Category Archives: Articles

  • Google Maps API 3 – Markers

    Markers are the perfect way to put places of interest on a map and that’s probably one of the most used features in digital maps. In this article, which is the third in a series about Google Maps API 3, … Continue reading →

  • Google Maps API 3 – Map settings

    In the first article in this series we discussed how to create a simple Map with Google Maps API 3. In this article we will explore the available properties when creating a map and see how we can change the … Continue reading →

  • Google Maps API 3 – The basics

    The Google Maps API has evolved to version 3. This version is a complete rewrite and focuses primarily on speed. The new API also features new ways of using it. This article is the first in a series exploring version … Continue reading →

  • The value of a holistic view

    In development project teams there are often several specialized roles, like programmers, database designers, interaction designers, user researchers, business analysts and so on. Studies has shown that the more these different roles collaborate and are aware of the different aspects … Continue reading →

  • The rise of Zooming User Interfaces

    The first time I ever read anything about Zooming User Interfaces was when I was reading The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin, where he introduced the concept of Zoom World, a whole OS based on a Zooming User Interface (ZUI). … Continue reading →

  • Twitter is exploding

    Is it just me or is Twitter exploding right now? Apart from noticing that I got more followers the last days, I’ve also noticed that several Twitter services such as Tweetburner and Mr. Tweet has been down for maintenance. That … Continue reading →

  • How Spotify have changed the way I listen to music

    A while I go I wrote an article called Spotify is right on the spot where I described a service called Spotify that let’s you listen to music over the Internet. I was impressed of how well it worked and … Continue reading →

  • Most popular articles of 2008

    2008 was the first year of this blog. It has been really interesting and it’s encouraging to see that the number of readers is steadily increasing. Thanks to all of you who has read and commented on my articles. A … Continue reading →

  • Page Load Times vs Conversion Rates

    I recently read Andy B. King’s book Website Optimization and was surprised by some of the statistics in it. It shows that there’s a very clear connection between page load times and conversion rates. Statistics from Google and Amazon show … Continue reading →

  • Shopping for groceries in style

    Conchango is developing a shopping system for the British grocery store Tesco. It’s supposed to help customers when buying/ordering food and has a graphically rich interface. I’m for one hate shopping for groceries. If I could have a system like … Continue reading →