Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
“I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
I have never filled out a product survey. Until today. Let’s look at why this one is so good: This survey is: Short. From just a glance I can tell I am 1 click away from finishing the survey. The start of a survey of unknown length that scrolls off the page is far less
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Lists are an amazing organizational tool because they produce no friction. Write a word on a piece of paper and you have a list. Adding and removing items is just as easy. This is important because organizational tools must be accessed asynchronously with everyday life. Life being as busy at it is, organizational steps that
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Design A decent button maker. I like looking at these. The idea has been around forever, but they’re still improving as internet technologies evolve. An excellent wine label. Buying wine by the label actually isn’t an awful idea. I always feel like people who care about making an excellent product also care more about
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
Found a very interesting bug in Windows Media Player (WMP). An embedded player will fail to play if the URL of the page it is embedded into is too long. This is fun because you can see this on any website. I have only tried this in Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 on Windows, but
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