iCloud Missing Hovers and Link Cursors
Posted on October 14, 2011
When MobileMe was first released, I managed to play around briefly using a friend’s account (I never owned one). I was curious to see the apps in action.
The main thing that caught my attention was the lack of any link cursor around the interfaces. It felt as if everything was static and non-clickable. That, and the missing hover state on the buttons. I thought this would be fixed shortly, but never managed to see how it progressed as time went by.
No need to tell you how high my expectations were for iCloud’s web apps.
Switching Email from Google Apps to FastMail
Posted on September 28, 2011
I finally decided to quit Google Apps as my email provider. After exploring and analyzing alternatives, I finally settled with FastMail.
Why jQuery Masonry is Hurting Your Content
Posted on July 21, 2011
jQuery Masonry was introduced in early 2009. Since then, numerous sites — galleries, magazines, blogs — opted for this technique to display their intensive content. The objective behind Masonry is to eliminate blank areas as much as possible, therefore displaying more content to visitors in a restricted canvas.
Unfortunately, jQuery Masonry is hurting your content.
Requiem for Proper Pagination
Posted on June 14, 2011
This is a case against inverted pagination.
You’re visiting a new site. You reach the end of the first page and arrive at the inevitable pagination. There is an Older action link on the left side to direct you to older (previous) posts. There is no hesitation in your click, as it is the only available link.
You scroll down the second page to reach the pagination. Once again, Older is displayed on the left side but an additional action link, Newer, appeared on the right side. Unfortunately, all these years of clicking the Next located on the bottom right side come back in force (see Google, Amazon, Flickr). You in-adversely go for the Newer on the right side. It sends you back to the homepage. You are now 2 clicks away from your desired destination.