Associative Disarray

HT Markus Heurung (http://byzero.de)

The more things change...

"... Anyone who wants to can see a list of all the events you are planning on attending? It's like a stalker's delight."

— Comment about Upcoming.org from September 23, 2003, six days after launch

"It's bad enough we're using real names and telling people where we've been. Now it's like prepping someone for the best times to try robbing your apartment."

— Comment from June 2005

Further back, from the Montreal Gazette, September 1983...

From 1977, don't list your weddings or funerals in the paper, unless you want to get robbed...

A conversation I have every month or so

Me: (tries to visit a local restaurant’s website via iPhone)
Restaurant website: I require Flash. Fuck off.

Instead of holding on to your old notions of how computers should work, take a look at what the new offers. The iPad is a half inch thick device, with multi-touch, forever connected to the internet, simplified, focussed, affordable, and most importantly, can be superbly productive. Sure it won’t be just as efficient and productive as your desktop or laptop, and that’s why they will continue to remain production machines, but given the iPad’s size and mobility, I think the lack of traditional multi-tasking is anything but bad design.

The typeface will always be a sign of good taste. :-)

I found this VHS cassette while cleaning my office this week. This "Found Footage" comes from a video tape I received from Apple back in 1984 when the original 128K Mac was introduced. It was part of the authorized dealer training videos given to each store to help them become familiar with the Macintosh. You will see a very young Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld, Phil Gibbons, Mitch Kapor, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Looks great, don't you think?