Laptops come in many shapes and sizes (just like people). Type ~Weight Pros Cons Desktop 20+ Best performance Stationary Luggable 6lbs Good performance, portable Heavy Portable 4lbs Less expensive Ugly Ultraportable 2lbs Sexy, light Expensive Computer Size Pros and Cons For years, I skewed towards portables and ultraportables. They were…
I am still enjoying Windows 11. The styling is super nice. For better or worse, they have been pushing Microsoft Edge as the default browser. Microsoft has had a checkered history with browsers. Internet Explorer had moments where it completely dominated all of the competition and worked well. This was…
Resumes are not useful for design recruiting. Glen Lipka, 2021 I spoke with a recruiter today and they asked, “What should I look for in a designers resume?” My answer was “Nothing in their resume will tell you anything useful.” When I am recruiting, I literally do not even glance…
I am have been a beta tester of Windows since DOS. I love it. I love the feeling that this code is fresh, right out of the oven. These days, I am on the Insider Program – Slow Ring. Today, it asked me to install Windows 11. First, my bottom…
Over the years, I have had excellent luck hiring people right out of school and training them to design with my approach. With this in mind, I have a new job opening for a Junior Designer. Referral Fee: If you introduce me to someone who we hire, I will send…
Mirrored Video I don’t know why, but I really have never thought deeply about how my image looks in zoom or on videos. When on zoom, my own image looks (to me) like a mirror. If I raise my right arm, it looks in the video like I raise my…
My son just started an internship with our Congresswoman, Jackie Speier in Washington, DC. He arranged for housing and got himself settled there this week. This is the first job that he has where he needs to wear a suit and tie. We were on zoom and I was walking…
I’ve been talking with a few people about the concept of keeping in touch. Like most things, it gets more interesting the more you look at it. Keeping in Touch means meeting over video, phone, or in person at least once per year. Glen’s arbitrary definition There are multiple categories,…
After three years of using MacOS, I have finally switched back to Windows. There are things I remember fondly and there are other things I feel Windows has not kept up. My laptop is a brand new Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360. It’s very lightweight and powerful with a beautiful…
This is the second time I have received a nice parting gift from my team. The first was from Jing and Kim at Engagio. It was a custom book where I could draw things. It had sections of things I liked or hated, things I would say, etc. It was…
Apologies: This is a super long post, but because of the details, I had to hold back for a few weeks. I have decided to move on from Treasure Data and join a small startup named Warmly. It’s an exciting change but I certainly have feelings of sadness for leaving…
I believe that taxes are the price to pay for civilization. If you asked any individual “Would you like to NOT pay taxes?” Nearly everyone would say yes. However, if I asked, “Would you like everyone else to not pay taxes, and also we would have no government, no roads,…
I have been using the Roku Soundbar with remote speakers for about a year. The speakers are by far the best part. They connect immediately and provide excellent surround sound. Plus the built-in Roku means significantly fewer wires. We have most streaming services including YouTube TV. Unfortunately, Google and Roku…
Users are not reliable witnesses to past behavior of future preference. Glen UX Rule #81 The problem is that our brains are complicated and don’t work logically all of the time. They work emotionally. Luckily, there is a workaround. Body language and facial expressions. When you interview a user, don’t…