Grilled some hamburgers for a late lunch. The meat Down Under is definitely better than the stuff in America. #yum # Watch this baseball player make a "superman" leap over the catcher at home base: http://t.co/CWkdIRU # What You Need…
Month: July 2011
The Prisoner, TV
Revisiting The Prisoner, revisited: “All the world’s a stage” in a strange bedtime story
As I was looking over my posts on The Prisoner, I realized I didn’t write much about the penultimate episode. I correct that oversight now… Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time is unique in several aspects. It again…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-30
Paramount Officially Delays Star Trek Sequel – GI Joe Takes 6/29/12 Spot & No New Trek Date Yet July 28, 201 http://zite.to/neqIUx # Why Your Dad's 30-Year-Old Stereo System Sounds Better than Your new One http://zite.to/rubiZr # Beer-thirty. @ Edinburgh…
Geek, Technology
My life, my tweets
One of the ways that software development has changed over the years is the way that developers are considered “good” at what they do. In the early days a good developer was a productive one – if you produced over…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-29
DOS Turns 30 http://zite.to/qJTOtd # I can't understand why these politicians can't agree on raising the ceiling in their den! Is the issue about how many inches to go? #Litella # Seen the street next to my office. Umm… Yeah.…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-28
'WALKING DEAD' SHOCKER: Frank Darabont Steps Down As Showrunner http://zite.to/qMGUDM ME: Wow. Methinks "creative differences". # The iPad's incredible effect on the PC industry is only beginning http://t.co/IFPUADI # I'm off to collect my pants. # In an alternate reality,…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-27
Expensive corn dogs, plus 10 other things that are totally Apple's fault http://zite.to/qD8pLo # Incredibly important news: Skidoo is finally coming out on DVD. http://is.gd/bLVBL7 # Downtown Sydney, just now. http://instagr.am/p/IjTmQ/ # Whenever I walk around downtown and listen to…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-26
I like my new avatar. #futurama # Wrote first draft of my introduction to an ebook on/Revisiting The Prisoner during lunch. Now to write the rest of it… # Waiting for the train. @ Milsons Point Station http://instagr.am/p/Iehj7/ # Listening…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What are some examples of good interactions for adding tags to an item?
It depends on the platform you are designing the control for. If you are doing it in a touch interface the best mechanism for creating may not be the same for an online application or a desktop application. That being…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How does your UX team generate Design Patterns (which become specifications) and communicate the specs across product teams during parallel product development cycles?
Iterate and collaborate. Define a draft design pattern for a particular aspect of the experience and then collaborate with developers as to behavior and the specificity of the pattern. Make it work, play with it, then refine the documentation. Be…
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What are some reason’s “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” wouldn’t be considered the Beatles best album?
Because it isn’t. Revolver and Rubber Soul both have a better collection of songs. Rubber Soul inspired Brian Wilson to create Pet Sounds. Revolver was the first commercially popular “psychedelic” album. The reason I think many consider Sgt. Pepper’s the…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-25
Finding Your Voice http://is.gd/5xNslM # New footage from #sdcc LOST panel reveals… Well, just watch: http://t.co/0djTOBa # Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear Answers http://zite.to/o97ILV # To cleanse my palate after the tepid Green Lantern, I'm throwing in…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-24
Doctor Who: a celebration of Tom Baker http://t.co/Yf5vnEM # Effortless Decision-Making http://t.co/LHwE6Gh # Since I can't be at #SDCC decided to spend the rest of the weekend in high geekery. First up, Space:1999. # Watching Space:1999, I SO want this…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-23
Nine Things To Do After Installing OS X Lion http://zite.to/oUaIUW via @zite # Apple Tops Nokia to Become World's Top Smartphone Vendor http://zite.to/mQQPop #mobile # If Microsoft’s Yearly Revenue Is “Wow!”, Apple’s Is “Holy Sh*t!” http://zite.to/o7RlLT # Introducing OSX Lion's…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-22
Having too many meetings? Meeting ticker puts a price to all the time wasted: http://t.co/wuqaGHv # Peter Jackson’s Third Hobbit Video Blog http://t.co/jtf5i2p # I can't believe I just discovered http://t.co/51VtLET # Really really wish I was at #sdcc right…
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If the next president of the United States was a professional UX designer, how would he change the country?
The following is a portion of an inauguration address I think a UX professional would deliver if he/she was elected president: My fellow Americans, I thank you for your trust in me and electing me to this great office. As…