http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ When you meet a man who is not a poet, do not show him your poem. en Vox Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:30:28 +0200 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/tabs-and-i-just-cant-be-together.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/tabs-and-i-just-cant-be-together.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/tabs-and-i-just-cant-be-together.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:30:28 +0200 We need to talk. It's not me, it's you. You're just really busy at the moment. I'm just moving too fast. You need some space. Tabbed user interfaces are really meant for grouping collections of user-interactables into logically categorised, more ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/tabs-and-i-just-cant-be-together.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd5011016230efd860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> usability firefox tabs http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/annoying-software-is-annoying.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/annoying-software-is-annoying.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/annoying-software-is-annoying.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:14:57 +0200 Specifically, I'm referring to Mozilla Firefox and it's incessant addon pestering, in various shapes and sizes. Ironically, the addons behaviour feels like the most bolted-on thing in Firefox. Firstly, short of the sky falling, nothing should pre... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/annoying-software-is-annoying.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd501101695257f860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rant usability firefox http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cyberdyne-goes-to-see-the-wizard-but-forgot-what-to-ask-him-for.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cyberdyne-goes-to-see-the-wizard-but-forgot-what-to-ask-him-for.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cyberdyne-goes-to-see-the-wizard-but-forgot-what-to-ask-him-for.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:25:00 +0200 Colin recently wrote about this and although I was probably the person who lead him to write his post, I had no intentions of writing a post myself. However, after reading his post the reality of the situation struck me, as if I were a car strand... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cyberdyne-goes-to-see-the-wizard-but-forgot-what-to-ask-him-for.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500fad6ad5e850005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> usability failure south africa cyberdyne http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cape-holiday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cape-holiday.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/cape-holiday.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:22:21 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd972815d04cd500d414475253685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd972815d04cd500d414475253685e-50si" alt="Kalk Bay #002" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I recently got back from my first holiday in several months, it felt really good! I spent a week in Cape Town and half a week in George. I've put some photos up on my Flickr photostream. More to follow. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500d4144b75e66a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> holiday http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/business-as-usual---volume-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/business-as-usual---volume-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/business-as-usual---volume-1.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 May 2007 23:52:15 +0200 Communication. The only real reason humanity wasn't wiped out millennia ago by some catastrophic event (like a flock of doves flying overhead) is because we have a guardian angel. Communication. If it were not for not for someone shouting "Watch o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/business-as-usual---volume-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500d41431b5a4685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rant sarcasm http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/where-have-all-the-deathadders-gone.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/where-have-all-the-deathadders-gone.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/where-have-all-the-deathadders-gone.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 May 2007 22:57:35 +0200 So, about 2 months ago my Logitech MX518's right mouse button died, it just stopped working one day. I'm a fairly avid FPS player and play online quite frequently, having a dead right mouse button (which is my jump button, incidentally) helps me n... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/where-have-all-the-deathadders-gone.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500d09e6b7261be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rant deathadder mx518 mx300 http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/google-reader-notifier.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/google-reader-notifier.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/google-reader-notifier.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 May 2007 11:44:44 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd972815d04cd500d41436c9d03c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd972815d04cd500d41436c9d03c7f-50si" alt="Google Reader Notifier" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Up until recent months, I'd been using FeedReader to keep track of my RSS feeds. While not completely terrible, it had enough annoyances for me to start looking at other readers. Enter Google Reader, which has so far been a relatively (searching/f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/google-reader-notifier.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500cd9728c0c84cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> google reader ironpython grn http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/renaming-files-in-style.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/renaming-files-in-style.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/renaming-files-in-style.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 May 2007 00:50:00 +0200 Once upon a time I wrote about a piece of software of mine, a stack-oriented file renaming tool. I thought this was rather nifty as I have only ever seen the regular-expression-hell approach to renaming files where you have a regular expression th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/renaming-files-in-style.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500d414340a816a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> python rn http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/nokia-e65-a-reviewlet.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/nokia-e65-a-reviewlet.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/nokia-e65-a-reviewlet.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 May 2007 14:36:23 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd972815d04cd500d41433e97e6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd972815d04cd500d41433e97e6a47-50si" alt="Nokia E65 front and profile." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My cellphone plays an important role in my job, it allows people to wake me up at early hours of the morning and to interrupt me during work or play. Without these two crucial things I might actually be able to get more done, needless to say, this... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/nokia-e65-a-reviewlet.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500cd97283f7a4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cellphones review e65 http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/giving-in.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jonathanj) http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/giving-in.html?_c=feed-rss http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/giving-in.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 May 2007 13:08:18 +0200 You again? So, after 2 (or more?) attempts at running my own blog I'm just going to give up and use an online service. As you may (or may not) have noticed, my other blog has been down for a number of months, it died a horrible horrible death and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jonathanj.vox.com/library/post/giving-in.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972815d04cd500d41433e66c6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> general django fastcgi