Winning the Uphill BattleParis solves a problem with its bike-sharing program by turning hill-climbing into a game.
Future of Web Apps: Finding Light in Dark TimesAn uncertain economy makes it a good time for web workers to return to good-for-the-web core values.
“Future of Web Apps” in My Immediate FutureI’m zipping under the English Channel to attend the FOWA conference in London.
“Go Into Space”Every day I climb into a rocket ship of my own invention.
Blissed out on On-Demand PrintingConvenient printing and publishing services cut out the distraction that used to weigh down the production of marketing collateral for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Housekeeping: Support forum accountsThe forum has a couple of shiny new features that frequent visitors may find useful.
Keeping up with UpdatesOne of the challenges of software development is settling into a release schedule that is sustainable not only for you but for your customers. Here are some suggestions about what to expect from Big Medium updates and how to craft a manageable upgrade regimen.
Automate Site Backups with Big MediumWith Big Medium 2.0.4, your favorite neighborhood CMS learned how to back up its own data. Learn how to use this new feature.
Follow the Grid, Skip the LinesMy post office features a clever heat-map grid to announce slow and busy hours. A perfect idea for the web.
C’est la BeachAs Paris morphs into the Riviera, some clever icon design works its own transformation.
Amazon Image BookmarkletsAdd these to your browser for easy access to large images of book covers, album art or commercial products.
No Pain, No Pain: The “Couch to 5K” and Humane DesignI wrote the "C25K" training program for new runners over a decade ago. Its philosophy overlaps neatly with my philosophy of software design.
Is Your Service Plan about to Expire?Your service plan gives you free upgrades for Big Medium. Be sure that you're up-to-date before your plan expires, and find out details about how to renew.
Plug for the New PluginsThree new Big Medium plugins let you create multi-page articles, add watermarks to images and boost publishers' library permissions.
ControlledYour faithful correspondent fell under the browbeating eye of authority on a few recent and essentially trivial occasions, making me think a bit about the effects of control, rule enforcement and tone in my own work.