Research in Motion (1984 – 2012)

29th June 2012 by kmore

A technology titan died today. Some wil say that it’s not dead, that being on life support means there is still a chance…but these people will be wrong.

For large corporation, especially those in hyper competitive marketplaces, death doesn’t come on the day when the doors are closed for the final time, the final blow comes much earlier. Though lights may stay on, employees continue to show up for their shifts and products remain on shelves…it is simply that the body doesn’t yet know that head has been lopped off.
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Do One Thing Well: The Focus Philosophy

9th January 2012 by bretton

My intention is for this to be a companion piece to Luke Wroblewski’s excellent writeup: “Mobile First Helps with Big Issues“. If you haven’t read it yet, I suggest you do so. I’ll wait here.

Luke’s article was mainly about focus in the context of screen real-estate; since mobile screens are so much smaller than desktop screens, mobile apps are forced to focus in ways desktop & web apps are not. I’d like to address the focus issue within the context of mobile apps, using three examples.
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Macworld Gives iMockups 4.5 Stars

3rd January 2012 by kmore

The good folks at Macworld gave us a new review of iMockups over the holidays and it’s another winner.

Calling it “indispensable for anyone who works with wireframes” they rated iMockups a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

You can download iMockups from the iTunes App Store.

See the review now.