March 2009
13 posts
Bug Tracking for SME?
Just had a brief convo with James from ideltime about bug tracking software. Here is the list we came up with
Trac - OpenSource and free, integrates wiki, roadmaps, bug tracking (no email support)
FogBugz - Advanced feature sets but reminds me of Windows
Sifter - Haven’t used yet but lots of thought went into the visual design
Lighthouse - What James is using right now and is happy with
Buying Templates for... Print
Surprised I haven’t seen anything like this yet. Purchase beautiful print templates at Inkd
“Also, don’t like [sic] the old “9 out of 10 new businesses fail” cloud your...”
– Failure is overrated, a redux - (37signals)
Standardized Keyboard Shortcuts for OSX
A while back I pled for standardized keyboard shortcuts in OmniGraffle. Today I took matters into my own hands and started remapping shortcuts by hand in the Keyboard Shortcuts System Preference pane. “Wouldn’t it be neat if I could share these?” I asked myself. I tracked down my changed keyboard shortcuts to two plist files in the ~/Library/Preferences folder, see...
Learn about User Experience Design
Just came across Konigi, a collection of UX goodness by Michael Angeles. There is enough delicious to get lost for days.
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IDEO on Education
Glad to see the bright minds at IDEO are working on education. See IDEO’s Ten Tips For Creating a 21st–Century Classroom Experience. The premise of their approached focuses on “inspiring students to be seekers of knowledge, rather than passive receivers of information” (source: case study).
Want to Understand Twitter?
Leave it to a TED Talk to explain Twitter.
Music at your Party got Democratic
The iTunes 8.1 upgrade enhances the under-appreciated ”Party Shuffle” feature to allow guests at your party to vote on tracks to play. The feature is now called “iTunes DJ” and is accessible by your guests through the iPhone Remote app.
ZUI to Save Fat Finger Tiny Screen Problem on...
Neat solution to a real problem. When you have to select between a number of tiny links with your finger on a mobile device, the new Opera Fingertouch will zoom in to the options. See the video on their post: Introducing Opera Fingertouch.
Save on Business Card
Whenever someone asks me where to get business cards done I recommend ClubCard. They have 10% off for the month of March with discount code ME0309. Just because you’re tightening your belt doesn’t mean your business cards can’t be swank.
Nice Visual Instructions on Facebook Tour Page
Personal CRMs on the Horizon
Thanks to Jordan for telling me about some development on the personal CRM front: Xobni’s Outlook Add in and Gist’s web based solution.
Everything I’ve seen on the Mac so far has been disappointing, seen anything worthwhile?