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  Welcome to MacJournal!

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:37am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Uncategorized  

  Welcome

  To get started, create a new entry by clicking on “New Entry” in the toolbar or choosing “New Entry” from the File menu. You can also drag files from the Finder in to the Sidebar or the Entries list to import them as an entry. Show the Inspector from the View menu to see settings for the current entry, journal, and document.

  What’s new in version 5?

  • All new interface, built for Mac OS X Leopard.
  • Add any kind of content, not just text. Drag PDFs, QuickTime movies, images, and more into the Sidebar to create an entry with anything on your computer.
  • Open more than one MacJournal document at a time and save them wherever you want, or just use the default document and never worry about saving.
  • Create Smart Journals from searches you perform.
  • Create aliases to entries that you can store in other journals.
  • Assign each entry a rating, status, and priority, and sort any journal by those values.
  • Record video from your iSight and attach it to any entry.
  • Performance enhancements for working with large numbers of entries.
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  Gorgeous Day in SF

  Posted: February 14th, 2010, 1:37am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Living  

  After a month and a half of rain and overcast skies, it looks like the sun is back for the next week in SF. Refreshing.

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  Time Machine 020507

  Posted: February 7th, 2010, 9:21am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Living  

  While backing up 1,274,742 items to Apple’s time capsule via time machine, I thought of the original The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and re-found this quote:

  Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.

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  Working 020210

  Posted: February 4th, 2010, 7:32am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Living  

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  iPad Announced

  Posted: January 28th, 2010, 8:11am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Bookmarks  

  In case you didn’t hear, the much-anticipated Apple iPad was announced today.  Some notable points for me:

  • New 1GHz Apple A4 processor chip
  • Uses iPhone 3.0 OS
  • It’s 9.7″ with a 1024×768 resolution
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Comes with 16GB, 32 or 64GB flash drive
  • Choice between Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi and 3G
  • Starts at $499 and goes up to $829 for the full config (64GB and Wi-Fi + 3G)
  • No built-in camera (would have been great for video chat)

  Will I buy one? Tricky. In terms of actual use, I don’t have much need for this first version. I already have an iPhone, MacBookPro and a MacPro Tower. I’m also trying to resist buying another first generation Apple product and wait for the second.  But of course, as an interaction designer, I’ll want to test it and explore the interactions for future projects. I’m also excited to see what design applications are adapted for iPad. OmniGroup has said that they’ll be making their products, including OmniGraffle, available as an app. So, we’ll see ;)

  UPDATE: Craig Villamor and Luke Wroblewski extracted 8 minutes of video about the new multi-touch interactions on the iPad that were shown of during Apple’s unveiling.

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  Solar Panel Charger for iPhone

  Posted: January 26th, 2010, 1:40am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Bookmarks  

  I like this new solar charger, the P-Flip™ Foldable Solar Power from Denix. It’s foldable, rechargeable and generates up to 8 hours talk time, 15 hours of video or gaming, and 60 hours of music. The design makes it easy as to use as a desktop holder. Costs $79.90 USD.

  Via PicoCool

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  Siftables Coming Soon

  Posted: January 25th, 2010, 7:39am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Bookmarks  

  From Siftables, the Amazing Computerized Toy Blocks, Are Coming To a Store Near You (Hopefully Soon):

  Sifteo, makers of Siftables, the ingenious cookie-sized computer blocks that play together in infinitely interesting ways, has today officially gone from MIT Media Lab research project to actual company. They’re now open for business, but you’ll have to wait a bit longer to actually get your hands on some. Nonetheless, we’re excited.

  Siftables, which you may have already seen featured on PopSci’s Future Of on the Science Channel), are computerized blocks that can communicate wirelessly, sense their orientation and proximity to other blocks, and display an image. Those seemingly simple attributes enable a nearly endless range of gaming and other interactive possibilities.

  Siftables blocks can transmit music cues to each other to become musical instruments, display letters or numbers for educational games, or interact with a console to become the controllers for a larger gaming system. By giving physical form to abstract data, the blocks bridge the gap between physical and virtual.

  Also see creator David Merrill talking about it at last year’s TED conference.

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  Sunday Print Inspiration

  Posted: January 25th, 2010, 4:00am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Living  

  Having a mellow Sunday with lots of new design magazines and some homemade broccoli and roasted red pepper soup.

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  The Transformative Power of Personal Projects

  Posted: January 23rd, 2010, 2:46am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Bookmarks  

  I love the personal work of Ji Lee and enjoyed his talk at the 99% conference:

  Bored with his ad agency gig and the uninspiring work he was producing, Ji Lee – now Creative Director of Google Creative Lab – decided to take matters into his own hands in 2002. The result was the ad-spoofing Bubble Project, in which Lee placed blank speech bubbles on ads around New York City. The masses responded and the project went viral, gaining Lee recognition and ultimately forwarding his professional career. Here, Lee talks about how he created, financed, and marketed the project single-handedly.

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  Today’s Palette

  Posted: January 17th, 2010, 7:54am CET by Emily Chang

  Tags:  Living