Tag: Apps

Should I learn app development or HTML5?

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Ethnographic Methods, Information Visualization, Metadata Masterdata

HTML5 vs. Apps: Here’s Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win Business Insider, businessinsider.com Tech/Media HTML5 is a new tech­nol­o­gy that allows devel­op­ers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a stan­dard web brows­er. Many think it will save the web, ren­der­ing native platform-dependent apps obso­lete. So, whi… RT @SAI: … Continue reading Should I learn app development or HTML5?

Transit apps and commuter happiness

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Digital Health, Linguistic Search, Network Science

Study: Transit Apps Make Us Happier Commuters By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A study of two crowdsourcing apps suggests that a better digital infrastructure for commuters could improve urban transit overall. We know that we tend to be hap­pi­est when we’re com­mu­ni­cat­ing with and help­ing those around us. But could th… RT @FastCoDesign: Study: Transit Apps … Continue reading Transit apps and commuter happiness

Get a good Gmail Username

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Digital Health, Metadata Masterdata

How to Get the Gmail Address You Want Chelsea Stark, mashable.com 1. Display Density 2. Button Labels 3. No Markers 4. Stars 5. Move Icons 6. Labels 7. Circles 8. High Contrast 9. Google Docs Gadget 10. Right-Side Chat 11. Undo Send http://flip.it/MSOYV Related articles Infographic: The Evolution of Google's Gmail (moneymakingblog101.wordpress.com) Latest Google service … Continue reading Get a good Gmail Username

Why the iPad can replace your cable subscription

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Digital Health, Regenerative Economy

Who Needs Cable? 3 iPad Apps That Glue Me To My TV John Paul Titlow, readwrite.com The Internet may be changing TV, but it is nowhere close to completely disrupting it.Why’s that? In a word, content.Web videos can rack up millions of views (and millions of dollars), but the Web isn’t yet giving us content … Continue reading Why the iPad can replace your cable subscription

Apps for iPad that let anyone watch cable channels for free

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Digital Health, Regenerative Economy

History, A&E, and Lifetime Channel apps for iPad let anyone watch current episodes for free By Dante D’Orazio, theverge.com It may con­tin­ue to be a pain for cable sub­scribers to watch tele­vi­sion when mobile, but the sit­u­a­tion should be a bit improved now that apps for the His­to­ry Chan­nel, A&E, and Life­time are avail­able for … Continue reading Apps for iPad that let anyone watch cable channels for free