GroupMe

GroupMe is a free group instant-messaging app that allows you to stay connected with multiple groups of friends in an organized manner. GroupMe sets up a dedicated phone number for each conversation, so when everyone gets a text message it…

Simple by Design LED Clip Lamp

The Simple by Design LED Clip Lamp is a slim and versatile clip lamp that provides a smooth illuminating light that diffuses throughout a room. This inexpensive lamp only cost me around $15 and has lasted two years now and…

Here is a screen cast and verbal walk through and design analysis of Ubuntu Unity, the default GUI for Ubuntu Linux.

Swing Away Can Opener

Mustard Yellow Swing Away Can Opener   The Swing Away can opener is a very poor can opener. It is very difficult to find a really good can opener. The good ones are always too expensive and the cheap ones…

ESPN Sports App

The ESPN sports app was developed to deliver live play by play score updates, sports news, and social application to any sports fan that is on always on the move. The ESPN app covers all sports ranging from the NFL…

Taiga.io - beautifully designed project management platform

I originally discovered Taiga.io while browsing the web for open-source project management software. I had found a site called GetBadges.io that attempted to use gamification to improve bug fixing, unfortunately it provided no functionality without linking to a pre-existing bug…

Red Matrix - a decentralized social network with inscrutable design

The Red Matrix was a open-source decentralized social networking software that was developed primarily by an Australian known as Mike Macgirvin. I installed the software and set-up a instance on one of my servers because I was excited about the…

The Craig Bluetooth Radio Box

The Craig CR4189BT is a portable hybrid radio/bluetooth speaker that is primarily distributed through bargain stores such as Walmart or Biglots. It is difficult to peer into the design process for a cheaply made mass-manufactured good like this radio but…