Our Life in Motion

Friday Über went production release of the version with my UI...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:54:00 -0500

Friday Über went production release of the version with my UI designing, and I gotta say, “I love Über!”

Yeah, so I’m in a book that just released Congrats to...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:47:00 -0500

Yeah, so I’m in a book that just released

Congrats to @suzanneginsburg on the release of: Designing the iPhone Experience

Pick it up here on Amazon.com

Re-Birth of Study Hall

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:22:00 -0500

Since my mobile application, The Smart Alarm, released, I have found myself in more coffee and happy...

Wishlist

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:35:00 -0500

Current location conscience Calendar events: So when I travel, only events that need to shift...

The year Steve returned to Apple, this aired. I think it is safe...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:36:00 -0500

The year Steve returned to Apple, this aired. I think it is safe say he has solidified a spot in his own commercial.

"That’s the power of feedback: To elevate our mood and to motivate us to do more of this stuff."

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:29:59 -0500

“That’s the power of feedback: To elevate our mood and to motivate us to do more of this...

After 7 months of hard work on creating the new UI, the new...

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:51:00 -0500

After 7 months of hard work on creating the new UI, the new version of ÜberTwitter is available now is Beta 8 for BlackBerry devices. You can download it now from: Here

Enjoy!

"Had I known then what I know now: I would have invested heavily in the screen wipe market."

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:54:00 -0500

“Had I known then what I know now: I would have invested heavily in the screen wipe...

Why securing at the app layer is the future of enterprise data on a mobile device

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:48:27 -0500

I think it is prevalent enough at this point to say that “Consumerization” will be here...

Photo by Michael Siedel (via Flickr) Thanks all for coming out...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:10:00 -0500

Photo by Michael Siedel (via Flickr)

Thanks all for coming out to listen to me speak about User Experience Design on the Mobile Platform, and contributing, at the MKE UX event on Wednesday!

UPDATE - The meeting recap have now also been posted here.

Apple needs to bring the “Today Screen” to the iOS -...

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:54:20 -0500

Apple needs to bring the “Today Screen” to the iOS - Here’s How:

The one place that I think that Palm OS (The Original version) had hit the nail on the head was the Today screen. It was designed to be a quick glance notifier to pertinent information, like the time, to-do items, and upcoming calendar events all on the main screen. Windows Mobile added this functionality and HTC later took it even further adding more relevant information, like weather. Because of the undeniable usefulness I propose that the next iOS version bring that functionality to the iPhone.

One place Apple could add this screen is the Search Screen (swipe right): The Search Screen is easy, cause the page is relatively empty with a search field on top and keyboard on the bottom. Sliding the keyboard up from the bottom of the screen when tapping in the search window opens up 85% of the rest of the screen for data like the items listed above. Another option is the Lock Screen, quickly allowing the user to tap the physical button and glancing at the data without going into the phone. One additional alternative would be to dedicate the home screen to this, forcing the user to swipe left for search (or include it on the top of this page), but then swiping right to get to apps.

I like the idea of it being in the Lock Screen (shown above) because I feel that I would reference it like I do to check the time - Click the button glance and back into the pocket.

New Wireless Carrier model to leverage costs to protect their network

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:57:00 -0500

I think it is now abundantly clear that the Wireless Carriers new trend is to leverage price...

WISHLIST

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:20:00 -0500

A programmable RFID chip/API for smart phones - so I can swipe my phone for my credit card, gas FOB,...

I love the idea of bit-res upgrades within the game and am very...

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:44:58 -0500

I love the idea of bit-res upgrades within the game and am very excited to see the final outcome of this game!

mimeoverse:

The beginnings of 2-bit mini Mimeo using the Narwhelp hoodie’s lightning strike ability. Not shown: mini-bolts that spark up from the ground to power abandoned machinery/knock off enemies.

AT&T upgrade in the Alley & Valley, 7.2, and FaceTime over 3G

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:51:00 -0500

Conversation with AT&T insider yields some interesting insight: $2 Billion in upgrading...

The recent release of Pulse for the iPad seems to best what was...

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:33:00 -0500

The recent release of Pulse for the iPad seems to best what was to be Nik and my next product, which was code named Oatmeal. Code named Oatmeal cause it was to be, “the only thing you need in the morning”. So sad, but glad to have a great option out there… now we just need a better Twitter app for the iPad. Above is a mock-up of the app and it’s interactions.

Local emergencies in a digital media age

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:03:00 -0500

We fired DirecTV about 2 years ago replacing it with a Mac Mini, running Boxee to our TV, and...

52 Weeks of UX: Honest Interfaces

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:02:38 -0500

52 Weeks of UX: Honest Interfaces: “To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we...

Branch - a Conversation Engine

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:24:25 -0500

I was talking the other day about what some of the fundamental pieces are of a social media site...

I’m not going to gripe about seeing Fail Whales during the...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:11:56 -0500

I’m not going to gripe about seeing Fail Whales during the World Cup, the world is talking about it, and I am not in the business of bitching about free web services. So if Twitter is getting in the spirit, then let them show support in WHY we are seeing more whales for the next 30 days! What do you think?

Link to the full size image on Flickr