414: Memorable Software Moments

<p>This week, we recall our most recent “wow” moments with the products in our lives. What are yours? In The Sidebar, we talk about different loading state strategies and their impact on the user experience.</p><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporters:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://www.plume.com"><strong>Plume</strong></a> empowers a billion smart devices in homes and small businesses through a suite of adaptive WiFi, AI security, and parental control. They're hiring product designers to build the future of smart home services. They're hiring product designers with 2-5 years of experience shipping products — learn more at <a href="https://designdetails.fm/plume">designdetails.fm/plume</a>. Oh, and they just raised a <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/news/smart-home-saas-startup-plume-raises-270m-series-e-reaching-1-35b-valuation/">$270m series E</a>, so now's the time!</p><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Max Georgopoulos</li><li>Christina Jacobs</li><li>Merrisa Tang</li><li>Liam Sheppard</li><li>Michael Goliver</li><li>Sam Ryan</li></ul><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, we recall our most recent “wow” moments with the products in our lives. What are yours?</p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/aboutRaffaele/status/1440776056525316100">Raffaele Vitale asks on Twitter</a>: <i>what was your last and truly memorable “wow" moment you had with a digital or physical product?</i></li><li><a href="https://www.createwithplay.com">Play</a> uses a wild drawer system to let you actually design apps on your phone. It’s very smooth.</li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/21/how-iphone-live-text-ocr-works-in-ios-15/">Hands on with iOS Live Text</a>.</li><li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT21