I’m compiling a wishlist for Apple for their 2008 efforts, as mentioned in my previous posts. It’s not comprehensive, strategic, or anything else… just things I think would make their products even better for users like me. Apple.com User Profiles Before anyone goes and says there are currently user profiles on Apple.com, I’d ask you […]

As mentioned in my previous post, I’m compiling a wishlist for Apple for their 2008 efforts. It’s by no means comprehensive, strategic, or whatever else… just things that might make their products even better for users like me. Or maybe just me. Customer Lifecycle I mentioned earlier that 3 folks in my family purchased a […]

I’ve been known to be called an Apple fanboy before… mostly by those in my family (three of whom then purchased MacBooks in the last year). That’s OK; I am a big fan of Apple. While a Mac was not my first computer (that honor goes to the VIC-20 followed by a series of Apple […]

Carrie and I are having ourselves a merry little Christmas, though Jonah remains a bit undecided. (Posted from Twitter.)

(Mountain View, CA) – Having just received his personal laptop from the One Laptop Per Child program’s Give One, Get One program, Micah Laaker did what he does with any Web-connected device he can get this hands on: he loaded Laaker.com. Laaker.com on OLPC Laptop, originally uploaded by mlaaker. “I know the first thing most […]

I picked up an Apple TV tonight. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the foresight to also pick up an HDMI cable. (Posted from Twitter.)

I’m excited that Black Sheep, the zombie sheep movie, is a real movie. Looking forward to watching this week, after thinking it was a joke. (Posted from Twitter.)

Mr. Laaker is testing Twitter integration. (Posted from Twitter.)

Mr. Laaker is integrating Twitter into his site.

Yesterday saw the release of Digital Arts magazine’s December issue, whose cover story featured 14 designers politicking about design trends for 2008. I was able to bring a little color to the subject around distributed experiences, whether those be widget-based or more akin to Facebook’s apps model. The Future Design 2008 article spans a number […]