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Twitter’s BlackBird Pie

by Ryan Lane on May 4, 2010

Now you can embed tweets. Because copying 140 characters of text and citing it would be hard.

I’m testing out this new Blackbird Pie service on Twitter http://media.twitter.com/blackbird-pie/less than a minute ago via web

You can make your own using Twitter’s Blackbird Pie service

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iPad vs. Kindle lighting test

by Ryan Lane on April 14, 2010

I wanted to see how well the iPad worked in comparison to the Kindle in different lighting situations. To be somewhat fair I tested the Kindle app on the iPad to the Kindle 2 device. You can see the results of my very unscientific test below.

The first test is a side by side in a well lit room

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Both devices fair well.  I still really like the Kindle screen for long term reading since it has a non-glare screen which can result in less eye strain.

The next test was in a dark room.

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Without a light the Kindle doesn’t work at all, but then again neither does a regular book.

The next test was in direct sunlight

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The Kindle is the big winner here, but even though the photo doesn’t show it well, the transflective screen on the iPad is very useable in direct sunlight.  What is interesting is that it worked better with the sun shining right at it, over being just in the shade.

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Happy Up Here

by Ryan Lane on February 26, 2009

This music video for Röyksopp’s Happy Up Here, Directed by Reuben Sutherland is amazing. Reuben, you are my newest hero.


Happy Up Here from Röyksopp on Vimeo.

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iPhone as remote keyboard

by Ryan Lane on July 11, 2008




iPhone as remote keyboard

Originally uploaded by futileboy

This has got to be one of my new favorite features of the iphone. The Remote app allows you to use your phone as a remote for iTunes and the appleTV. While using it on the appleTV when ever they is a point on screen to enter text the phone changes to the above screen. Typing is real time with what you type appearing on the TV right away. It’s nice.

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Up to date books from O’Reilly

May 21, 2008

I picked up the Essential Silverlight 2.0 book while I was at the Web 2.0 Expo.  I’ve been meaning to share.  It’s the first time I’ve purchased an “Up To Date” book from O’Reilly.  I’m waiting form my first update to come in the mail. To update your book you have the  option to print [...]

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Multitouch me

March 12, 2008

Multitouch interfaces seem to be all the rage right now. I just got back from Mix and SXSW and saw several examples of multitouch devices from the Surface to some very budget versions using Wiimotes and IR LED gloves. Wiimote interface Originally uploaded by futileboy MS Surface Originally uploaded by futileboy But I think this [...]

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Mix 2008

March 8, 2008

Just wrapped up Mix. I was on the panel “Making it Simple: Designer/Developer Workflow.” It was a great group of people. I wish we had more time to continue the conversation. I want to thank Barbara from Microsoft for putting us all together. All the Mix sessions and keynotes are online so be sure to [...]

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IA Summit

March 26, 2006

Danah Boyd Originally uploaded by futileboy. I’m tired. I need more coffee or drugs or something. I’m currently taking a break from any sessions just to help my brain catch back up. It’s been really great so far. I’ve learned a bunch but most of all its helped validate that what I’ve done and what [...]

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What’s up with Brightcove?

December 28, 2005

Welcome to Brightcove Here’s what I found so far: The founder Jeremy Allaire is smart guy. He was one of the creators of Cold Fusion. He also created Homesite which became part of the very successful Dreamweaver application produced by Macromedia. What Brightcove is doing: Creating an open standards based software application that will be [...]

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