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I was reading a post over at ALA today called In Defense of Eye Candy, in which Stephen Anderson talks about how actually putting some effort into the way a site looks can have positive effects on the way the site is used.

The more we learn about people, and how our brains process information, the more we learn the truth of that phrase: form and function aren’t separate items. If we believe that style somehow exists independent of functionality, that we can treat aesthetics and function as two separate pieces, then we ignore the evidence that beauty is much more than decoration. Our brains can’t help but agree.

Just 5 minutes after I read the article I opened up Safari to test one of our sites in, and saw a great big shiny blue button advertising the upcoming iPhone OS 3.0 software on the apple startpage.

Ok, yes, the graphics are quite cool, but what drew my attention was the list of new features Apple will be adding to the iPhone/iPod Touch, including:

* Search your iPhone
* Cut, copy, and paste
* Send photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS*
* Read and compose email and text messages in landscape

Apparently, “For iPhone owners, it just keeps getting better” – that’s right – it’s getting so much better that after a year and a half, iPhone users will finally be able to do things other phones/PDAs have been already been doing for years!

I’m thinking someone at Apple should read Anderson’s articles and get them to spend a little less time faffing around with flashy graphics, and a little more time on functionality…

Come on Apple, sort it aaaaht.

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I’ve finally managed to get a spare few minutes to introduce the new member of the Netbasic family… Say hello to Freyja Éowyn Titcumb. She was born on the 11th April at 12:45pm, weighing in at 8lb 8oz (and a half, but they didn’t record that bit). It was, what can I say, a “fun” 13 hour labour… nothing like I expected it to be, and a tad painful, but as soon as we met her, it made every wince worth it. James and I are both enjoying all the new experiences and learning how to be good parents – admittedly, remaining positive and happy can be a chore when Freyja decides to not sleep for hours at a time, but she’s getting there. She’s currently fast asleep on my knee, and has been for the past couple of hours – hence why I have a spare few minutes to write a post.

James and I would like to thank everyone at Netbasic for the fantastic gifts for her – admittedly, I want the teddy for myself, but I suppose Freyja can have it *Hmph*

James will be returning to work in a week – I don’t know how I’ll cope changing all the nappies on my own – it will be interesting to say the least, and I daresay James will be returning home to a very smelly warzone, but tough.

She’s beginning to stir – I guess I should get on with feeding the poor mite. I think her last feed is all over my knee being dribbled out of her soggy nappy.

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