Web.I’m not perfect. You already know that, but I like to remind people before I make comments about something I don’t like.
I spend a lot of time thinking about user interfaces, and how people use tools, and the ways that applications and processes can be enhanced to make a more pleasing (and efficient) user experience. [...]
Like most people my age, I tend to spend most of my waking hours working on…work. This work is often for my employer, but also for myself. And because I do similar things in both areas, the line is sort of blurred. And that’s the way I like it, because I tend to [...]
If you wait around long enough almost everything becomes mainstream. Sure, the X-Files was a cult show for the first couple of years, but then it became a worldwide phenomenon. And do you remember in the early 90’s when rolling up your shirt sleeves was cool? Well then the baby boomers started [...]
First, let me offer the standard disclaimer. This clearly isn’t a design site, and I’m not claiming to know enough about design to offer an educated opinion. I’m just tossing out a few thoughts, and you can either agree that they are valid points, or just ignore them and go back to thinking [...]
Yahoo! claims to have started blocking third party IM services from accessing their chat network this week. Again. The difference this time is that they have pledged to continue changing protocols, etc. as services like Trillian find new ways to connect.
Oh, and Yahoo! says this is necessary to stop IM spammers from taking [...]
I signed up for the GMail beta program a few weeks ago. I don’t really need another free webmail service, but it doesn’t hurt to give things a look-see.
I currently use two different Yahoo! accounts to filter the things I sign up for, and the usual spam. It seems that Yahoo! has been [...]
I don’t have a problem with Flash when used appropriately, but many sites that are ENTIRELY Flash based create an excruciating user experience.
Take for example this wallpaper site I found this morning when Pixelgirl didn’t have anything fresh. It’s not just that the animation makes the process so slow, but that every time you [...]