“We thought it was important for the user to be able to invoke every menu command directly from the keyboard, so we added a special key to the keyboard to invoke menu commands, just like our predecessor, Lisa. We called it the “Apple key”; when pressed in combination with another key, it selected the corresponding […]
Entries from December 2005
Swedish Campground
December 9th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: tech + the internet
iTunes Signature Maker
December 9th, 2005 · No Comments
iTunes Signature Maker “iTunes Signature Maker (iTSM) analyzes your music collection and creates a short audio signature to represent who you are and what you listen to. After it checks your system configuration and asks you a few simple questions, iTSM will spend a few minutes analyzing your collection and generating the audio signature. iTSM was […]
Tags: tech + the internet
Videogame Aesthetics
December 8th, 2005 · No Comments
“Depending on your point of view, photo-realism is either a scourge or a grail. The drive for it has come to dominate the visual aesthetics of videogames, and current technology seems to be pushing us very close to a peak. Limited markets and rising development costs, however, seem to indicate a gaping abyss. So will […]
Tags: games + diversions
Visual complexity
December 5th, 2005 · No Comments
“VisualComplexity.com intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project’s main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web. I truly hope this space can inspire, motivate […]
Tags: design + art + typography
Furni
December 5th, 2005 · 3 Comments
“After almost 4 years of working and designing for private clients, Furni is proud to introduce it’s very own line of stylish home furnishings! We’ve been busy over the last few months designing, sourcing , planning and assembling a 10 piece product line with something for everyone! Furthermore we’ve included a “shopping cart” feature on the […]
Tags: design + art + typography
Winter waves
December 2nd, 2005 · 1 Comment
Perfect winter waves at The Wall — Hampton Beach. http://itsabeach.com/hb/cgi-bin/itsabeach.cfm?BodyName=home
Tags: surf + skate + snow
Stationnement de Montréal
December 2nd, 2005 · No Comments
Decemeber 2nd, the first “move-free” parking day of the winter. All montrealers who are part of the “street parking shuffle club” will understand. Now it’s time for those snow clearing signs. The next place I live will have a parking option of some kind. Stationnement de Montréal
Tags: montreal + canada + the world
Singing Icebergs
December 1st, 2005 · No Comments
“Researchers monitoring earthquakes in Antarctica have uncovered a surprising source for some mysterious rumblings – singing icebergs. “It’s like something from a horror film,” says Vera Schlindwein, a geophysicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. The songs can vary, from resembling bees buzzing to something more melodic, like a string […]
Tags: strangeness + randomness
