Category Archives: mobile

Going analog at IA Summit 12

I was lucky enough to attend the excellent 2012 IA Summit in New Orleans last month.  Now, when I go to a conference I’ve got in the habit of creating a new blog on Tumblr just for that event.  This being … Continue reading

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Building web sites isn’t linear anymore

When you approached the construction of a website (back in the day) it was pretty linear: Design in Photoshop/Fireworks Code-up design Integrate a CMS Drop in the content from a Word doc Test in desktop browsers Launch Believe me it was never … Continue reading

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The web is fractured and scary again, and that’s a good thing

In web years I guess I’m old. I’ve been using, and building, the web for well over a decade now.  I remember a time when getting online meant making sure that no one was using the phone or sending a fax, … Continue reading

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On the new HTML5 number field

With the fervor around the shiny new HTML5 elements, and the mad dash to get everything working on “mobile”, I worry that we’re repeating the errors of the past. type=”number” One of the new HTML5 form options is the number attribute … Continue reading

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All hail the papernet

A couple of days ago BERG released its Little Printer onto the World. Being released in 2012 its one of things that could be (and is) easily dismissed by some quarters, but warmly embraced in others. In this age of … Continue reading

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M3 Conference

The M3 Conference (pronounced “m-cubed”) was a one-day event about mobile, held on November 18th, at COSI. This being the inaugural event  I think it went pretty well. I’ve jotted down my notes from the event, but first a couple of small … Continue reading

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My frustration with Android apps (especially Google)

So I’ve had my smartphone for sometime now, and like most I find it invaluable.  I quickly ran up against the problem of having limited space (145mb) to install apps on.  Bear in mind this also held most of the … Continue reading

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