NSLog(); http://nslog.com The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sat, 18 May 2013 19:37:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Does Apple Assign Fake Projects? http://nslog.com/2013/04/12/does_apple_assign_fake_projects http://nslog.com/2013/04/12/does_apple_assign_fake_projects#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:37:01 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10259 Answer: no. Does Apple really assign engineers to "fake" projects as a loyalty test? and Regarding fake projects and loyalty tests.

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/12/does_apple_assign_fake_projects/feed 1 Checkboxes that Kill Your Product http://nslog.com/2013/04/11/checkboxes_that_kill_your_product http://nslog.com/2013/04/11/checkboxes_that_kill_your_product#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:36:26 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10258 A good read about how the littlest design decisions affect things on a fairly wide scale: Checkboxes that kill your product — Alex Limi.

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/11/checkboxes_that_kill_your_product/feed 0 Mac Easter Eggs Revisited http://nslog.com/2013/04/10/mac_easter_eggs_revisited http://nslog.com/2013/04/10/mac_easter_eggs_revisited#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:35:07 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10257 Links to some good Easter Egg resources: Mac 101: Easter eggs | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

Gosh I used to waste so much time playing with these things in the pre-OS X days…

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/10/mac_easter_eggs_revisited/feed 0 Remembering Hotline http://nslog.com/2013/04/09/remembering_hotline http://nslog.com/2013/04/09/remembering_hotline#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:25:35 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10256 Hotline revisited

Were you on Hotline? I was. A LOT. Mostly to chat…

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/09/remembering_hotline/feed 1 Finding Nemo Sequel in 2015 http://nslog.com/2013/04/08/finding_nemo_sequel_in_2015 http://nslog.com/2013/04/08/finding_nemo_sequel_in_2015#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:24:38 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10255 Ellen DeGeneres' 'Nemo' sequel, 'Finding Dory,' set for 2015

Finding Dory? Really? Hmmmmm…

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/08/finding_nemo_sequel_in_2015/feed 0 Textures Go Bye Bye http://nslog.com/2013/04/07/textures_go_bye_bye http://nslog.com/2013/04/07/textures_go_bye_bye#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:23:44 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10254 Daring Fireball Linked List: The Latest Apple Scuttlebutt

And regarding that system-wide UI overhaul, I hear the same thing as Rene Ritchie: "Ive's work is apparently making many people really happy, but will also apparently make rich-texture-loving designers sad."

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/07/textures_go_bye_bye/feed 0 Apple’s $13k OS http://nslog.com/2013/04/06/apples_13k_os http://nslog.com/2013/04/06/apples_13k_os#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:22:42 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10253 The untold story behind Apple's $13,000 operating system.

CNET looks at newly surfaced contracts, design specs, and page after page of schematics and code, revealing how Apple created its first disk OS, a chapter of Silicon Valley history critical to its later success.

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/06/apples_13k_os/feed 0 13 Things Roger Ebert Said Better Than Anybody Else http://nslog.com/2013/04/05/13_things_roger_ebert_said_better_than_anybody_else http://nslog.com/2013/04/05/13_things_roger_ebert_said_better_than_anybody_else#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:20:14 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10252 13 Things Roger Ebert Said Better Than Anybody Else

My favorite? "All clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: curious and teachable."

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/05/13_things_roger_ebert_said_better_than_anybody_else/feed 0 iPad Death Watch http://nslog.com/2013/04/04/ipad_death_watch http://nslog.com/2013/04/04/ipad_death_watch#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:19:18 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10251 Music. Sweet music | asymco

“Any tablet computer, including Apple’s eagerly anticipated iPad, will face serious problems in generating big sales. Tablets look cool, but the reality is they don’t do anything new.” Michael Comeau, Minyanville, 5 March 2010

It goes on for awhile…

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]]> http://nslog.com/2013/04/04/ipad_death_watch/feed 0 FlightScope’s First Public Use? http://nslog.com/2013/04/03/flightscopes_first_public_use http://nslog.com/2013/04/03/flightscopes_first_public_use#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:19:26 +0000 Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/?p=10250

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