Fair point, but swapping in another algorithm (including something with machine learning) is…
Jul 3, 2018, 2:54 AM
Fair point, but swapping in another algorithm (including something with machine learning) is entirely possible within this model — agree?
Seems clear that stylus-required is a useful direction for tablets, but practical problems remain.
Jul 3, 2018, 2:52 AM
Seems clear that stylus-required is a useful direction for tablets, but practical problems remain. Lost stylus and batteries dead or pairing problems come to mind. But feel like tablet manufacturers could solve or at least mitigate these,...
The iPad as a fast, precise tool for creativity
Jun 29, 2018, 7:54 AM
Science fiction suggests that tablets are the computers of the future. From Star Trek to Westworld, a clipboard-shaped computer (often with stylus) seems more natural for humans than a desktop computer with keyboard and mouse.In 2018, the...
Mobile syncing with Couchbase
Feb 20, 2014, 10:43 AM
Syncing offers a better UX than client-server for iOS/Android apps. Couchbase has an intriguing technology stack for mobile syncing.The first stop on my European startup journey is a deep-dive with reproductive health app Clue. This week...
My journey into the Berlin startup scene
Feb 14, 2014, 9:41 AM
Six years as Heroku’s CTO was the greatest professional experience of my life. But what’s next?On January 2, 2014, I boarded a one-way flight to Germany.I’ve never lived outside the US, and my career, professional network, and friends are...
End-user computing
Jan 8, 2013, 12:57 PM
Bonnie Nardi is an anthropologist who studies interactions between humans and computers. In 1993, she published her first book, A Small Matter of Programming. The book's thesis is bold and simple: every human being can, and should,...