Re: [IxDA Discuss] Basic time tracking and invoicing for a solo consultant

2008-08-15 Thread seth b
Hi Michael, Cashboard does all of those things you require. Sign up with promo code CASH_ALPHA and get 60 days free instead of 30 on any account plan. My gift to you and the IxDA list ;) seth - subimage llc - http://sublog.subimage.com - Cashboard - Estimates, invoices

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Basic time tracking and invoicing for a solo consultant

2008-08-18 Thread seth b
> Actually, I go to reports, run reports per project and then take those > totals and manually type them into our Pages template. Sounds a bit awkward, > but it only takes about 5 minutes. We bill by task. > Wow, all that sounds like a lot of work. Why don't you expect your solution to handle pret

Re: [IxDA Discuss] twitter and IxDA once again

2008-08-19 Thread seth b
I see Twitter as more of a broadcast medium than a chat client, but of course it could be both. Think of it as a blog with smaller updates. For instance, I use it for Cashboard as a system status update. I also use it to alert customers to development efforts as they happen. http://twitter.com/ca

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Creating a UI Spec Document Template

2008-08-27 Thread seth b
Forgot to mention - I usually store / communicate additional information via Basecamp to my clients. A wiki would work just as well internally for versioning / etc. - s On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:52 PM, seth b <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like PDD's and wireframes drawn with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

2008-09-02 Thread seth b
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Will Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @daveIxD made an interesting point earlier today which I think is worth > exploring. In a "browser" built from the ground-up for delivering RIAs -- we > seem to be hitting a metaphor conflict. If we are using Chrome for RIAs,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

2008-09-02 Thread seth b
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Josh Viney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would be nice if it was available on Mac right now so I could try > it. I won't even open Windows for an exciting new app like this. You don't have parallels or vmware fusion? I loaded it up in parallels and it runs great.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

2008-09-03 Thread seth b
> Ooof. I don't know about this. Sure, I'm not the "standard" user, but > the task manager is a blessing. I don't know if an interface to help you > nuke a page is going to make you think that the browser is broken. A > hanging window, a lagging page, a complete browser lock, -that- already > makes

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

2008-09-04 Thread seth b
> Maybe it's the developer in me, but I found it right away. To access the > Google Chrome Task Manager, select > > Control the current page > Developer > Task manager > > from the dropdown menu in the upper right. A little Google Chrome Task > Manager opens up in a pop-up window. Nothing happens

Re: [IxDA Discuss] right hand vertical menus

2008-09-22 Thread seth b
Very timely topic for me. I'm going through this thought process on one of my apps right now. Cashboard has a navigation scheme where the header / subnav are located at the top, with major actions and status information positioned in a right-sidebar. I've gotten some limited feedback from new cus

Re: [IxDA Discuss] right hand vertical menus

2008-09-24 Thread seth b
> One caveat is that the prevalence of wide screens will have an impact > on stuff on the right. Most of our work is fixed width and so we > haven't heard anything yet. It will be interesting to hear from folks > who may have...? > > -Adamya > Originally my app Cashboard had a flexible width layou

Re: [IxDA Discuss] G1 Android - case study in inconsistency

2008-09-24 Thread seth b
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:22 PM, David Malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think my read on the lack of conversation on G1 here is that I > don't know a single soul who bought it or cared about it. It is a > non-issue in this community. I think the only people talking about it > are developers, a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] G1 Android - case study in inconsistency

2008-09-24 Thread seth b
> The iPhone horn doesn't need any more tooting, but this really > reflects how great the apple team is with UI development and how bad > others are. > > What does everyone else think? No comments on the Android platform UI, but what I've seen I've liked. Physically, I find the iPhone lacking bec

Re: [IxDA Discuss] G1 Android - case study in inconsistency

2008-09-25 Thread seth b
> Seth, the phone came out in Stores on Tues here in the US. > Please see your favorite tech blog for an unwrapping: Engadget, Gizmodo, > other > Wrong. It comes out October 22nd. They just previewed it Tuesday. seth - subimage llc - http://sublog.subimage.com - Cashb

Re: [IxDA Discuss] New Gmail themes

2008-11-20 Thread seth b
Smart move by Google. Allowing customization and providing multiple options via CSS is something that should be done standard on all SaaS apps. I'm shocked more apps don't offer it. As I've found working on my product Cashboard - everyone is a design critic and everyone thinks they have a degree

Re: [IxDA Discuss] New Gmail themes

2008-11-20 Thread seth b
> What *doesn't* make sense is that the haven't just provided the user with > the ability to set the three or four colours themselves and generate a > stylesheet from those settings. > > Technically it isn't a big step, so why put out the half-assed version where > I get to choose from a limited se

Re: [IxDA Discuss] New Gmail themes

2008-11-21 Thread seth b
One other thing to note is that the google personalized home page has offered themes for about what, a year now? Perhaps this is part of a larger rollout through their entire app line. On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:18 AM, Ali Naqvi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Google is about being simple. The themes

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10gui responses?

2009-10-13 Thread seth b
Interesting rethink of window management. I like how it's setup. The zooming in particular is very nice. My only issue would be the input device configuration. I think that's the major drawback with this setup at the moment. Would this multitouch surface sit in front of your keyboard? Would the k