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Cool user experience

jonezy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:56:08 +0000

I use remember the milk for managing my day to day tasks, it’s a great service and I’ve gone through just about every to-do list app on the web.

One of the really cool things about the service is that you can sign up to test features before they are released to the entire user base. Right now I’m testing the new smart add feature, it’s awesome and i just noticed a really cool touch that I thought deserved sharing.

See the small window with the ? in the top left, it lists the shortcuts that you can use in the smart add box. Seems pretty simple right? The little window actually stays open after you click the question mark until you explicitly close it using the x. Why do I think this is interesting? Because it allows me to see those shortcuts as I’m using the tool, it doesn’t force me to go to another window or stop and hover over a link to get the info, it makes learning the app a lot easier, it removes the friction between becoming and advanced user.

Twitter in plain english

jonezy — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:15:07 +0000

Found this while reading Rick Strahl’s blog today, I’ve tried to explain twitter to a lot of people but this pretty much sums it up in about 2 minutes, what more could you ask for?

(video source: http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter)

This guy takes great notes

jonezy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:57:33 +0000

I’ve recently become pretty obsessed with taking notes at work, I find it really helps me focus in meetings and keeps me interested and involved, mine are all text and pretty boring but check these babies out, I wish I could make note taking this much fun!

(from Jeff Lins blog)

Seems like he was inspired by this set of notes taken from SXSW in Austin, Texas

It’s not rocket surgery!

jonezy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:29:14 +0000

I found this gem over at the 37 signals corporate blog, its a presentation David Heinemeier Hansson did at the Startup School conference called The Secret to making money online.

Its a great video about how 37 signals has become a profitable business over the last 4-5 years without taking any venture capital funding or outside investment. Certainly a strange topic to discuss at a conference that is geared towards helping start up companies raise vc funding!

The tone of the video borders on hilarious at times with my absolute favorite part coming about 5 minutes just after David explains their business model (make a product, get some people to pay for it, make it better), he exclaims that its not rocket surgery!

Its really refreshing to see this kind of attitude in the high stakes work of internet businesses, and it goes to show that a commitment to your business, product and customers can make you just as successful as a huge exit to google or microsoft.

ASP.NET Mvc Source Available

jonezy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:02:05 +0000

Just posted on Scott Guthries blog this morning, you can now download the source code for Microsoft’s ASP.NET Mvc extensions.

Grab it at Codeplex

so easy a caveman could do it?

jonezy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:08:42 +0000

I love simple things, easy to use, easy to understand.

File Dropper is simplicity at it’s best, no sign-up, no complicated forms. Just plain simple and obvious choices.

+1 File Dropper

week #2 of waiting for a new phone

jonezy — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:45:27 +0000

As a part of work it started to make real sense for me to get a blackberry. We offer 24/7 support but we don’t all want to be chained to our desks makes sense, right?

I just switched to rogers about 8 months ago, because it hasn’t been a full year I am not technically allowed to get a hardware (phone) upgrade.

That being said, there are always ways around these problems. I was able to get the hardware upgrade through rogers’ promotional department. Great! I am wicked happy because I will be getting a blackberry pearl!

The one hitch with this route is that i can’t go into the store and get the phone, I have to wait for the promotions department to ship the phone to me. Ok I think i can handle that!

So one week goes by, I call them up to find out that the pearls are out of stock and i won’t be getting it this week and that i should call back monday (today) to check in.

So I call up this morning to find out that they still don’t have any in stock and that it will be a couple more days to wait.

Ted Rogers if you are reading this, send me my phone please.

Now.

screw you apple

jonezy — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:15:06 +0000

i’m getting a Zune!

2006 Young Innovators Under 35

jonezy — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:24:20 +0000

Since 1999, the editors of Technology Review have honored the young innovators whose inventions and research we find most exciting; today that collection is the TR35, a list of technologists and scientists, all under the age of 35.

what do you do when you don’t want any vc funding?

jonezy — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:45:42 +0000

you get vc funding anyways?

37signals have long touted there ability to keep it real with out the overbearing weight of venture capital investment and all the trappings that come with it. But they have just accepting a minority investment (personal investment) from Jeff Bezos

reading through the comments makes me wonder sometimes why people care so much about what other companies do. Me? I have long been a fan of 37signals and will continue to be! Congratulations guys!