John Gruber on the death of Android Software Updates:
[…] it’s the difference between a company that simply wants to sell you a device, and a company that wants to sell you a device and make you happy that you bought it. Making a sale versus fostering a relationship between customer and the company.
No cookies for guessing which company he’s talking about here.
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Gradient App is a nifty tool for the Mac that lets you pick that colors quickly and easily and automatically generates the corresponding CSS code for it.
A fantastic and simple, yet powerful utility for Mac OS X that lets anyone with a mouse easily create CSS3 gradients in a few simple clicks. Features an easy to use UI and a lot of other “power features” as well.
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The fine folks at Flipboardville have finally released v1.7 of Flipboard on the App Store.
Flipboard is now a universal app and also contains a feature exclusive to the iPhone (for now) called Cover Stories — a curated collection of content being shared with you. Additionally, Flipboard v1.6 introduced Flipboard accounts, so you can just sign in with your account on the iPhone and it’ll bring you the same Flipboard experience as you had on your iPad.
Flipboard is a free download from the App Store.
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Remember, kids. The first rule of App Club is that no one gives a fuck about your brand. A splash screen with a giant logo is something that makes editors and marketing directors feel good, but to a user it just feels like a meaningless delay. You know that feeling of frustration you get each time there’s a 15-second preroll before a video on the web? That’s what a splash screen with logos and advertisements is.
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Day One is a beautifully elegant app that lets you keep a journal or diary of the moments you’d like to log. The developer claims that the app has been “designed and focused to encourage you to write more” and in my testing, it stayed true to its claim. Day One’s design isn’t overly gorgeous, it’s simple, pleasing, elegant and “just right”. The color scheme is easy on the eyes and the UI elements look fantastic. The app boasts a plethora of features including Dropbox sync across devices, Markdown, custom reminders, Textexpander snippet support and even Twitter integration in iOS 5.
I recently wrote about Day One app on Beautiful Pixels. Fantastic app, both on iOS and Mac. And the developer is a friendly gentleman too.
I highly recommend it if you’re looking for an app to record your daily moments. The iOS app is just $1.99 (Universal) and the Mac app is just $9.99.
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