Friday Links XXXXIII

28 December 2007

…but a Monocle’s supposed to treat myopia
Pretty much sums up perfectly my opinion of Monocle. I really want to like it, but find it insurmountably boring, and what is with the Nippophilia?

3 down, 1 to go: Warner Music Group drops DRM
Good stuff.

The Magazineer
Promising new site on magazines from Derek Powazek, founder of JPG amongst other things.

Idea: The Gethuman Dialer Application
Brilliant idea.

Wii play it together; How the some companies are redefining product usability
Nail on the head here; the Wii is outselling both the Xbox 360 and PS3 combined at the moment, and there’s a severe shortage. There’s a very good reason why, and it’s exactly the same reason the iPod does so well.

Hacky holidays on OS X
Useful reference for upgrading to 10.5 and keeping the web server going.

2007 Logo Trends
I quite like the OpticaLine ones; also, isn’t time people start using a bit more texture in logos?

101 Dumbest Moments in Business: Radiohead #1 Dumbest Moment in Journalism: Fortune

Digital music: 2007 year in review
Nice little roundup of this year in digital music. Summary: lots.

FlickrFan: A Clunky Screensaver for Mac Users
I couldn’t agree more; Dave Winer is a great ideas man, but he cannot write software.

What’s In A Name?
I agree that anonymous comments are most definitely a bad thing, but I think pseudonyms – especially online handles – are just as good as long as they hook up to some kind of identity (either a web site or working email address).

Wrapping up 2007
I am not as smart as Matt. I’m not sure if anyone is.

Ask 37signals: How do you process credit cards?
The whole ‘taking payments’ thing gives me the willies, quite frankly.

iPhone 1.1.3 Features and Screenshots? Locate Me, Movable Icons, More…
Ooh I really like the Google Maps improvements and the facility to add web page bookmarks to the home screen. Let’s hope these are real.

F Y I_____ if you care
Brilliant.

Don’t Fear Starbucks
Makes complete sense; Starbucks popularise coffee drinking in a given area, full stop (whether you’re actually going to Starbucks or not).

From: Articles

28 December 2007