Too many messaging clients on my desktop | Upon 2020

Shouldn't user-centric identity play a role in unifying all those messaging systems? I certainly don't want to have to log into each messaging system individually. Even setting up login info for each account once may be viewed as a hassle to …

Is OpenID Still User-Centric? | Upon 2020

Are vanity URLs the most accessible way to create a portable, open,and user-centric identity system for the web? 2. If not, what technologies could be used in addition to vanity URLs to provide most of the user-centric benefits of OpenID with …

Johannes Ernst – NetMesh: User-Centricity and Steve Jobs

Without Steve Jobs, this industry already feels like it has lost something. Something important. A key vibe, philosophy, point of view, … I was struggling with figuring out what until I discussed school work with my kid tween today. He has to write s…