What are some English language rules that native speakers don’t know, but still follow? →

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Love this answer on Quora:

If you want to insert ‘fucking’ in the middle of a word you know exactly where to do it. You say Colo-fuckin-rado, not Co-fuckin-lorado.

Even more surprisingly, if you want to insert ‘diddley’ in the middle of a word, like Ned Flanders from The Simpsons, you know where to put that and it’s not the same place. (Note: Flanders’s also duplicates a syllable so it’s slightly different.)

Still more surprisingly, the rule that explains this placement can be explained in terms of prosody which is an entire dimension of linguistic (and almost musical) rules that few people seem to be aware they use.
– (1) English (language): What are some English language rules that native speakers don’t know, but still follow? – Quora.

How to Magically Enable Developer Settings On Android 4.2 →

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  1. Go to the settings menu, and scroll down to “About phone.” Tap it.
  2. Scroll down to the bottom again, where you see “Build number.”
  3. Tap it seven (7) times. After the third tap, you’ll see a playful dialog that says you’re four taps away from being a developer. (If only it were that simple, eh?) Keep on tapping, and *poof*, you’ve got the developer settings back.
    – How to enable developer settings on Android 4.2 | Android Central.

Easy. I look forward to all the Stack Overflow questions.

Bringing Animation to Mobile App UX →

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You may wonder what animation has to do with the mobile user experience. While the art form of animation was once the provenance of animated films and television, it has found its way into the computer and digital user experience realms. Artful animation has all but invaded the mobile user experience field.
– A New Mobile UX Design Material

New book from Rachel Hinman, looking at the UX on mobile. A free chapter is available on Smashing Magazine.

If you like it, you can get the whole book on Amazon.