I was a charter member of America Online in 1989. My cousin and I shared an account called “Freeness”. We had tried CompuServe before that and used some dial-up BBSs, but AOL was much better. Much better at downloading free software, that is. In 1992 (college), I started playing games…
Bottom line: (At the top) – Great service, Free and Fun. What more can I say. Trello is a small web app that lets you make lists of lists and drag them around. I use it for my design team to figure out who is working on what. A tool…
Sometimes you just can not look away, no matter how ridiculous it is. I just lost 5 minutes of my life to this little kid and her family. Watch and kill a few brain cells. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/here-comes-honey-boo-boo/videos There are an awful lot of people out there who are just like this. I am…
Should you let someone make a mistake? On the one hand, the answer is No. Why should you let someone run into a wall if you can help them? Doesn’t it makes sense to use your knowledge and wisdom to help people avoid doing something that clearly will end up…
I was designing something yesterday and today and couldn’t decide how a particular layout should be. So I mocked up all of the solutions I could think of. There usually aren’t that many of them. I found 4 variants that jumped to mind for this particular design. It is so…
I have a personal philosophy that I thought of in high school and has been my friend for 25 years. It’s call the Karma Bank. Here is how it works: When you have things in your life that make you unhappy, you are depositing Karma into the bank. This Karma…
Ebb and Flow is the natural course of life. Sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down. However, these rhythms play with our psychology in a negative way. When life is throwing your curve balls you tend to think it’s just going to get worse. When things are going well, we often…
Should a product be intuitive? First let’s define what that means. From Google: Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive. Ok, so common wisdom is that a product should be intuitive. However, I think this wisdom is actually an old wives tale.…
I don’t get it. DISCLAIMER: I never met Marissa and only saw some of her point of view at a conference and on television. I have never worked with her and have no experience with her leadership skills/style. Ok, back to the show: I don’t get it. Yahoo is in…
Not a comprehensive list, but good nonetheless: Rule #1: Say what you do in GIANT TEXT This is the most important rule of all. Does your website clearly say what your product or service is? Don’t use alot of jargon and bullshit. Get to the damn point. You should be…
I have no idea how this thing formed, but it is a repeating rainbow. Awesome.
Watched two movies this week. In the theater, I watched Brave. I am a huge Pixar fan and have loved just about every movie they have ever done. This one however, let me down. Specifically, I loved the graphic design and attention to detail like the girls hair, but it…
I was thinking about the problems I try to work on each day and the time I spend on different types of tasks. Sometimes I am dealing with people and their issues. Other times, I am trying to get consensus on a decision. Lastly, there is just plain vanilla hard…
I brought my car in for service today. They gave me a complimentary rental, which was the Nissan Leaf. I drove it for 10 minutes so far, so this won’t be too in-depth. Super Cool Golf Cart I didn’t realize this until today. The Nissan Leaf has NO GAS ENGINE…