My netbook broke last week. The video became garbled and would not display. This happens to LCD screens if they are stepped on or dropped or other traumatic event. Sometimes it just happens. So my new Asus eeePC 1000HE was unusable. This was a real bummer, because I have been using it non-stop. I had…
It seems like Outlook 2003/2007 is doing something different than I expected. I thought that by changing these settings, that I would be viewing the plain text version of the email I sent. This is NOT the case. Microsoft is basically just stripped the HTML off of the message letting me read what is left…
I was thinking about a book I read 5 years ago called The Goal. Basically, it states that you should focus on the worst, slowest, most painful part of your process and improve that. Additionally, it does a good job of explaining that you/your company should have a focused goal. Yesterday, I said that a…
The video might take a little while, so here are my slides via Slide Rocket. Some bugs again uploading it, so my fonts are busted. Sorry. Generally, this is my summary of the conference: The alpha of the ExtJS designer is really cool. It’s basically a ExtJS version of Visual Studio in a browser.…
My presentation is today. I feel like I have slightly too many slides for the amount of time allotted. Probably, a few of the principles will need to only get a passing glance. Like Balance: Use the whole screen! Next slide! Jack Slocum just gave a keynote address. No slides, 1 question, 5 minutes total.…
I’m sitting in a conference room watching a demo of the new ExtJS Core, which is basically a “light” version of ExtJS that is meant to be used on public websites. This sort of breaks my existing mental model for ExtJS. Previously, I thought of ExtJS as being great for applications and jQuery as the…
JetBlue has dedicated screens on every seat. They are dialed into DirecTV and you ca nchoose form about 40 channels. The shows are pretty up to date, but possibly are recorded from the day before. Flying JetBlue is so different than flying another airline. Reason: Time Flies when you are watching TV. As a result,…
How long do you prepare for a presenation? I usually like to start thinking about the presentation 1-2 weeks in advance. Hopefully, I have a decent slideshow prepared, but the details rarely come into focus until this 1-2 week period. I’ve been thinking about the ExtJS conference that I am speaking at next Wednesday. I…
Ask any 5 year old: Which is better? 5 pennies or 1 dime. Any 5 year old will tell you the 5 pennies are better. There are MORE of them, of course. They don’t care that the dime is more expensive. OK, now consider your software product. Which is better? 5 small features or 1…
How does one USE a dream? I have alot of dreams and I think of it this way: A dream is your mind’s way of telling you something you don’t want to think about. I used to have a dream about being chased; always in a different place, like Yankee Stadium, the subway, an office…
I just did a quick search. I have never posted an April Fool’s Day message. Quite surprising, since I love the tradition. The internet is particularly good as a medium to deliver fake messages. I was fooled yesterday about the IE8 news. A great April Fool joke is believeable. It makes the listener say, “WOW,…
I can’t even believe I am letting my hopes get this high. Check out this SmashingMagazine article about Internet Explorer 8.1. The thing that pops out, and it pops out ALOT is shown in this picture: This is GIGANTIC. It is showing support for Firefox add-ins The biggest reason I had internet explorer is because…
What is the best way to watch Monsters vs. Aliens? (neat site by the way) My choices are numerous: Imax 3d at Emeryville. (Or the Metreon). This would probably be the most interesting way to watch it. It would be gigantic and THREE-DEE…unless that would be totally annoying. Is the 3D going to be annoying…
hip·po (hp)n. pl. hip·pos Def: Hippo is an acronym standing for HIghest Paid Person’s Opinion. This term was coined by Avinash Kaushik, analytics genius. When you are in a meeting and trying to get some decisions made, look around. Who is the person who gets to make the final call? They are your Hippo. It…