On the Leap
By now you’ve probably seen the promotional video of the Leap, which created quite a stir last week all over internets. But just in case, here it is. It definitely is cool. I just have a problem with...
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On Checkboxes
I tweeted that I don’t think the checkboxes Facebook uses in its Messages section (below), are the best way to go about the problem. I suggested using the icon itself as the toggle for this job. I come...
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Disruption and Web Applications, part 1
This article should give you quick overview of Clayton Christensen’s ground breaking book Innovator’s Solution and then I will try to apply his point onto the web application industry. The Concept of...
View ArticleLet Thousand Flowers Bloom
You may’ve heard this phrase also in a more humble (and original) form “let hundred flowers bloom”. And I don’t know about you, but I usually come across it in business context, where it means for the...
View ArticleWhat It Would Be If It Were A Song?
This will look like an off-topic, dear front-end designing/coding friends, but trust me, I will tie it back to design. I bet you’ve heard the song “Somebody That I Used To Know”, originally by Gotye....
View ArticleARM Disrupting Processor Business
James Hamilton wrote and article about using ARM processor in servers. He describes how ARM architecture offers better price/performance ratio and consumes less power. It’s very nice example of...
View ArticleFragile Ideas
I love Ive’s speech on the Steve’s life celebration event they had at Apple campus in October 2011. Especially the beginning of it. Steve used to say to me — and he used to say this a lot — “Hey Jony,...
View ArticleThe Disruption Theory Applied to Web Apps
I was fortunate enough to get to talk at Future of Web Apps + Future of Web Design double conference in Prague. First, I would like to thank to Future Insights (previously Carsonified) and personally...
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Obvious to you. Amazing to others.
Another piece the my mosaic of ideas. This outtake from book “Anything You Want” by Derek Sivers resonates with my own thougts. I am trying to propagate one obvious to me: Web apps are ideally...
View ArticleAn Essay on a Disadvantage of Abstract Software
I wanted to share five paragraphs of customer support conversation I’ve had with the rest of the team (two other guys). As I’ve IMed with one of the guys few minutes ago, I automatically went for the...
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Intelligence, Knowledge and Wisdom
Buckle up, I’m going all meta on you with this one. But don’t worry, there’s a drawing in there. I felt, I have a grasp on the concept of how Intelligence differs from Knowledge and Wisdom. When I...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft’s Reorganization Is a Bad Idea
Another great post by Ben Thompson over at stratēchery: Steve Ballmer restructured Microsoft yesterday as a functional organization. The immensity of this change can not be understated, nor can the...
View ArticleBusiness Models For 2014
Ben Thompson excellent again. The price of undifferentiated software converges to zero and therefore three main business models he sees are: Software free + hardware where you make profit margins...
View ArticleThe Curse of Smart People
From article of the same title… Smart people have a problem, especially (although not only) when you put them in large groups. That problem is an ability to convincingly rationalize nearly anything. Go...
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