Archive for January 2007
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Process vs. Outcome
January 31st, 2007 |Bruce Mau lists a process-related item in his Incomplete Manifesto for Growth. Item #3 says, “Process is more important than outcome. When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we’ve already been. If process drives outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to [...]
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Mobile Device Cases and Screen Protectors
January 30th, 2007 |A second Sidekick III case came in yesterday. It doesn’t work well. The first one had a leather-like cover and interfered with my interactions with the Sidekick. This one fits too loosely and gets in the way of using the device. I spent too much time searching the Internet for case reviews and suggestions. With so [...]
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Emotional Design Book Review
January 30th, 2007 |Norman opens the book with a discussion of three teapots he owns. He doesn’t use them, but he loves how each tells a story. One is impossible to use, one is a classy glassy Michael Graves design and one is unusual. Norman says when we like the look of an object; we’re more willing to [...]
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Diner Dash: Flo on the Go PC Game Review
January 29th, 2007 |Flo can’t get enough of working in a diner as she returns for her third dining adventure. Actually, she’s ready for a vacation and goes on a cruise, but loses her luggage and needs to get some cash. Sounds like a scene from my busy family life only without the vacation. The game comes with two [...]
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Starting a Small Business
January 29th, 2007 |Lifehack asks the group how to start a small business. Funny thing, I never wanted to start my own business. It means dealing with bookkeeping/accounting, legal stuff, marketing, and finding clients. But in 1999, after completing my certificate in Internet Technologies, I thought I wanted to do web design on the side. At the time, I [...]
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The History of Styrofoam
January 26th, 2007 |My sister and I judged a Science Fair at a middle school. I got the exciting (not) category of botany while she did biochem. One of the projects sent her on a wild good chase because a kid quoted a Web site in his research. He claimed — because of the web site — there [...]
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Small Companies and Negative Blogging
January 25th, 2007 |Monitoring blogs for your company information helps you stay on top of what others say about your business. But what if they say something bad about your product or service? The Dallas Morning News reported on how a local chocolatier ran into this problem, and really, the company doesn’t need a blog. Thanks to 10-part [...]
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Train the Brain
January 24th, 2007 |I believe it’s true that exercising your brain keeps your mind sharp. Here are 8 ways to exercise your brain. Nintendo has released a handful of excellent games for its Gameboy DS that attract the Baby Boomers. Thanks to games like Brain Age and Big Brain Academy, my mom who never got into video games, [...]
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Requirements Analysis Problems
January 24th, 2007 |Having worked as a process manager and tech writer in software development for over 10 years, I ran into the problems covered in Five common errors in requirements analysis. Problem 1: Customers Don’t Know What They Want This is often true because much of development has to do with technology that’s beyond the customer’s knowledge. In terms [...]
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Writing for Entertainment Magazines
January 23rd, 2007 |I’ve been reading TV Guide long before I graduated high school. I’m not obsessed with TV, but I love the insider stories covered in the magazine. I also like its summaries of upcoming episodes since the guide that comes with the newspaper only provides summaries for a few shows. I never thought about writing for magazines [...]
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