If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Simplicity is something we desperately yearn for in areas from data visualization to technology. Yet these very areas often stray into more complex waters, becoming less usable the further they go. George Whitesides, who has a background in chemistry and [...]
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June 23rd, 2010
Improve Firefox’s spell check feature
One of my favorite features in Firefox is the built-in spell checker. Two recent tips I learned are worth noting to improve the power of this feature.
Change the way misspelled words appear.
The default red squiggly underline for misspelled words is often too subtle for me. So I really like this tip, courtesy of downloadsquad. To [...]
April 27th, 2010
A warning label for gadgets
I read a post by Don Miller the other day that humorously petitioned for warning labels on gadgets. I have reposted the image he included on his blog because I found most of the “warning labels” funny and incredibly useful. What warnings would you want to see on your technology?
