We wonder as the sum of all our knowledge and memories is uploaded, converted into bits, tagged and indexed, are we sacrificing what makes us human, or evolving what it means to be human? All we know is that we are here now. And though it was us who made it, it is the internet that is remaking us.
Credits: Jordan Clarke: Vancouver based designer specializing in motion design and video production. Jorge Feres: Motion design and animator. Adam Saint
Saw this on dannychoo.com from his A Week in Tokyo 50 series and think it’s pretty rad to be able to just show your coupon on your iPhone to get a discount at McDonald’s or what Danny refers to as McDees (or is that a Japanese thing all around. Folks in Montreal refer to McDonald’s as McDo [doh]).
I am really trying to do better at not doing what I call “garbage posting,” where I post any old thing I come across on the internet all the time. But this, you gotta admit, is funny on some level for you. Come on!
The long and short of the app is that it is a minimalist text edit tool that eliminates all windows, menus, etc with an ambient background and music (all of which can be changed or turned off if you so choose). I, for one, am the chief among all those that get distracted by the internet, my fun Mac apps, twitter, the book of faces, and other stuff I want but can’t afford. I’ve downloaded the application and it suites my needs.
Important FYI
The Beta v.2 is out and it allows auto-save (every 3 minutes) and word count. God knows how important these two things are for people. One more thing, it allows you to save your text document in Ommwriter format or a text file. ‘Nough said, right? You love it already! K great, go download it here.
Background Info
Ommwriter came to my attention when it popped up in my twitter stream courtesy of Brent Spore of iboughtamac.com and I find it to be absolutely amazing. It’s a free Mac-ONLY program (sorry PC owners, but keep hope alive) that was developed by Herraiz Soto & Co, a digital creative agency, based in Barcelona, Spain.
This popped up in my twitter stream and had to re-blog it rather than just retweet it. You’re welcome!
CNBC is copping a Mac attitude to start the year. It’s running two Mac documentaries next week. First, Welcome to Macintosh shows on 1/4 at 9:30pm ET. This is a trailer from it.
Then the next day, CNBC starts broadcasting MacHEADS. The dates and times (all ET) are:
