Uncarved » software http://uncarved.prometheas.com An ongoing tension of potential, or how i learned to stop worrying and embrace the iterations. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:14:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Engaging With Limits http://uncarved.prometheas.com/2009/04/engaging-with-limits.html http://uncarved.prometheas.com/2009/04/engaging-with-limits.html#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:15:01 +0000 John http://uncarved.prometheas.com/?p=261 John Gruber of Daring Fireball yesterday wrote about the incredible variety of UI solutions to be found in the various Twitter client apps.

From the post:

[T]hat it is not easy to write a good client for something as small in scope as Twitter hints at just how hard it is to write a good app for anything, let alone something truly complex.

I would add only that I feel like Twitter’s simplicity imposes a number of limitations upon developers, which — I believe — contributes in no small way to the diversity of these solutions; engaging with limits is the most powerful catalyst for creative brilliance.

]]> http://uncarved.prometheas.com/2009/04/engaging-with-limits.html/feed 0 Wallet: A Keychain for the Road http://uncarved.prometheas.com/2008/12/wallet-a-keychain-for-the-road.html http://uncarved.prometheas.com/2008/12/wallet-a-keychain-for-the-road.html#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:46:00 +0000 John http://uncarved.prometheas.com/?p=6 Wallet is a neat little utility that — like Keychain.app, which comes bundled with Mac OS X — lets you store all sorts of tidbits like notes, account numbers, PINs, etc. in a safely-encrypted little repository (or, wallet).

Unlike Keychain.app, however, there’s a version for the iPhone that can sync up with the information on your computer(s), if you have a Mobile Me account. Which means that the info in your Wallet database is completely accessible when you’re out and about.

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