Clark Quinn

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Apple missing the small picture

Clark Quinn

I’ve previously discussed the fight between Apple and Adobe about Flash (e.g. Which Apple is blocking, for interactivity. Which Apple is blocking, for interactivity. Apple allows cross-platform media players, whether hyperdocs (c.f. Frankly, I haven’t missed Flash on my iPhone or iPad.

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Vale Jobs

Clark Quinn

I had to do the TRS-80 Model I before I got to work on an Apple ][, but I finally bought a ][e, and sold it to my company shortly thereafter as I headed off to graduate school. And that's quite a few; in my office right now is an iMac DV, a Powerbook Wallstreet and also a G4, as well as an old and a new MacBook Pro, iPhone, and an iPad.

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Making Sense of Research

Clark Quinn

The context was the ‘spring forward’ event Apple held where they announced their new products. The most anticipated one was the Apple Watch (which was part of the driving behind my post on wearables ), the new iConnected device for your wrist. And low and behold, a massive example was revealed last week.

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The (Initial) iPad Experience

Clark Quinn

Given that I already have an iPhone, which would meet immediate email, twitter, and/or web needs when not in WiFi range, I figured I could go with the first one coming out. I wasn’t frantic, and I hate to wait in lines, so I wasn’t going to queue up at the Apple store. I also had to accessorize.

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My Professional Learner’s Toolkit

Clark Quinn

A preferred office suite : I don’t have a preferred suite, though I’d like to use the Apple Suite. 1 or more smart devices : I’d be lost without my iPhone and iPad (neither of which is the latest model). CloudClip lets me share a multi-item clipboard across my devices. one from each suite).

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Designing the killer experience

Clark Quinn

An article on how Apple’s iPhone was designed caused me to reflect. I haven’t been put in the place of having ultimate responsibility for driving a complete user experience for over a decade, though I’ve been involved in advising on a lot on many such. On one such project, I asked early on: “who owns the vision?”

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How I Work

Clark Quinn

iPhone 4 & (original) iPad. MacBookPro 13″ (w/ Apple Monitor). I struggled after losing Palm Desktop, but finally have settled on Reminders (Apple’s tool), as it synchs across devices seamlessly. Executive Director of Quinnovation and Senior Director of Interaction & Mobile for the Internet Time Alliance.

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