December 2010
2 posts
Simple Desktops →
Simple Desktops is a collection of desktop wallpapers curated by Tom Watsondesigned to make your computer beautiful without distraction.
November 2010
4 posts
“Usage is like oxygen for ideas. You can never fully anticipate how an audience...”
– 1.0 Is the Loneliest Number — Matt Mullenweg
October 2010
8 posts
“If you interact with things in your life, everything is constantly changing. And...”
–
Umberto Eco
(via stoweboyd)
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of...”
– Frederic Chopin (via mnmal)
September 2010
9 posts
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“The inherent complexity of a software system is related to the problem it is...”
– Kevlin Henney, “For the sake of simplicity” (via mnmal)
Stowe Boyd - Six Apart Acquired By VideoEgg: Old... →
Welcome - Ommwriter →
Ommwriter is out of beta. I will give it try
minimalmac:
So, it looks like OmmWriter, the “minimalistic” full screen writing app, has come out of beta and is now calling itself OmmWriter Dana. There are two versions, The free Dana I, and the “pay what you want” (as long as it is at least $4.11) Dana II. Let’s talk about that pricing model for a second because, well, it’s interesting:
OmmWriter...
Medieval Multitasking: Did We Ever Focus? |... →
minimalmac:
This is a fascinating look at the illuminated manuscript of Medieval times and how they were often closer in design to a webpage then physical book.
The function of these images in illuminated manuscripts has no small bearing on the hypertext analogy. These “miniatures” (so named not because they were small—often they were not—but because they used red ink, or vermillion, the Latin...
“You probably don’t even know what skills you need, so don’t worry about it....”
– The first step is to start - (37signals)
Simplify, and Savor Life | Zen Habits →
Savoring life starts with a mindset. It’s a mindset that believes that excess, that rushing, that busy-ness, that distractedness, isn’t ideal. It’s a mindset that tries instead to: - simplify - do & consume less - slow down - be mindful & present - savor things fully
August 2010
7 posts
“Nature is more complex than anything humans could imagine, but nature is...”
– Jonathan Harris – Simplicity (via minimalmac)
500 Photographers by Pieter Wisse →
500 photographers is a weblog that posts 5 active photographers a week for 100 weeks. The photographers can be from any discipline within the photographic range, but they have to be worth looking at and have a certain level of quality. When we get to number 500, we will have a deep database of great photographers.
Minimalism in Web Design: A Guide →
Minimalism is a word that gets tossed around in a lot of different contexts. Whether it be a lifestyle or an art form, saying something is “minimalistic” can take on a variety of meanings.
July 2010
3 posts
Minimal: Maeda’s ten laws of simplicity →
John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity:
Law 1: Reduce The Simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction
Law 2: Organize Organization makes a system of many appear fewer
Law 3: Time Savings in time feel like simplicity
Law 4: Learn Knowledge makes everything simpler
Law 5:…
How To Shoot Film For Dummies: 5 Steps
istillshootfilm:
(or how to wing it with a camera you don’t know how to use) If you’ve never shot film before, or if you’re working with a camera you don’t really know how to use, there are shortcuts to help you get to the gratification of shooting without so many calculations. Obviously, these are shortcuts and do not replace actual learning, but they can definitely helpful for trying out a...
June 2010
7 posts
1 tag
“a word is worth a thousand pictures.”
– Well Written Web
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The politics of happiness →
bobulate:
A think tank and environmental organization in Finland published a manifesto on happiness (Finnish), but really it’s on managing time, public space, and doing meaningful work:
Time is a unique resource: it cannot be stored. We all have it, but most of us have too little of it. We say that it’s important to be able to make one’s own decisions concerning how to use our free time. The...
3 tags
“Photography, for me, is a spontaneous impulse, the result of a constant...”
– Henri Cartier-Bresson (via austinkleon)
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“The party was over, the mega budgets were gone, and you had to hunker down and...”
– Being a starter in a recession - (37signals)
May 2010
8 posts
3 tags
Useful Sites To Learn New Skills →
The web is a powerful resource that can easily help you learn new skills. You just have to know where to look.
3 tags
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patrickrhone / Why I Curate →
My goal is to find interesting items that fall under specific topic areas and gather them together along with some commentary that will hopefully provide interest, context, and cause the reader to investigate further.
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It’s since february 2008 that this my micro-blogging site is active, more than two years. In this time I posted not regularly 100 post, almost all of them in italian languages. Now, I decide to improve my presence in this place of the web. I gave a custom domain to this site and a new look with a new theme. I promise myself to use better the tags system, so you, who read me, might follow...
March 2010
3 posts
