January 2009 Archives

• 25 Jan 2009

  Designers Republic RIP

  Sadly, Designers Republic closed its studio. “It hasn’t really been DR for the last two or three years: it had gone too far from what it was supposed to be. I want to go back to what DR was ... working hands-on and not through account managers..."

• 18 Jan 2009

  Insane GUI

  If it weren't for the ear, I'm not sure I could have figured out what this app does. Max Magic Microtuner via Daring Fireball

• 4 Jan 2009

  Programming Who's Who

  Mug shots of the people who created the programming languages we love to hate: PL People.

• 4 Jan 2009

  Bits of Clay

  Part 1 and Part 2 of CJR's interview with Clay Shirky.

• 3 Jan 2009

  Certifiably Kick-Ass 9-Year Old Girl

  A 9-year-old Indian girl has become the youngest person to become a Microsoft Certified Professional. She broke the record formerly held by a 10-year-old Pakistani girl. Who says girls don't like tech? Via Ars Technica

• 3 Jan 2009

  This is your brain on brands

  According to a recent study by THEY, a brand consultancy from the Netherlands (clever name for a branding firm!), the "brain selects brands the way Google selects Web sites" by using a best-fit algorithm based on three elements. (Actually, shouldn't it be the other way around? Google works the way our brain selects brands?)