Cassidy’s Blog

A barebones place for my thoughts. Some of my writing is also on the elementary blog, and I’ve written a few pieces for Android Police.

Switching from macOS: The Basics Wed, Nov 2, 2016

Part 1 of a 5-part series

We’ve been getting a ton of traffic at elementary.io and hearing a lot of chatter from Apple users after the underwhelming MacBook Pro event—…

GNOME West Coast Summit Wed, Jul 1, 2015

Danielle, Cody, Avi, and I (Cassidy) just left San Francisco and the GNOME West Coast Summit. It kicked off Monday morning at 9 AM…

Shortlist (June 2015) Tue, Jun 2, 2015

A year ago I explained what my personal shortlist is. It’s time to update it! To quote myself, a shortlist is: …a list of…

My elementary Wishlist x2 Wed, Apr 29, 2015

About a year ago I posted a list of four random apps or utilities that I’d love to be able to use on elementary…

Or, “Why we make you type $0”

While our desktop developers are hard at work making Freya happen (we just released beta 2!), our web developers and many new contributors are…

Misuse of Terms in UIs Wed, Jul 23, 2014

Throughout the years, I’ve noticed several recurring misuses of terms in user interfaces. Designers or developers often don’t know when to use one term…

Shortlist: July 2014 Mon, Jul 7, 2014

I hate wishlists. Making a big long list of all the things you want just seems both tedious and selfish for some reason. I…

Life Changes Thu, Apr 24, 2014

There comes a time when you want a change in your life. After dating my girlfriend Katie for nearly six years, I asked her…

My elementary Wishlist Sun, Apr 20, 2014

Occasionally I think of random apps or utilities that I’d love to be able to use on elementary OS. I jot them down and…

A Music App Shouldn't Be a Podcast App Mon, Apr 7, 2014

Many popular music apps handle not only music, but podcasts. The thinking goes that since both are comprised of MP3s (or other audio files),…

5 Myths About elementary Mon, Mar 31, 2014

Whether I’m browsing Google+, responding to tweets from @elementary, or telling friends about elementary in the flesh, I’m bound to hear some random myth…

Random Music: Mystery Love Tue, Mar 25, 2014

Daniel Foré shared this song with me and I thought it was pretty groovy/funky. It’s by +Hugo Millwood’s band Galaxy Cat over on Bandcamp….

New New Blog Tue, Mar 25, 2014

That was short-lived. If you follow me on social media (or just randomly visit my website), you may have noticed I said I was…

The problem and a possible solution

As a User Experience designer for elementary, I’m often shown different pixel-perfect mockups or even in-code implementations and asked what I think. I typically…