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…
Author: Joseph Dickerson
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…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-10
Watching Tree of Life. # The Tree of Life is exquisite. Malick's masterpiece. Just amazingly beautiful. Art. # OK, The Tree of Life is striking WAY too close to home for yours truly. If you know me, you know what…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-09
One-half man. #DepressingSitcoms # The Downsized Office #DepressingSitcoms # All in the Dysfunctional Family. #DepressingSitcoms # Gilligan's Listeria. #DepressingSitcoms # Totally figured out the costume I'll be wearing at my next convention. Two words: Darth Draper. #madmen # Watching World's…
Geek, Movies, Trek, TV
A feast of riches
He was crestfallen. The actor John DeLancie was standing in front of an auditorium filled with hundreds of people. It was August 2011, at the official Star Trek convention. Best known for his role of Q in Star Trek: the…
Movies
Movies, I watch movies: four mini-reviews
I’ve been spending my copious spare time recently catching up on movies I’ve missed. Here’s some quick thoughts on four of them. Fright Night This remake of the original Roddy McDowell vampire flick was a pleasant surprise. It’s a wafer-thin…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-08
While I normally consider acronyms a shortcut for lazy writers, after today I gotta say: FML. # "Some mistakes will be made along the way, and that's good… Because it means that some DECISIONS have been made along the way."…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-07
Go to the light… http://t.co/KTUt2hVh # Everything ends. Do not fear that fact. Embrace it. Appreciate every feeling, every moment. Knowing it is all temporary. # Words on Steve Jobs, at my blog: One of a kind. http://t.co/ifRX1I9M #apple #stevejobs…
Apple, UX Articles
One of a kind.
There’s going to be no shortage of words written about Steve Jobs. I never met him, never knew him. And yet… I have to write something, more words to add to the rest. Because I’m compelled to. Steve Jobs died…