3 Stations East

The Care and Feeding of Buttons

2006-12-21T17:27:02Z

I must admit, I get choked up over buttons. Good buttons. Nice buttons. Helpful buttons. I'm not talking about the buttons on the shirt I'm wearing, nor the ones on my coat. I'm of course talking about virtual buttons: buttons on websites and in i...

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The Next Step in Cameras

2006-09-21T14:11:42Z

So I'm starting to percolate here, thinking about what my next camera will be. As some of you may know, I currently only have one: a Canon PowerShot A80 that has generally kicked butt for me for the past few years. I actually sold off my two film ...

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First Thoughts on Amazon Unbox

2006-09-07T21:21:21Z

Amazon launched its video download service, Unbox, today in advance of Apple's expected entry into the fray next week. Here are my initial thoughts given I can't use the thing because I'm on a Mac. The pricing is not horrible. $1.99 for a TV sh...

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Couple of WWDC Thoughts

2006-08-08T12:33:58Z

Time Machine looks nice but the Star Trek background is just crazy geeky. I was wondering what UI conventions were in place when this was designed - I mean, it entirely throws the UI out the window. That's fubar. ("Press the Cancel button and lau...

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