iPod, five years. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Mac OS 9, seven years. Voice mark logins, we hardly knew ye.
The universe is at REST
Slabs
My friend Shawn is, beyond an enormous fan of the word ‘pants’ (I am in no way making this up), also one of several geniuses working at the University of Pennsylvania. (It’s a bit more complicated than that, but it’s the gist.) Shawn is an interaction designer, and I link less to his wisdom than I should. Like this article about “slabs”, like the new-style Start menu I practically lived in in XP. Needless to say, I agree with him.
Knowing your audience
The Inquirer, of all things, observed how important it is for publications to know their audience. Here’s how the Beeb presents a story, and here’s the Sun’s take on it.