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Apple gesture dissonance
Has anyone noticed that the flick-scroll gesture for the iPhone is the opposite of the double finger flick-scroll on the macbook? The phone uses a more natural metaphor. I was a late adaptor of the double finger scroll on the macbook, and the iphone reversoswitcho is really messing with my muscle-memory.
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5 questions with Brent Simmons, creator of NetNewsWire
You spent a good deal of time working on the revamped UI for NNW 3.0. What was the toughest UI choice you had to make? The easiest?
They’re all tough decisions. The hardest thing may be nuking the stuff I think is cool but that nobody else likes. On the other hand, that may be the easiest thing, because the only person disappointed is me. (Read More)
Some user testing would help inform this, but he’s definitely in the right mindset 
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WiFind: Show the right information at the right time
WiFind from Tasty Apps is a neat little replacement for Airport menubar item that adds some cool features. Specifically it shows right in the drop-down menu both whether or not networks are locked and also each WAP’s signal strength. This is surely a much handier way to check all those networks at your local coffee shop, rather than just trying to connect to each one. It is worth pointing out, however, that WiFind does its magic via a SIMBL plugin. (Read More)
Great opportunity to surface exactly the right information in a dashboard format. Both the signal strength and the password protection status are crucial when deciding what network to choose. I have 6 different wireless boxes in my house i can connect to, but I’m never sure which one is the right signal strength based on my current location. I haven’t tried it yet, but I will, and hope it lives up to it’s promise.
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