I've always doubted Albert Einstein's brilliance… I mean, e=mc²… wtf? I don't even know what that means.
But I saw a quote from him today that totally rang my bells…
"Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler."
That absolutely explains why Apple stuff works well. Jobsy doesn't put in any more functionality than a device needs, [...]

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Well, I finally took the plunge and invested in the ultimate geek vacuum cleaner, a Dyson.
I would have loved to have got The Ball but our house is a narrow terrace with not much unused floor space, so it didn't make sense to get an upright vacuum.
Instead, I got a DC08 Turbine Wrap which [...]

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Via Fury and frost and Hawk Wings
Holy crap… what was Microsoft thinking when it designed the interface for the upcoming Office 12? If they're trying to make the user interface easier, they've got it badly, badly wrong.
Neb at Fury and Frost has published his analysis of the eight – count them, eight – different [...]

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