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Because Android can be installed on any phones that support it, in my opinion, it will suffer from the same problems that Windows and Linux are suffering on the PC world.

They will have to support different hardware: screens sizes (and we’ve already seen what happen then: the screen doesn’t align with the buttons and you end up either pressing something else or fighting to press a button), different memory, different chipsets, etc. A support hell. But, it’s open…

The same with its apps. Like in Windows, developers will have the apps behave in any way they think is cool. This will confuse users even more, specially since Android has a much steeper learning curve, it’s not intuitive and it’s often overly complex (I’ve seen my wife and co-workers struggle with them).

I rather have a closed system that works with applications that are checked before they reach the app store and that I know will have the same behavior as other apps and that will not crash under normal circumstances and that will not take me (a geek that can handle any fucking thing you throw at me) a full hour to figure out how to add more information to a contact.

Oh, and did I mention the crapware that cellphone carriers are installing in the Android phones? Speaking of phones mimicking PCs…

Karl Lagerfeld is an extraordinary modernist—O.K., or could be considered a post modernist. The Karl Lagerfeld Fall 2010 signature line is focused on the future with a strong dark edge. Big hair, high shiny latex in the form of leggings and headbands, and oh-so vibrant red lips; a line defined by leanness, accentuated by skinny pants worn under asymmetrically, tailored suits and pencil skirts—á la Lagerfeld, with a tendency toward severe clothes.

Herr Lagerfeld is an irrepressible free agent. “I like to be a stranger wherever I go. Because I like this position of detachment, I want to be nobody,” he remarks.

A free agent status suggests a kind of freedom without the extras. And that’s definitely my aesthetic. Minimalism? Make that futurism.

Zen, jazz, & creativity: Lessons from the art of jazz:

• In structure there is freedom and spontaneity.
  
  
• Restraints and limitations can be great liberators.
  
  
• Don’t ever force it; be ever natural.
  
  
• Good intentions are key. Sincerity is king, and yet…
  
  
• It’s not about you.
  
  
• Listen more than speak.
  
  
• Speak only when you have something to say, and then in the most economic way possible.
  
  
• Your approach can be direct and subtle at the same time.
  
  
• Fear is natural (and human), but work through it and past it. Don’t let fear hold you back.
  
  
• Mistakes are part of it (do not worry about them).
  
  
• Embrace the power of now, this moment.
  
  
• Technique matters, but it’s not the most important element.
  
  
• Make no pretenses; put up no facades.
  
  
• Laugh, smile if you feel like it — why not?
  
  
• Share yourself with others; make a contribution.
  
  
• Simplicity is supremely beautiful, yet difficult to obtain.
  
  
• Emptiness and silence are powerful elements of expression.
  
  
• Remove the clutter, strive for absolute clarity.
  
  
• If you think you have mastered it, you’ve have already begun your descent.
  
  
• Always be learning. Always be learning. Always be learning.
  
  
• Curiosity is your greatest gift, nurture it (in yourself and in others)

Let go of the need to stay updated | Focus Manifesto:

We are info junkies in some way: we watch TV news all the time, or entertainment news, or keep up with lots of blogs, or our RSS feed reader, or Twitter, or Digg or Delicious, or email, or one of the many news aggregator sites.


It consumes much of our day, and creates a kind of anxiety we’re barely aware of, this need to keep up.


What is this need based on? Why can’t we get free of it?


Actually, we can get free. I’ve done it in my life, to a large extent. Let’s examine the two questions.

The Ceramic Art Kettle, designed by Eliumstudio for Rowenta, is an appliance that combines an immaculate aesthetic with innovative sensibility. The French-based design firm, Eliumstudio, has repeatedly refined the elegance of household objects with a number of high-caliber creations; this kettle is no different.

The minimal beauty of this piece is unmistakable. However, its true identity lies within the object itself. Don Norman would even agree with the intelligent utilization of constraints on the elastomer lid. Acting as a safety, the lid retains the scalding liquid within the kettle even if knocked over. The contrasts on this piece only add value to its style. The juxtaposition of the kettle’s glossy white and matte silver allows the piece to preserve its sleek nature while remaining relatively inconspicuous.

Delete Unnecessary iPhone Backups in iTunes to Regain Disk Space – Shawn Blanc:

I had about a dozen backups (one as old as July 2008!). Deleting all but the most recent ones for my iPhone and iPad just saved me over 3GB of disk space.

Good to know. I think I’ll add a rule to Hazel to keep these in check.