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Growing Tomatoes 1 Apr 2013 | 01:00 pm
When people asked me what I was going to grow in my new garden, my response was, "Anything but tomatoes." Blame it on my Italian relatives for excessive use of marinara, or on American restaurants fo...
AirPlay TV 25 Oct 2011 | 08:00 pm
I've been reading a lot of speculation recently about what a future Apple TV might look like. Not nearly enough of these analyses have talked about AirPlay. It's clear to me that AirPlay would be so i...
Apps and Web URLs: Perfect Together 6 Oct 2011 | 08:00 pm
I've been thinking about ways to save the Web from being buried in the avalanche of native apps we've been seeing. As I recently wrote, hyperlinks are the defining characteristic of the Web, but most ...
Fast animation with iOS WebKit 5 Oct 2011 | 08:00 pm
While building Scrollability I've learned a few tricks about how to make animations that start fast and run fast on iOS WebKit. The challenge of getting the scrolling physics right was nothing compare...
Dropbox is my publish button 3 Oct 2011 | 08:00 pm
I flipped the switch on my new blog last night. If you've been here before, you might not notice anything different. The design hasn't changed, but behind the scenes everything is new. I've written a ...
What the Web is and is not 26 Sep 2011 | 08:00 pm
My post the other day generated a lot of responses. I suspect that most of the positive responses were from people who, like me, have a depth of experience on other client platforms, and are able to j...
Web Technologies Need an Owner 22 Sep 2011 | 08:00 pm
Many people seem to assume that the Web will one day become the one and only client computing platform on Earth, therefore it must not be controlled by anyone. This is a dangerous assumption. The HTML...
Inertial Scrolling 20 Jun 2011 | 08:00 pm
Today my girlfriend and I are launching a new photo blog that we've made together called Up on a Hill. The photos and text are mostly by Laura, and the code and design are by me. The blog combines lar...
Creative Tools 6 May 2011 | 08:00 pm
Today was my last day at Facebook. Normally when I leave a job I go out cursing the management and wishing I had left much sooner. In the case of Facebook, I sent heartfelt emails to all of my manager...
The Thank You Economy 15 Mar 2011 | 07:00 pm
I often play videos of conference talks while I work, though I have no intention of actually listening to them. The background noise helps me focus, like those recordings of crashing waves, chirping b...
