Reviews

I’ve decided to add a new section to my journal: reviews. As a designer I spend a lot of time thinking about what seems right and wrong with a lot of the things I buy and use. I usually post my thoughts on different sites, or send them straight to the developer, but I’ve been thinking it’s time I collected these reviews in one place, on this site. Many of these reviews will be about Mac and iPhone software, but I’ll be mentioning plenty of other things from video games to rice cookers and… Read more »

Junecloud: coming soon

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Tense Code 3.0: a new look and iPhone support

This entry is part of a series showing off the new features in Tense Code 3.0. Tense Code is a content management system that makes creating and updating web sites much easier. Tense Code 3.0 is in the middle of an extensive private beta test, and I hope to make a public beta version available later this month. This is a huge update and I’m really excited about it, so I thought I’d start posting about some of the new features. I’m pretty proud of this software—if you’re updating your site… Read more »

Sending a web page as an email

First off, let me preface this by saying that I don’t recommend sending just any web page by email. In general, email clients are much picker than web browsers and can vary quite a bit in how HTML is displayed. If simply sending a link will suffice, I’d recommend it. Otherwise you’ll want to use a page that was specifically designed and tested for emailing. If you’re sending out bulk email, it’s also preferable to use an application designed for this sort of thing (like Mailings for OS X)…. Read more »

Tense Log 2.1 beta 2 now available! (Updated)

Above: the Tense Log crop tool, a new feature in version 2.1 This is a pretty big update to Tense Log! Perhaps the most exciting change is the greatly improved setup process and increased compatibility. Installation (or upgrading) is now as simple as uploading the files and then opening the site in your browser. A series of pages walks you through the process and even fills in most of the settings for you… all you have to do is make sure they’re correct, and fill in the few that are… Read more »

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