Love how the local paper has the horoscope titled "Should I get out of bed tomorrow?" Would so love to have the writer state, "Virgo: Nope." # The days are getting longer and warmer here in Sydney. Spring is upon…
Month: October 2011
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-20
What a world we live in when I read the words "disappointing" and "$6.6 billion profit in the same sentence. #APPL # User Strategies: Considerations for UX Analysis and Design http://t.co/fCqONZsl #ux # Just bought more #APPL stock. Yesterday. Before…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-19
With the airing of her last episode, here's a great tribute to Elisabeth Sladen. http://t.co/wmV8phlP #doctorwho #goodbyesarahjane # Fox Adapting Zombieland for TV http://t.co/JwI9cI9h # Real Life STAR TREK Technology – Infographic http://t.co/OHZauAEh #startrek # Watching the season premiere of…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-18
Pumping up the jam. # How Mobile Payments Will Evolve In the Next Several Years http://t.co/VyETGPh1 # You know, business meetings should have more interpretive dancing. # The Lifecycle of a Mobile App, a User’s Perspective http://t.co/UvlLNcaP #UX # Powered…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How do you sell the value of qualitative user research to business stakeholders?
First, tie the research to business goals. If the business goal is to increase adoption of the company’s product in a certain demographic, then emphasize the need to understand these users in order to properly message the value proposition of…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-17
Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston is the real star of Batman: Year One http://t.co/RMdA39LI # My answer on @Quora to: How do you sell the value of qualitative user research to business stakeholders? http://t.co/tza6QJxa #ux # iOS 5: Exploring 7 Hidden…
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“Settling” is not a dirty word… Unless you hate your job
I was having an interesting conversation with some coworkers over drinks on Friday night, and the topic turned to time… Specifically, how everyone’s “day jobs” were getting in the way of what they really wanted to be doing. For one…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-16
Upgrade to Lion and iCloud complete. Ended up with two iCloud accounts, though. I've heard this is a problem for many users… # Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' to Open on Christmas in 2012 http://t.co/5g6Mrvsf # Mirroring my iPad 2…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What courses of study and/or degrees are recommended for a career in UI design?
First off, UX and UI is not the same thing, so what degree you pursue is directly related to which one you want to focus on. User interfaces are the predominant canvases that user experience designers use, but if you…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What are best ways to combine personas with user stories?
The best way to integrate personas with user stories are to understand that personas are characters in a story, and they have emotions, drivers and motivations just like any characters in any good stories do. I’ve often seen the parallels…
Apple, My Quora answers
Did Steve Jobs read science fiction and, if he did, did he have any favorite authors?
No, but he (apparently) DID like Star Trek. He mentioned Star Trek on two separate product launches, played a clip from the reboot when introducing the iPad and a shot from the newest Star Trek was used to promote the…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-15
The architecture of a comic book city: http://t.co/dBuhbkFU # The best fried chicken I've ever had? In Sydney, Australia. Just now. #yum # We are all alone. Some of us happen to be alone together. # ‘Voltron: The End’ A…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-14
Have decided to (finally) make the upgrade to OS X Lion this weekend, to fully embrace all the new icloud goodness. Wish me luck. #apple # Having an iPad Nano on my wrist is definitely changing my behaviour. I'm walking…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-13
Big milestone at work today. But the work continues… # Full trailer for Marvel's The Avengers http://t.co/l7EpgTHY # "That's how we found him, officer…" http://t.co/OUqwCDVD # The exchange rate is going the wrong way… Again. Crap. #paidinusdollars # Powered by…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-12
Announced: A radiation detector attachment for the iPhone. It's a tricorder, guys… http://t.co/HIrmAYE7 # Looking at the Big Sky… http://t.co/Iey7e1dd # #breakingbad Creator Vince Gilligan Reflects on the Show's Place in TV History (Q&A) http://t.co/5QxpFGUa # 45 Years of ‘Star…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-11
Really surprised how much I like my new iPod Nano. Prediction: future model connects to iPhone via Bluetooth so can "talk to" Siri with it. # Just imagine: you could use Siri to talk to your iphone/computer with your "wrist…