by Dave | Jul 20, 2010 | Improving Apps
Recently I saw a couple articles on the improved calculator that will be shipping in Ubuntu 10.10 and I thought “Really? An improved calculator?” It turns out that the major, obvious improvement is a UI change. It seems odd. I mean, calculators are...
by Dave | Feb 11, 2010 | Improving Apps
A while ago, I saw an interesting development idea I thought I’d pass on. Work on KOffice is proceeding by targeting a specific user. Target the application for one specific user and make it perfect for him/her. Then hope that it’s good enough for other...
by Dave | Sep 14, 2009 | Improving Apps
Seth Godin says: The people who make desktop software are making themselves obsolete. When you start developing on the web, your default is to be smart, to interact and to be open (with other software and with your users). Desktop software (like Word) is insanely...
by Dave | Jul 19, 2009 | Improving Apps
The company (or project) that figures out how to do this will win. That’s what Matt Asay says on his CNet blog. What to know what he said that about? He said that open source projects need to: determine what average users want and then to translate this into...
