JibJab Campaigning
JibJab is so cool. They allow you to upload your own photo into the middle of their movie. How the hell do they do that?! Watch this one. I am in it. REMOVED LONG AGO
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Decisions
Miles: Sometimes you gotta say “What the F**k”, make your move. Joel, every now and then, saying “What the F**k”, brings freedom. Freedom brings opportunity, opportunity brings freedom. So your parents are going out of town. You got the place all to yourself. Joel Goodson: Yeah. Miles: What the f**k.…
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Memories and Technology
Back when I had more hair. Jared looks so happy. Time flies. I got a new scanner, the CanoScan 4400F. So far, it’s pretty impressive. I am scanning Katie and my wedding album. Ahh memories and new technology. What more can I ask for?
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Review: Designing the Obvious
I just finished the book, Designing the Obvious by Robert Hoekman, Jr. Although I appreciated his overall view and the points he was making, I just thought the book fell a little flat for me. In comparison, Don’t Make Me Think, was a much more enjoyable read. Neither book really…
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WordPress 2.6 and Gravatar
Wow, that was fast. WordPress 2.6 is released. I actually had trouble with it for the first time ever. I downloaded the ZIP file and it had errors. I then tried the TAR file and it worked like normal, magically and instantly. This is my first moment using it, so…
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Upgrades – Trillian/WordPress
I love upgrades. Trillian Astra just sent an update that allows me to see when someone is STARTING a message to me. I love this feature. I am so excited about it. Whenever I see the “Joe Smith is preparing a message to you”, I get giddy! I can’t believe…
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Theme Weekend
I’m definetely pissing Katie off this weekend. I never have time during the week for this, so I have to do it now. Plus, since I am by the computer, I am moving a bunch of files from a smaller external HD to a larger one. This is taking alot…
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Experimenting with New Theme
There is one thing I love more than anything else, and that’s Katie. However, a close second runner-up is trying new software. I love new software. I love trying new things. I am addicted to it. My theme is no exception. The newness of it is just intoxicating. As you…
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My WordPress theme
I have been getting tired of my WordPress theme. I have zero time to do anything about it. However, I saw a theme that I kinda liked. It’s called Lemon Twist. It uses PNG files very nicely. It’s got jQuery and jQuery UI built in. The mouseover effect on the…
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Some UX Rules
I have been compiling some UX rules in my head getting ready for my AjaxExperience talk in October. Here are some that I have. Not too much detail here, I will expand on them at a later date. Don’t bend your users. Given 10 users, you will get 8 different…
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Interface Driven Requirements Docs
I use Powerpoint 2007 to do all my prototyping and requirements. It’s a great tool. Much much better than PPT 2003. Over the last 18 months, I have used this technique to great success. Check out these two examples. One is an older style and the other is newer. The…
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IE7 PNG Problem
I just ran into a problem that is a real pain in the ass with Internet Explorer 7. Start with a blank page with a patterned background. Put an absolutely positioned 24-bit transparent PNG file (like a fade) on the page and make the width=100%. You can see an example…
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Idealism in your job
There are lots of people who can do a particular job. Sometimes, however, one gets a new idea. The idea is how you can do that job better, more effectively and more enjoyably. The idea is important. Most companies make that idea difficult to implement. It stays on the shelf…
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UX and Product Management
Someone asked me today what the difference was between UX and Product Management. I explained with an analogy. User Experience (UX) is like being Willy Wonka. The chocolate factory was the ultimate in UX Design. Not only was everything awesome, but it was easy to use. No one had to…