Being in the software industry, this topic has been on my mind for years. What does Quality software mean? What are the trade-offs? When do you release the software? How does this affect the user experience? Examples: 1. Photoshop CS4. I purchased a copy of Photoshop CS4 about a month ago. At first I was…
Sometimes, you start the day and think, “The Jets are going to win, and I am not going to completely reinstall my operating system!” Well, it’s the end of the day and I was completely wrong. I first downloaded some photos off our newish Canon Powershot SD890IS. Then, I uploaded them to our Picasa web…
Twas the night before Solstice and in the Lipka hut, we are wrapping and cleaning and cooking it up. We have a big day tomorrow and lots to prepare, but I have time for a quick blog post, … maybe, if I dare. It’s been an up and down year with some good and some…
Every year its the exact same thing. Over and over and over again. They Jets get my hopes up. They show a glimmer of decency. They look like they could almost play. Then they break my heart. The rip my heart right out of my rib cage, then they throw it in the ground and…
We have Verizon and love the service in general. Great reception compared to AT&T, which we had previously. We have had very simple LG phones for a long time. Since we have been in the contract for 2 years, we have the option of upgrading. Katie desires to check her Google Calendar from wherever she…
At work, I had noticed that there was s0me activity on Twitter around the product. In other words (for my mom), people were publically saying things about Marketo, some good and some bad. I joined twitter to see what the hubbub was. I now have Twitter account with actual tweets. Gee, that makes me feel…
The Shield was my favorite show on television. It’s over now. They had 7 seasons and went out on top. The show never got boring, never became ridiculous. No one was ever abducted by aliens. The writing was always excellent, the plot was great and the acting was superb. I loved every minute of it.…
Apple usually has great experience design. The one exception is their emails. They always show up and look horrible. They rely WAY too much on images and the result is that their presentation is unintelligible. On the left is the email the way it actually looks. On the right is how Apple intended it to…
I used to play aD&D (Advanced Dungeones and Dragons) when I was about 10 years old. It was made by a company called TSR. It was a great game that exercised my imagination and taught me how to think creatively. It also gave me a life-long appreciation for mythology and cross-culturalism. The books back then…