Bank tower, Scranton, PA – November 2016
Bank tower, Scranton, PA – November 2016
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The Outline
Joshua Topolsky: What’s most exciting about the platform is that we're able to break apart and atomize story elements into forms that are sized for what we want to communicate. So our…
Along the path – October 2016
Along the path – October 2016
How Surface changed Microsoft
Jason Ward, writing for Windows Central: Windows devices once perceived as low-end bargain basement devices are now seen as expensive cutting-edge hardware that rivals or exceeds Apple's long-standing high-end market position. I…
Off Penn, Downtown Scranton – December 2016
Off Penn, Downtown Scranton – December 2016
What I saw this week #22: December 2, 2016
SwitchResX – A small preference pane for macOS to help you set more specific resolutions for your displays above and beyond what Apple provides by default. NEPA.js – A new meetup in…
Google’s AMP is a gilded cage
Terence Eden: If, like me, you made the mistake of trying out AMP on your website – you're in a tricky position if you try to remove it. Google doesn't like anything…
Make accessibility job one
Jeffrey Zeldman: One small thing designers and developers can do is to make accessibility and usability Job 1 on every project. I need to heed this advice. Thanks for the reminder Jeffrey.
micro.blog
Manton Reece regarding the forthcoming micro.blog: Renaming a product before its official launch may not seem like a big deal, but in this case it gives the app a new importance. Just…
Sunset through pines, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
Sunset through pines, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
First snow of fall 2016 – November 20 2016
First snow of fall 2016 – November 20 2016
Fix the internet
Vicky Boykis: We are a LONG, long ways away from the destruction of the internet as a giant billboard. It takes time to turn a huge skyscraper into an gutted shell of…
Learning Commons, Marywood University, Scranton, PA – November 2016
Learning Commons, Marywood University, Scranton, PA – November 2016
Aerial, Lackawanna State Park – July 2016
Aerial, Lackawanna State Park – July 2016
Lough Caragh, Ireland – October 2011
Lough Caragh, Ireland – October 2011
Cows in pond – July 2016
Cows in pond – July 2016
Aerial – July 2016
Aerial – July 2016
What I saw this week #21: November 25, 2016
Light week as I spent most of my week away from the computer. curlbuilder – A simple tool to create curl commands. Bowie by Nick Runge – A small plug for my…
The colors of fall, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
The colors of fall, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
E14: Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts, streaming video solutions, Nintendo
On Sunday Danny and I discussed learning Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts, a bit about video streaming services and the value they bring, and also a bit about Nintendo. Here are some links…
Manton Reece on AMP
Manton Reece on AMP: I want the web to be faster. Breaking links should not be part of the solution. AMP is terrible. As is any solution that changes the URL. When…
Attending Cropped! a rebranding competition
Last night I attended an event created by AAF NEPA to help a non-profit organization rebrand. The idea was simple; create a few teams of branding professionals from local agencies and have…
Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA – November 2016
Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA – November 2016
Fall leaves on the forest floor, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
Fall leaves on the forest floor, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
What I saw this week #20: November 19, 2016
I've been sick most of the week and terribly busy so this week's links are coming a day late. Inside Apple Design – Nice video showing some of the people and the…
Sunlit ferns, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
Sunlit ferns, Lackawanna State Park – October 2016
Fall sunset on a dusty road – October 2016
Fall sunset on a dusty road – October 2016
Removing the pro from Apple
John Gruber regarding Sal Soghoian being axed from Apple: If they had simply fired him, that’d be one thing, but the fact that they’ve eliminated his position is another. This is shitty…
Lobby, TekRidge, Jessup, PA – November 2016
Lobby, TekRidge, Jessup, PA – November 2016
The Twitter grabbag
When I signed up to Twitter over 10 years ago the site was remarkably simple and easy to use. Back then using Twitter on mobile meant crafting SMS messages using particular syntaxes…