July 2009
An Easy Way to Increase Creativity Jul 29, 2009
This is why coffee shops with Wi-Fi are so popular nowadays: Over the past several years, however, social psychologists have discovered that creativity is not only a characteristic of the individual, but may also change depending on the situation and … (More)
Jorge Quinteros’ Simplistic Approach Jul 29, 2009
The money quote: You don’t have to have everything in front of you to know that you own it as long as you were systematic in caching it for when you need it. (Via M.M.)
Minimal Mac Jul 25, 2009
Patrick Rhone: There are few things I love more, or am more inspired by, than a clean, uncluttered, distraction free computing experience. I wanted a place where I could feature, review and catalog these items. Minimal Mac is that place. … (More)
“Fever and the Future of Feed Readers” Jul 22, 2009
Alex Payne: The problem with abdicating your content consumption to other people, though, is other people. Perhaps it’s overestimating my ability to find interesting things to read, but I don’t trust my friends and the Internet at large to educate … (More)
Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing Video Jul 20, 2009
Absolutely incredible sidewalk chalk and stop-motion music video for Coldplay’s song, Strawberry Swing.
“Notes” Jul 19, 2009
A For an iPhone, By an iPhone wallpaper of my notes and outline which I used to write the previous behind-the-scenes article of said website.
Thinking Space Jul 9, 2009
A very clever approach by The Economist for displaying creative people’s work space, the objects in that space, and why they’re there. There is some fascinating stuff here. I particularly love Mercedes Bunz’s quote about her laptop: The laptop is … (More)
Linear Drum Beats Jul 3, 2009
Lukas Mathis’ article on modes versus quasimodes yesterday reminds me of linear beats versus layered beats on the drums. Linear beats are when you only play one sound surface on the drums at a time. Versus a layered beat, where … (More)
Ticket to Ride Jul 2, 2009
Speaking of birthdays, this was one of the first gifts I got today. It’s a very fun and well-made board game for the whole family. And if you too are in the giving spirit, pick up Ticket to Ride via … (More)
