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Why it’s harmful to listen to the users

It’s time for brands to step up and trust themselves again. Take Apple. One evening, well into the night, we asked some of our friends on the Apple design team about their view of user-centric design. Their answer? “It’s all bullshit and hot air created to sell consulting projects and to give insecure managers a false sense of security. At Apple, we don’t waste our time asking users, we build our brand through creating great products we believe people will … Continue reading

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the future of boardgames

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Apple iPhone OS vs. Google Android

De cca 9 luni sunt heavy user de iPhone 3G. Telefonul este luat pe canalul oficial (via Orange), deblocat tot oficial si folosit in Vodafone. Combinatie mai proasta nici ca se putea, in conditiile in care platesc constant undeva intre 50 lei si 150 lei lunar depasirea traficului de mobile Internet (extra fata de cei 50MB care in viziunea Vodafone valoreaza 6 EUR + TVA). De ce sunt atat de prost o sa intrebati. Pai pt ca mi-a fost lene … Continue reading

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MacBook Pro factory refurbished

I am considering buying a factory  refurbished MacBook Pro from Apple store. The deals are pretty good and from what they advertise seems that you get a pretty close to new product – all defective spare parts are replaced, the product is cleansed both inside and outside and they ship it with the latest Mac-OS – Leopard and with all the cables, manuals, etc. Considering the prices in Romania, a refurbished notebook with a slightly slower CPU and smaller HDD … Continue reading

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Upgrades for MacBook and MacBook Pro

Apple released today the upgraded versions of MacBook and MacBook Pro. Besides the natural update to OS Leopard, there some hardware updates that definitely place the MacBook’s in the best performance notebook pool. MacBook now comes with: Latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors up to 2.4GHz, 2GB of memory standard on 2.4GHz models, Larger hard drives across the entire line, up to 250GB; while MacBook Pro delivers: Latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors up to 2.6GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT … Continue reading

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