Good question. For a long time I actually avoided using online bill-payment products because I was the lead designer/researcher for my company’s bill pay product – I didn’t want to bias myself and wanted to respond to the research and…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-02-19
@nelliedownunder Since you let me know I haven't been tweeting about #twinpeaks enough, I'll try and post more. Thanks for the feedback! # Dale remembers. #twinpeaks http://instagr.am/p/BrKl0/ # My wife, on a TV ad for Young Guns: "I never saw…
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Who is the best James Bond?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect I agree with Jennifer's thesis, not her conclusion/opinion. Craig has done one good Bond, one average one. Yes, Craig is closer to Fleming's "blunt instrument"… But Connery personified Bond first, made him real, and made…
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When will the remaining James Bond 007 movies be released on Blu-ray?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect It depends on the economy. The demand for "catalog" titles on DVD and bluray has declined quite a bit over the past three years. They may push more Bond blurays out when the next Bond…
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What is the most visually striking James Bond film opening sequence?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect I think a better question is "What is the most visually striking Bong title sequence?" Which in my opinion would be Casino Royale, followed by Goldeneye and then The Living Daylights. They all have one…
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Is ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ Orson Welles’ masterpiece?
Joseph Dickerson, I'm a fan of the films of Orson Welles. Even hi… Maybe, but probably not. It was a budget production that took years to do, and Welles never edited the film together. He left detailed notes on how…
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What are the main differences in between magazine and newspaper layout designs?
Keep in mind that most newspapers are still using the column layouts (4 to 6 columns) that have been used for decades. Magazines have a lot more “freedom” to break from that layout model – though many newspapers “play” with…
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What makes the Red Room work so well?
Joseph Dickerson, The owls are not what they seem. It's an obtuse question. Define "work well." Does that mean in a dramatic context? As a concept? I'll answer the former and the latter. The Red Room dramatically is a representation…
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What are the best iPad apps for creative people?
Joseph Dickerson, I'm a happy consumer of the products produced b… Penultimate is great for sketching, Omnigraffle is great for graphing and diagraming, iMockups for UI design, Blueprint for iPhone or iPod app designing, PhotoGene for photo editing, Sketchbook or…
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Where should someone new to Dr. Who start watching?
Start with the first episode of one Doctor… But then check the ratings/rankings of the episodes for that Doctor and pick and choose the best to watch. Each Doctor tends to have some clunker episodes, especially at the beginning of…
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What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Joseph Dickerson, User Experience Architect The answer is personal and our own… We all have our own, and we solve the question by being. You can be pedantic and say "6 times 7" or you can see that the idea…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-02-18
Just saved a PowerPoint file for my boss with images using the "reduce file size" option. It went from 5.6 MB to… 9. #firstworldproblem # The Horrors, the Horrors! Meditations on the Science of Zombies and Fear from Psychology Today…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-02-17
Crazy busy today at work – a good crazy… # GoodReader Updates to Auto-Sync Documents with Your iOS Devices http://is.gd/BvKYxx # The Entire Criterion Collection Is Coming to Hulu Plus http://m.gizmodo.com/5760958/ # @Dimillian Trying it out now. #Quora in reply…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-02-16
Oh no… Rest in peace the great comic actor Kenneth Mars. Unfortunately he has followed in hiz fadders fuhtshteps. #youngfrankenstein # @evanier on the passing of Kenneth Mars http://is.gd/r2I4GB # @scottEweinberg What? Oh… footsteps! in reply to scottEweinberg # Content…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-02-15
Some family drama this evening… Heck of a way to enjoy Valentine's Day. # @steven_moffat Are you normally Sleepy today? Or Doc? in reply to steven_moffat # By my youngest son's request: Another Connery Bond. This time: From Russia With…
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PHOTOS: ABBAWorld Exhibit, Sydney
What is the perfect way to spend a cold and rainy afternoon in Sydney? Why, exploring the joys and history of the Swedish supergroup ABBA, of course! Here’s (way too many) photos of the ABBAWorld exhibit that is currently taking…