May 15, 2008

uxlog

  1. find a way to explain to users a complicated process and its value proposition in a sentence.
  2. whenever possible take the most future-proof way of sizing an element.
  3. identify the difference between when WHO did what is more important than who did WHAT.
  4. find the right order of activities and page types to bubble up to reinforce the idea of community.
  5. assume some portion of the users will change their mind constantly after performing an action or stop second guessing their intentions?
  6. soon or later, everything is going to start looking like a problem that’s best solved with a tab interface. resist the temptation.
“ If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins most? I’d say Flippy, wouldn’t you? You’d be wrong though. It’s Hambone.
my favorite jack handey quote
“Come on, start the show !” on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
- Be nice!
right on. once i asked for blake’s permission to retaliate with extreme prejudice against a clear cut case of nasty flame bait on one of our forums. his advised me to take the high road which i ended up doing. the thing is, in the end, there are two things to remember. this modern masterpiece that explains the typical human behavior and this quote from bernard shaw: “never wrestly with a pig. you both get dirty. only the pig likes it”
May 14, 2008
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isan - “my last journey”
Shipment Arrived! (via chadsnuts)
Shipment Arrived! (via chadsnuts)
current inspiration (via abbytrysagain)
current inspiration (via abbytrysagain)

uxlog

  1. make it obvious but boring or interestingly confusing?
  2. “71 minutes per session? isn’t that a good problem to have?”
  3. if the first thing we ask new users to do is too slow then we’ve already made their first impression for them.
  4. i *hate* seeing other video players “cleaner” than our own.
  5. to put up a picture of goat sacrifice on our upload page or not put up a picture of goat sacrifice on our upload page.
  6. flash should allow command clicking and browser popup blockers should work smarter with flash apps.
  7. can spatial navigation work effectively on the web?
samyang ramen  - since september 15th, 1963 that’s right sean. i remember its birthday. that’s how much it means to my tummy. 

samyang ramen  - since september 15th, 1963

that’s right sean. i remember its birthday. that’s how much it means to my tummy. 

wherein i realize i must kill ted

  • ted: how're things there?
  • ted: looking at sox's face all day?
  • casey: sox gets more handsome every day
  • ted: CASEY! SOX IS AT YOUR COMPUTER TYPING LIES!
“ Very simply, Silverback is an OSX application to help people run their own low-cost Guerrilla usability tests. It captures screen activity, records audio and video from your built in iSight, and then composites it into a handy Quicktime movie for later use.
Andy Budd::Blogography: Silverback Unveiled
“ The serendipity enablers at StumbleUpon said today they’ve added support for CollegeHumor, Funny or Die, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Veoh and vbs.tv videos for their video discovery service, StumbleVideo.
StumbleUpon Adds Six Video Hosts « NewTeeVee
Does Google Index Content in "The Cloud" (Amazon S3, etc)?
May 13, 2008
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the wedding present - “dare” 

and just like that i’m back at university of chicago freezing my ass off with teddy, will, andy, jason, brett and dave, making my 3rd pot of coffee and watching david attenborough on our 9 inch tv.