“When I was a child, blowing up the moon was just a fantasy… now, it’s a scientific fact.” youtube.com/watch?v=Csj7vM…
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Day: January 18, 2014
Geek, Movies, TV
Remembering Peter Pan’s “Power Records”
I know it might seem strange to some of the young whipper snappers who occasionally read this blog, but when I was growing up we listed to music on these things called records. They had grooves that a needle read…
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The sale is on! My new book i, Geek is now only $2.99 on the iPad bookstore! Check it out itunes.apple.com/us/book/i-geek…
Geek, Movies
VIDEO: Vintage Kenner Star Wars toy commercials
I’m being especially nostalgic today, and stumbled upon this compilation of classic commercials for Kenner’s Star Wars toys. Ah, memories. I had a lot of the toys featured in these ads, but lost most of them when my mom cleaned out my closet without asking (I still remind her of this occasionally). I played the living heck out of the Droid Factory. Never had the Death Star Playset, remote controlled Sandcrawler, or Troop Transport, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwbh_Webeb4
Geek, TV
A look back at the Doctor Who USA Tour
In the late eighties and early 1990s, there were plenty of small conventions throughout America, and lots of opportunities to meet the star of my favorite shows. As cool as the conventions were, they featured mainly Star Trek actors and…
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For lunch, homemade beef soup. And some banana bread is in the oven for a snack later…
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Jack Ryan reboot may not even be in the top 5 this weekend… Sorry, fake Captain Kirk. deadline.com/2014/01/box-of…
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Star Wars Weekly is out! paper.li/JosephDickerso… Stories via @swbooks @StarWarsReport
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TV and film detectives’ iconic cars – in pictures flip.it/LJrOG
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It’s an all-new This Week in #UX, with the latest on user experience design trends: thisweekinux.com
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New at my blog: How should you facilitate a usability test? What questions should you be asking to participants? bit.ly/1i8OEEP
Geek, The Prisoner, TV
VIDEO: 1984 Documentary about The Prisoner, Six Into One
One of the things I love about the Internet is it allows us to recover information that would otherwise be lost to us forever. Here’s one example: a 1984 documentary on my favorite TV show The Prisoner. It’s been chunked into segments on youtube, and it’s a great look at the series from a very distinct, dramatic viewpoint with interviews galore. Here’s it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VscOjhdT-xU&list=PLC480F9E22D8B88FB
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How should you facilitate a usability test? What questions should you be asking to participants?
The key in facilitating a usability test is to make the participant comfortable. Reassure them that they are not being judged/evaluated, the designs are. Have a quick chat at the beginning to put the person at ease and to get…
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Watch this: BEAUTY vimeo.com/rinostefanotag…
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Today’s album: HEAD, by the Monkees.
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Amazon is thinking about shipping you packages you haven’t ordered yet engadget.com/2014/01/17/ama…