@greypopuon sent through an interesting soon-to-be-released app that makes it easy to create interactive mobile wireframes for iPhone and iPod touch. It's called Briefs, and it looks awesome.

Check it out here: http://giveabrief.com/

Some interesting insight here into how some simple A/B testing can massively increase conversion rates...

 

http://dmix.ca/2010/05/how-we-increased-our-conversion-rate-by-72/

and

http://blog.performable.com/post/631526233/button-color-test-red-beats-green

 

I was looking for 'to-do' list apps for my Mac this morning and was pretty non-plussed by the usual suspects; Things, EtreTask, CheckOff etc etc..

So I made my own.

Neat huh?

I'm using an Agile development tool called AgileZen which lets you set up an online Kanban board pretty easily (for a single user it's totally free). I then used Fluid to turn my board into a native OSX app which I can fire up from my desktop an use independently of my web browser. (Instructions below)

This rocks because I now not only have quick access to the basic 'to-do' features the other apps can provide (task ordering, prioritisation, tags), but also some of the other productivity stuff the free version of AgileZen lets you play with..

- Better task visualisation (view backlog, 'ready' tasks, stuff you're currently working on, completed tasks and archived tasks)
- Task owners/creators
- Total work time
- Charts denoting different phases of work
- Efficiency metrics

Anyway, here's how to make your own awesome (and free) desktop to-do list..

1. Sign up for a free AgileZen account
http://www.agilezen.com/pricing

2. Have a play around, read some of the hints and tips, and create your first board. This board will be your to-do list, and you can rename it later.

3. Download and run Fluid - this will turn (almost) any URL you feed it into a native desktop app
http://fluidapp.com/

4. Configure Fluid by adding the URL of your AZ board and click 'Create'

5. Fire up your new app and go to Preferences/Advanced. Select the option to 'allow browsing to any URL'

6. You're done! Log in to AgileZen through your new app and feel smug.

Plug alert: this works well for an individual - if you have a few people working with you, check out Teambox, a really cool project management tool built in Barcelona

 

For anybody working with the web, it is becoming increasingly impossible to avoid having a mobile strategy. Over the next decade, mobile devices are widely tipped to overtake desktop devices as the primary means for accessing the internet - an exciting but disruptive prospect. Check out this fascinating slideshow of what some of the top mobile thinkers believe will happen to the mobile internet in the next decade (I'm super-excited by some of the ideas here as they cross over with my new venture)....

 

Mobile Trends 2020View more documents from rudydw.

Thanks so much to Rudy de Waele at http://m-trends.org and http://dotopen.com for putting this together

 

I'm a sucker for shiny tools that help build simple websites...

http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/

If you've been reading up on Augmented Reality and are jealous of all those Android users out there who are getting in on the action before you then fear not. Here are a couple of demos that will let you play around with the technology with just a webcam and a printer.

Submarine fun
http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/campaigns/submariners/subhologram/default.aspx

A powerful particle beam spews forth from your desk
http://jamesalliban.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/ar-particle-beam/

Do you know of any other similar demos out there? Leave a comment below!

This may trigger more questions than it answers...
 
http://www.digitalskratch.com/color-psychology.php

I have recently agreed to part ways with my current employer, Amuso.com, so that I can throw all my time and energy into a business idea I have been sitting on for a while. It's an exciting time for me, and potentially a very exciting time to someone out there who gets to take over some of the work I have been doing. Even better, I get a nice cash bonus if I refer the successful candidate - very handy for the lean times ahead.

So, if you or anyone you know fancies a job as a Product Marketing Manager in a Barcelona-based social gaming company (they're soooo hot right now), get in touch with my soon-to-be-former colleague Kinga, and be sure to mention that Nick sent you.

Highlights

- Main office is in the center of beautiful Barcelona (escape the winter blues, year-round sun!)
- Exprienced founding team and advisers with experience from Yahoo! AOL, Sony BMG, Google, as well as some other cool Startups
- World class investors
- Working with a fun, game-changing product (excuse the pun)
- A Startup atmosphere

Check out the full job spec here --> http://uk.crunchboard.com/opening/detailjob.php?jid=6744

Good luck!