I love upgrades. Trillian Astra just sent an update that allows me to see when someone is STARTING a message to me. I love this feature. I am so excited about it. Whenever I see the “Joe Smith is preparing a message to you”, I get giddy! I can’t believe how long Trillian Astra has…
I’m definetely pissing Katie off this weekend. I never have time during the week for this, so I have to do it now. Plus, since I am by the computer, I am moving a bunch of files from a smaller external HD to a larger one. This is taking alot of time. Anyway, here is…
There is one thing I love more than anything else, and that’s Katie. However, a close second runner-up is trying new software. I love new software. I love trying new things. I am addicted to it. My theme is no exception. The newness of it is just intoxicating. As you can see, I have the…
I have been getting tired of my WordPress theme. I have zero time to do anything about it. However, I saw a theme that I kinda liked. It’s called Lemon Twist. It uses PNG files very nicely. It’s got jQuery and jQuery UI built in. The mouseover effect on the right is nice. Rounded corners,…
I have been compiling some UX rules in my head getting ready for my AjaxExperience talk in October. Here are some that I have. Not too much detail here, I will expand on them at a later date. Don’t bend your users. Given 10 users, you will get 8 different ways they try to succeed…
I use Powerpoint 2007 to do all my prototyping and requirements. It’s a great tool. Much much better than PPT 2003. Over the last 18 months, I have used this technique to great success. Check out these two examples. One is an older style and the other is newer. The newer one has animation, so…
I just ran into a problem that is a real pain in the ass with Internet Explorer 7. Start with a blank page with a patterned background. Put an absolutely positioned 24-bit transparent PNG file (like a fade) on the page and make the width=100%. You can see an example of this on sparkt.com at…
There are lots of people who can do a particular job. Sometimes, however, one gets a new idea. The idea is how you can do that job better, more effectively and more enjoyably. The idea is important. Most companies make that idea difficult to implement. It stays on the shelf with lots of other good…
Someone asked me today what the difference was between UX and Product Management. I explained with an analogy. User Experience (UX) is like being Willy Wonka. The chocolate factory was the ultimate in UX Design. Not only was everything awesome, but it was easy to use. No one had to ask how to eat in…