I’m an Information Architect, Content Strategist, and Web Developer living and working in South Africa. You can read more about me or contact me by sending an e-mail to hello [at] francoiswessels.org. I am the principal of ThirdRail, a South African based user experience and web development studio. This is my personal blog where I post personal thoughts and stuff of interest that I find on the web. Other things that you might find interesting: My Thinkup [What’s this?]Tumblr (3.0; @francoiswessels)http://francoiswessels.org/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4mqj9kfoe1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Winter in South Africa! / new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/LFvgDhqvPM/">http://instagr.am/p/LFvgDhqvPM/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/23792002637http://francoiswessels.org/post/23792002637Sat, 26 May 2012 15:25:57 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3z3u9Ylv01qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Life’s good! / new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/Kk4mR7KvOr/">http://instagr.am/p/Kk4mR7KvOr/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/22982711450http://francoiswessels.org/post/22982711450Sun, 13 May 2012 21:10:56 +0300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m32u086hlZ1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>/ new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/J4ALvVKvNa/">http://instagr.am/p/J4ALvVKvNa/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/21839534171http://francoiswessels.org/post/21839534171Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:55:19 +0300<a href="http://t.co/4bTrz0cg"> Mozilla in Mobile –- the Web is the Platform http://t.co/4bTrz0cg http://t.co/4bTrz0cg</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/18488487555http://francoiswessels.org/post/18488487555Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:06:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/kDa4yvRK"> Sorry, We’re Closed: The Rise of Digital Darwinism - http://t.co/kDa4yvRK</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/18439675370http://francoiswessels.org/post/18439675370Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:07:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/q166nkHd">American Families See Tablets as Playmate, Teacher and Babysitter - http://t.co/q166nkHd</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/17775176186http://francoiswessels.org/post/17775176186Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/ZzHzs0VC"> An epic @gruber article on Walter Isaacson’s ‘Steve Jobs’. A must read - http://t.co/ZzHzs0VC </a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/17768867203http://francoiswessels.org/post/17768867203Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:07:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/ZlJHV5CW"> A bit more technical but worth the read - iOS apps, who has your data, and how they're getting it - http://t.co/ZlJHV5CW</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/17667491142http://francoiswessels.org/post/17667491142Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:51:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/qke5hC3t"> The Guts of a New Machine. Steve Jobs 7 the creation of the iPod - http://t.co/qke5hC3t</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/17665272347http://francoiswessels.org/post/17665272347Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/10BVsJhl"> Tumblr Architecture - how they manage 15 Billion Page Views a Month http://t.co/10BVsJhl http://t.co/10BVsJhl</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/17616807470http://francoiswessels.org/post/17616807470Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:54:00 +0200<a href="http://t.co/yMBUHCPm">Why You’ll Probably Never Own A Mac With An ARM Processor http://t.co/yMBUHCPm #apple #arm #int... http://t.co/yMBUHCPm</a>http://francoiswessels.org/post/17614840295http://francoiswessels.org/post/17614840295Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:53:00 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyam0egN8T1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mylo being Mylo / new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/kKZQf/">http://instagr.am/p/kKZQf/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/16400117567http://francoiswessels.org/post/16400117567Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:55:25 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwr8ye95Xz1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Keyboard bling! / new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/beXKx/">http://instagr.am/p/beXKx/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/14762354151http://francoiswessels.org/post/14762354151Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:25:26 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwhwabntvK1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CaptainDrone & Friends / new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/aQvix/">http://instagr.am/p/aQvix/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/14503544893http://francoiswessels.org/post/14503544893Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:13:23 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwhwa8P38V1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Serious business! / new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/aQvAH/">http://instagr.am/p/aQvAH/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/14503544151http://francoiswessels.org/post/14503544151Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:13:20 +0200“<p>By most accounts, dealing with Amazon is actually much worse for developers than dealing with Apple. By putting your app in the Amazon Appstore, you’re giving up a lot more control than Apple asks of us: you’re giving up the ability to set your own price and control your app’s description, among many other restrictions. By comparison, it makes Apple look almost… open.</p> <p>A truly open facet of Android — the open-source codebase, minus Google’s apps — has enabled one company with a strong market position to step in, effectively close it, and make themselves the gatekeeper. And as gatekeepers go, Apple looks quite benevolent by comparison.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em> From Marco Arment <br/><br/><a href="http://www.marco.org/2011/11/22/amazon-stole-the-android-app-market"><a href="http://www.marco.org/2011/11/22/amazon-stole-the-android-app-market">http://www.marco.org/2011/11/22/amazon-stole-the-android-app-market</a></a><br/></em>http://francoiswessels.org/post/13201227586http://francoiswessels.org/post/13201227586Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:46:06 +0200androidappleiosappstore“<p>Your competitors are talking to the same customers you are, so do you really think disruptive and differentiated ideas will come from listening to customers in focus groups?</p> <p>Will Evans on the illumination process in conducting a Design Studio</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://uxmag.com/articles/introduction-to-design-studio-methodology">http://uxmag.com/articles/introduction-to-design-studio-methodology</a><br/></em>http://francoiswessels.org/post/12551250065http://francoiswessels.org/post/12551250065Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:42:17 +0200uxdesign-studio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltzf4kb7Vq1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>/ new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/SU3Nc/">http://instagr.am/p/SU3Nc/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/12194730780http://francoiswessels.org/post/12194730780Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:38:44 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltzf4gdrd81qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>/ new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/SU2dI/">http://instagr.am/p/SU2dI/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/12194730016http://francoiswessels.org/post/12194730016Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:38:39 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltzf4dixUe1qzx10ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>/ new photo on Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/p/SU1UG/">http://instagr.am/p/SU1UG/</a></p>http://francoiswessels.org/post/12194728770http://francoiswessels.org/post/12194728770Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:38:36 +0200