Karl Freeman

Experimenting with Multitouch at Second Story (by Second Story)

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:04:19 +0100

Experimenting with Multitouch at Second Story (by Second Story)

Travelling Around America! So after after a couple years of no...

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:57:00 +0100

Travelling Around America!

So after after a couple years of no holiday’s, I’ve decided to trek around the US for 2 months. Don’t worry though, I’ve got my Camera and Eye.Fi with me so you can have a sneak peak as I go.

The Route

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Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:04:31 +0100

Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned:

Great couple lessons to take on board for those looking at startups

Ryan, you’ve just convinced me to buy the book. Fantastic...

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:13:00 +0100

Ryan, you’ve just convinced me to buy the book. Fantastic eveulation of forces and contexts which effect design

The List of N Things

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:47:24 +0100

The List of N Things:

A great explanation of why the culture of list writing is so prevalent online.

bashford: I really like the way that this is piggybacking on...

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:26:48 +0100

bashford:

I really like the way that this is piggybacking on data from existing infrastructure and adapting every day behaviour to turn something mundane into a game.

“Chromaroma by Mudlark is a game that shows you your movements and location as you swipe your Oyster Card in and out of the Tube.

It connects communities of people who cross paths and routes on a regular basis, and encourages people to make new journeys and use public transport in a different way by exploring new areas and potentially using different modes of public transport.”

Find out more at www.chromaroma.com.

This has just made my day, New York gets invaded by 8-Bit...

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:19:41 +0100

This has just made my day, New York gets invaded by 8-Bit creatures. Stunning graphics and extremely well executed.

Fred Wilson, You’ve read my mind. His list of 10...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:39:25 +0100

Fred Wilson, You’ve read my mind. His list of 10 principles for successful web apps is, well. Golden.

A fantastic example of how technology can enrich what is...

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:22:00 +0000

A fantastic example of how technology can enrich what is essentially ‘old’ media. Imagine a storytelling book like the one used in this video telling the story of some Roald Dahl classics. Looking forward to this :)

Multi-touch is so 2009. Welcome Interactive 3d depth sensing.

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:57:03 +0000

Multi-touch is so 2009. Welcome Interactive 3d depth sensing.

"When a problem arises, it’s worth asking whether the problem can be addressed by rearranging..."

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:45:14 +0000

“When a problem arises, it’s worth asking whether the problem can be addressed by rearranging the starting blocks rather than interfering with the race.”

- Tim Harford - The Undercover Economist

Interesting concept for an interactive screen that helps...

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:30:14 +0000

Interesting concept for an interactive screen that helps navigate your busy lifestyle.

Just one of many examples of how breaking out of doing just...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:00 +0000

Just one of many examples of how breaking out of doing *just* web development should be something to aspire to :)

An oldie but I just revisited my vimeo fav’s and stumbled...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:12:35 +0000

An oldie but I just revisited my vimeo fav’s and stumbled on this. Amazing technology going on here.

"If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises they lose all heart. If the young merchant..."

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:13:43 +0000

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If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises they lose all heart. If the young merchant fails, men say he is ruined. If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges, and is not installed in an office within one year afterwards, in the cities or suburbs of Boston or New York, it seems to his friends and to himself that he is right in being disheartened and in complaining the rest of his life.

A sturdy lad from New Hamsphire or Vermont, who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days and feels no shame in not “studying a profession,” for he does not postpone his life, but lives already. He has not one chance, but a hundred chances.

”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great points about iterating your product constantly building...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:25:00 +0000

Great points about iterating your product constantly building market share before your product has even got big.

A fantastic source of inspiration for anyone thinking of getting...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:55:24 +0000

A fantastic source of inspiration for anyone thinking of getting in to developing / designing for touch screens.

Ribbit Mobile, Google Voice for the UK

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:32:00 +0000

So a couple days a go I received my invite to BT owned Ribbit Moblile, I must of requested an invite quite some time ago because the service had fallen of my radar. Its an interesting service which was quite painless to set up. It essentially replaces your phone providers voicemail system which Ribbit then allows you route the ‘missed call’ to different places such as Skype, another phone, voip phone etc…

Due to it being in limited beta, Ribbit are offering the pro account for free when you manage to get an invite which means you get a ton of awesome stuff.

The one which is the big draw is free phone calls to US and UK numbers through their dashboard, but it also can transcribe your voicmail message, email you when you get missed calls ( Excellant when your phone is off or not near you ) and it can even send you the mp3 of the voicemail if someone leaves you one.

Im sure my grandpa wont mind me using his message to me as an example but apart from spelling my name wrong it was and continues to be pretty accurate at transcribing my messages to me and emailing my messages to me

Anyways, just a short one to say that If your in the UK and want the same kind of features that Google Voice are offering I would jump over to Ribbit and reserve an account as although still very beta, Ribbit are certainly pushing the limits of what ‘Silicons first phone company’ can do.

Awesome talk about empathy from magician Jamy Ian Swiss that...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:13:00 +0000

Awesome talk about empathy from magician Jamy Ian Swiss that really relates to software development. Fantastic speaker, would loved to off been there.

"A tool you use a lot should offer opportunities to grow and learn"

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:50:25 +0000

“A tool you use a lot should offer opportunities to grow and learn”

- Amy Hoy

Karl Freeman

Experimenting with Multitouch at Second Story (by Second Story)

Travelling Around America! So after after a couple years of no...

Travelling Around America!

Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned

Ryan, you’ve just convinced me to buy the book. Fantastic...

The List of N Things

bashford: I really like the way that this is piggybacking on...

This has just made my day, New York gets invaded by 8-Bit...

Fred Wilson, You’ve read my mind. His list of 10...

A fantastic example of how technology can enrich what is...

Multi-touch is so 2009. Welcome Interactive 3d depth sensing.

"When a problem arises, it’s worth asking whether the problem can be addressed by rearranging..."

Interesting concept for an interactive screen that helps...

Just one of many examples of how breaking out of doing *just*...

An oldie but I just revisited my vimeo fav’s and stumbled...

"If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises they lose all heart. If the young merchant..."

Great points about iterating your product constantly building...

A fantastic source of inspiration for anyone thinking of getting...

Ribbit Mobile, Google Voice for the UK

Awesome talk about empathy from magician Jamy Ian Swiss that...

"A tool you use a lot should offer opportunities to grow and learn"

Just one of many examples of how breaking out of doing just...