they aren’t mine anyway… at conferences, there should be a printer preloaded with perforated card stock for people to print up temporary business cards all cell phones should feature noise-cancelling microphones
Author Archives: paulschreiber
fixing MS Word
You learn things when you talk to actual users: Jensen asked his product team for a list of Top 10 features wanted from users. It turned out that 4 of them were already in the product. People couldn’t find functionality: the UI was keeping them from exploring the power of the product.
interviewing sarah silverman
The Onion AV club interviews Sarah Silverman: AVC: How long do you think you would have stayed on SNL if you hadn’t been fired? SS: I don’t know. That’s a stupid question. You are a big dummy. AVC: What was it like to be fired from that show? SS: It was great!! You really are …
ordering wine
How to order wine without looking like an asshole.
bay area usability and design organizations
Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH BayDUX Interaction Design Association Society for Technical Communication San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, ACM The Information Architecture Institute and quasi-related: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
photos of the year
Reuters 2005 photos of the year.
hockey rinks in the bay area
handy list of roller and ice hockey and skating rinks in the bay area.
W Lifestyle salon, Toronto
For Google: W Lifestyle Salon 721 Queen Street West Toronto ON M6J 1E6 416-361-9777 (Daniela, formerly of Xtraordinaire, works Saturdays.)
free Macworld Expo passes
free Macworld Expo passes, courtesy of Peachpit Press.
luke doucet is brilliant
“One day you’re gonna miss me / but you’ve gotta have a heart to have a broken one.” —Luke Doucet, Broken One