I understand the economics of streaming movies. I know Netflix and Amazon and everyone else wants to get me to pay monthly to watch movies. However, there are two problems. I don’t want to pay every time. I already pay for DirecTV and don’t want to pay for another service. Internet access is not always…
Good decisions are always based on the point of view of those judging. “What is better?” all depends on what you are optimizing for. In the book The Power Broker, by Robert Moses, there were two plans to create Central Park in New York City. One was to leave it as a natural habitat for…
I’ve had this mild allergic rash for a while on my neck and elbow. I’m having trouble figuring out exactly what I am allergic to. It could be the dog, but hopefully not. One person suggested it could be something in my diet. This led me to try an experiment. I cut gluten out of…
How do you help users find the information they need? How do you emphasize particular information. One mistake often made is putting what they need in the middle of a bunch of other stuff. Take this example: Find the needle in the haystack. HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY HAY…
I am considering sending my kids to a private school. In researching such places, we found the Nueva School. (nice site) We recently went to a little seminar they held explaining the school. It had teachers, administrators and students. The Campus There are actually two different schools. The one we visited was a K-8 school…
Years ago, things were getting smaller and smaller. This is what we thought phones would look like in the future: However, things have changed. BIG is making a comeback! The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the H2 Hummer of phones. It is massive. This is what talking on the phone looks like now: I expect…