July 2008
12 posts
Keep Company Fresh - News Ticker Approach
This news bar (blue text with date appended) rotates live, it provides the user with a feeling that the company is constantly evolving and working as appose to a company which has grown stale and complacent as they ignore the phone ringing on their desk while lounging in comfy chairs - dollar signs for eyes.
“Posterous also has comments on posts, something Tumblr is just starting to roll...”
– Posterous Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
Don't Say 'Everyone' or 'No One' →
“Even “Most people” is a bad one. “Many people” isn’t as bad, but it’s still loaded. I find myself saying it all the time. “Some people” is better. A clear “these people” is best.”
Rogers to Charge $50 for changing iPhone Plan
Price Plan Downgrade Fee If you have subscribed to an iPhone Voice & Data Package or a Voice Price Plan with a Monthly Service Fee of more than $30, then a Price Plan Downgrade Fee of $50 will be applied to your invoice if, for any reason, you change to a Price Plan with a Monthly Service Fee of $30 or less at any time during the Service Agreement Term. A Price Plan Downgrade Fee will not be...
Last.fm Player too Persistent
The new Last.Fm player won’t take “no I don’t want to upload my playing habits” for an answer, it does, however, take “Option CMD Esc”. At least let the user quit the application.
Vancouver Start-up Index - June 2008 | Techvibes... →
List of startups in Vancity
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Particletree » Rediscovering the Button Element →
Beautiful CSS buttons
famfamfam.com: Silk Icons →
1000 free icons
YUI: CSS Grid Builder →
Brendon told me about this nifty tool that will generate CSS templates for you. Too bad you need to link over to Yahoo’s stylesheets for it to work.
“This is a Hello World test.”
– Nik via CreepySally
“The value of a perk is inversely related to the expectation of that perk.”
– Seth’s Blog: When you least expect it
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“Empty pixels and free space where a new feature could be added are the most...”
– Features are a one-way street - (37signals)