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Day: June 29, 2009

  • The UX of the word “Bing”

    Microsoft named their new search engine “bing”.  I don’t think they realize how lame that sounds.  Every time I hear it, I think of this scene from Groundhog’s Day. (Great movie) I imagine Steve Balmer saying, “Yeah, i love it.  They search for something and BING! they found it!”  This is the same man who…

  • The UX of Presentation Zen

    I just finished reading Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds.  It should be mandatory reading for anyone who presents anything, ever.  There is so much goodness in this book about communication and it’s so short.  I would classify it similar to Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug.  A quick read that gives immediate value.  Highly…