The Mythical Man-Month
The Mythical Man-Month is the book when it comes to software project management. In its nearly 20 years in print, it has defined how good managers approach not only software development, but all sorts of projects. In fact, over 250,000 … (More)
‘Learning to Love Evernote’ for iPad
Learning to Love Evernote is a series of screencasts by Bradley Chambers that have been gathered into an iBook for iPad. The videos are geared toward people who want to use Evernote, but haven’t quite figured out how to fit … (More)
Apple Consulting – A Minimal Guide
One of my favorite tech writers on the web, Patrick Rhone, recently released Apple Consulting – A Minimal Guide. This project started out as a simple blog post detailing how one can make a career out of being a Mac … (More)
“HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites” by Jon Duckett
I like to joke that my approach to editing CSS goes something like this: Right-click, ‘Inspect Element’ Find the appropriate selector Mash the keyboard until it works Needless to say, I can always use a little help when it comes … (More)
90 Degrees
I’m a big fan of Andrew Kim’s blog, Minimally Minimal (you may know him from his awesome rebranding concept for Microsoft). He’s a product designer who not only showcases his own work, but also likes to post reviews of all … (More)
The Writer’s iPad
Despite what critics claim, the iPad is a device made for creation. In his new book, Thord Daniel Hedengren discusses iOS’ built-in apps, third-party apps, keyboards and details about cloud services. In it, he builds the case that iOS — … (More)
‘Your First iOS App’ eBook
Ash Furrow is a well-known iOS app developer with a great goal: teaching people how to program. His Indiegogo project is all about it, in fact. Ash’s new project is an ebook titled Your First iOS App. In it, Ash … (More)
MacSparky’s Field Guide to Markdown
David Sparks, also known on the web as MacSparky, has added a new edition to his Field Guides series, this one focusing on Markdown (which is an excellent writing syntax for the web, for those of you not already familiar … (More)
Revolution in the Valley
With Apple’s insane success and popularity in the recent years, there are throngs of Apple customers that aren’t aware how the company — or it’s products — were started. Revolution in the Valley, by Andy Hertzfield is a look at how the … (More)
Lumio
I love it when someone takes a standard idea and puts an interesting new spin on it. Such is the case with the tome-like Lumio Lamp, a Kickstarter project. This object opens up like an accordion into a pleasantly bright … (More)
Frictionless Freelancing
I — like Shawn and Chris — have projects we consider side work or freelance. For my part, isn’t much, but it is enough that it can spiral out of control if I don’t manage it well. I think that’s true … (More)
The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Book
For those not in the know, Blue Bottle Coffee is one of the highest-regarded coffee roasters in the business. They have unrelenting passion and focus when it comes to serving up high quality coffee, so their reputation is well deserved. … (More)
Appledesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group
Published in October 1997, Appledesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group is a 288-page book that looks at the design languages Apple used up until that time. With 400 color photos, this coffe-table book documents the industrial design … (More)
The Olympic City
Ever wonder what happens to cities that build giant complexes to host the Olympics after the games are done? What comes of those massive stadiums and complexes? The Olympic City is a new book on Kickstarter that documents this very … (More)
The Sketchnote Handbook Video Edition
The Sketchnote Handbook is a in-depth guide to how to use sketches to capture and share information. The book includes guides to draw faces, shapes and simple objects easily and without the fear many people have of drawing. This edition … (More)
LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Lots of Star Wars fans are also LEGO nerds. For those who are (my hand is raised), this book should really get the juices flowing. This illustrated encyclopedia features images of over 300 LEGO Star Wars minifigures, explaining how they … (More)
Bond On Set: Filming Skyfall
This book provides a unique, behind-the-scenes of the newest James Bond film, Skyfall. Photographer Greg Williams worked during the shooting of the film to capture the crew, actors and scenes that make up what looks like a killer new film. … (More)
A Book of Beards
With the second week of No Shave November underway, we though you could you use a little encouragement. The Book of Beards is a $45 showing off 86 beards on 125 pages with 18 written contributions. The man on the … (More)
Mosaic Photo Book & App
If iPhoto photo books aren’t your thing, Mosaic’s new service is something you want to check out. To create a new book, fire up the iOS app, lay out your book and order it. For $20, your 20-photo book will … (More)
Amazon Kindle with Paperwhite Display
Amazon’s sweet new Kindle is for sale. The 9.1mm thick, 7.5 ounce Kindle Paperwhite features a backlit, 221 PPI e-ink display with better contrast than ever before and a new touch layer that allowed Amazon to make the bezel smaller. … (More)