LIFE OF KHIPUS : forays into blogging matters by vruz - Latest Comments

Re: What do we talk about when we talk about minimalism.

vruz — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:31:10 -0000

Thanks for the superior enlightenment of your definitive authority.
Now you've so convincingly exposed the many wonders of your religion I'll make sure I keep my mouth shut in my own blog.

Re: What do we talk about when we talk about minimalism.

The Theorist — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:46:52 -0000

"Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features."

This is the first line of the article you have linked us to (Minimalism - Wikipedia). Less is more. You are taking it very literally, yes less is more = up is down. But Less Junk is More Focus. Minimalism tries to free your mind of all the distractions that are there because of the way we are used to thinking about something- for example an office space.

We are used to thinking that a desk should have calendars, pens, phones, chargers, mousepad, mouse, keyboard, complex stands, speakers and the list keeps going on and on. Minimalism strives to free the clutter and provide you with the bare minimum you need to work. The fundamentals. Such as an iMac with wireless keyboard and mouse + stack of paper with a single pen. Its freeing. Why do we like open spaces more then crammed rooms. Because it frees our mind and lets us appreciate, say the light house in the distance.

Your article kept stabbing at minimalism without appreciating its benefits. Your article perfectly reflects your mindset. Have more useless content in it and say everything that you think. Perhaps if you took a more minimalistic approach to your blog post, it would have been more focused, clear and straight to the point.

I'm glad you took your own advice, the less you say, the less you discuss, the less you improve. The more you say, the more you screw, the more you discuss. Filtering and focus is key to a solid product, design and experience. By the way the gaps created by the nothingness that our minimalism produces should instead please you and inspire you to fill in the gaps with your imagination.

Re: How to make an E-Reader product.

Amolababar — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:33:28 -0000

Do you have any info on the desing of e reader? Processors/interfacing related stuff

Re: What work is man… we love mind control?

resume writers — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:30:09 -0000

It's strange to realize this, though I understand you're actually right

Re: Adobe OpenScreen is game changer. Forecast for 2011

social network designer — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:17:24 -0000

I think the importance of flash for mobile is stated accurately in the post. of course, google boosters might disagree, but flash is bloody good despite adobe’s bumbling business execution.

Re: Application Design Voodoo

social network designer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:14:54 -0000

One thing, I only know about Voodoo is that its a blackmagic spell. Am I right? I am new to this one. Thanks for sharing.

Re: The Irony of Continuous Innovation [repost]

fredwilson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:37:07 -0000

we have found that the most innovative companies are led by entrepreneurs with very strong personalities who are often difficult to work for but bring out the best in people

Re: The Irony of Continuous Innovation [repost]

Joel Postman — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:52:32 -0000

"Innovation bears the same relation to the mainstream as does a concept car to a factory model." So true, and in many cases the companies that can break through and bring innovation directly to the marketplace have unusual (read megalomaniacal) leadership models in place. I am thinking of Tesla and Apple, both recognized for true technological innovation and both only able to do so because of a leader who had not been fully sucked into the vortex of shareholder expectations.

Re: Microsoft’s Myopia: meet Apple’s iSlate

vruz — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:58:31 -0000

I think they will sell a few, and you're right in that it is clear that Apple is not failproof.
The Newton PDA, the Mac Cube and -although not a total flop- the Apple TV box is far from a wild success.
However, it's all these failures that play to Apple's benefit.
They've been there, they know how much it aches, they know how to fail: it's their primary ingredient to success.

Thanks for dropping by, Frank.

Re: Microsoft’s Myopia: meet Apple’s iSlate

fpaynter — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:14:38 -0000

I dunno. The tablet users I converted in the noughties were hard core professionals: state patrol, highway field engineers, bridge safety inspectors... people with a need to capture data in the field and communicate with each other and with remote database applications. A lot of them liked the Panasonic Toughbook because of its ruggedness and durability. Naturally it came with the corporate supported operating system by Microsoft. No room for proprietary bullshit in the field. But there's no doubt that Jobs and company will sell quite a few tablets to Apple fanboys, undergraduates and fad followers. What they'll do with it, well... I dunno.