“The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.”

- Julia Cameron

#DefineArt (via @Lola)

Reading all about OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion”, the operating system coming to Macs this summer.

Is it true that “most of Google+’s inhabitants are… not there”, as it appears from Kevin Kelly’s point of view?

http://mykl.us/x6h5yl

Belatedly realizing how Gmail’s “Quick Links” can reduce the time I spend sorting through email background noise.

The way I use my laptops is a perfect example of why I never buy used laptops.

Taking a closer look at Apple’s new iBooks Author application for Mac.

http://mykl.us/y0M9Xd

Art carries us outside expectations.

Like a clock that shows the time as colors.

http://ping.fm/zKeHv

#DefineArt

I don’t appreciate how the new Facebook Timeline treats Tumblr posts as second class, disrespecting our use of other tools.

#WalledGarden

A threshold paywall… is the commercial equivalent of the National Public Radio model, where… http://ping.fm/PdWOK

“the vast majority of emails are unnecessary.”

- MG Siegler

http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/02/inbox-10000

“If there were a museum of terrible self-help ideas, the New Year’s resolution would have its own wing.”

- Merlin Mann

“How would you do it differently if the building were burning down?” http://ping.fm/8Spzl

“Why bother going to a meeting, if you’re not prepared to change your mind?” http://ping.fm/46ozd

CLIENT: You should have indicated a problem with the app sooner. http://ping.fm/92DLP

Are you amused or angered by the TV marketing/blackmail campaign for XXX domain names:

“buy YOUR ($100) name, before someone ELSE does!”

It seems Facebook’s new Timeline profile robotically selects which of my posts to exclude. Unless I find and manually Star each one.

Mr. Sulu’s Rules for Living http://ping.fm/yrLij

I recommend that no one depend on Facebook for anything serious — no more than you should depend on, say, television to live.

As web ads become more and more annoying… http://ping.fm/Qh6yy

When to contact coworkers on vacation – a flow chart by Rian van… http://ping.fm/7Yi07