Inconsistency

The accuracy is a hit and miss.  The app is quite good in recognizing words with distinctive sounds.  I said “IKEA brooklyn”,”The Chocolate Room Brooklyn” and “The Spotted Pig New York” and it returned the right results.  It didn’t understand my name (of course, who knows Hui is not pronounced wii?) or “Ugg Soho”.
However, the [...]

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According to the website, Protonotes are
“notes that you add to your prototype that allow project team members to discuss system functionality, design, and requirements directly on the prototype. You can think of it like a discussion board/wiki in direct context of your prototype.“
It is an extremely useful tool to have if you ever do HTML [...]

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WallSwaps have a pretty cool interface.  Just hold the ctrl key and move the mouse and the screen will follow wherever your mouse pointer goes.

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Strangely, after I hit Submit Error Report, all the tabs stayed and including the iLike tab.
Anyway, I really like the user experience of the browser.  On the other hand, it lags ALL the time on my machine which is really annoying.

Technorati Tags: google, chrome, browser, crashed, crash

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I am recently working on a project where the team had proposed that the site should use a lot of interactivity to boost engagement.  While I agree to a great extent, I am also an advocate for simplistic design where a person can scroll through the page and look at content with minimum effort.

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Check out this awesome tag cloud from a Hong Kong website:
There are also lots of other cool things in the site worth checking out.  The site is full of rich media.  They are definitely catching up quickly.

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Spotted this new feature while entering password for my email:

The number will be display for about a couple seconds before it turns back into an asterisk.  Interesting approach.  I totally agree with Apple that it’s hard to verify the password I am punching in.  But I still don’t think it helps too much.  What about [...]

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“Turn to the right”, “Open the Car Door Now”, “Smile with your eyes and not your mouth”
I love this campaign.  The metaphor works well for me.  The TV ad was smart and funny.  The site itself was really engaging and sophisicated.  It’s an all around win-win.
The site in question is: http://www.sexysubaru.ca/index2.php?lang=en

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Do you miss the in-store browsing experience when you shop for books online? Do you think you find things faster in-store instead of using Amazon? If you ask me, my answer will be no.
Not because browsing in-store sucks. I quite enjoy walking around a book store when I am in an exploratory [...]

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