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“Papa’s Portugeese Soup”
Click for the large version. My Grandpa sent this letter to a friend a long time ago, and it just made its way to me via an email from my dad. Typed, on what looks like it may have been an electric typewriter, it gives instructions, with inline commentary, on how to make a soup…. Read the rest »
Remote Toolset
I work for http://www.couchsurfing.org and we are 100% remote with no central office. We have 30 full time contributors spread over 15 time zones in every contenant but Antartica and have been working this way for over a year. Our critical toolset consists of: Basecamp: Project collaboration and task management. This has proven to be a valuable assest as… Read the rest »
The user as a Brand
Originally posted on Quora: I envision a situation where interface design will involove more conceptual work based on user personas. We currently use AB testing to find the best design for a particular goal, but it is becoming possible to track user trends across multiple sites thanks to the interconnectivity of the social graph. This would… Read the rest »
Hitching the South Island (part1)
Hitching the South Island Mandy and I took the ferry across early on sunday morning with Jim and Casey Ann who were on their way to Queenstown to look for a place to set up for the next month and a half. The ride over was beautiful and the three hour boat ride went by… Read the rest »
Web Forms
When I spend a few minutes filling out a long web form, I cringe every time I click Submit, because I know that I will have to correct something, it will time out, or there will be an error. Many times is is a format I did not know I needed to use (MM/DD/YYYY), or… Read the rest »
I created a blog – then forgot about it and this is what happend:
ALL SPAM! I forgot to turn on the spam filter. I wonder if all the links helped my rankings?
Google storybook about the Internet, for adults
Google has put together a great storybook about what the internet is, how it works together and how web design has changed over time. Take a look at it if you have even a fledgling interest in web practice! http://www.20thingsilearned.com/ (Image copyright of Google)
The Overlander
Im on the Overlander train from Auckland to Wellington. It is an idyllic trip that will take me all day. A flight would have coast about the same and taken only an hour and a half, but that would have been a sorry way to see this country. Trains always put me in a contemplative… Read the rest »
New Zealand
Every time I move locations, it becomes less of a hassle. Packing took 2 hours (a little more if you count both trips to REI) and I fit it all in bags I can walk with for 30 minutes without problems. In the past I have had more bags that I alone can comfortably handle,… Read the rest »