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steal these ideas

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
Posted bypaulschreiberJanuary 7, 2006Posted inmiscellaneousLeave a comment on steal these ideas

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.

Posted bypaulschreiberJanuary 5, 2006Posted inusabilityLeave a comment on fixing MS Word

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 a fucking idiot.

Posted bypaulschreiberJanuary 4, 2006Posted inmiscellaneousLeave a comment on interviewing sarah silverman

ordering wine

How to order wine without looking like an asshole.

Posted bypaulschreiberJanuary 4, 2006Posted inmiscellaneousLeave a comment on ordering wine

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

Posted bypaulschreiberDecember 26, 2005Posted intech, usabilityLeave a comment on bay area usability and design organizations

photos of the year

Reuters 2005 photos of the year.

Posted bypaulschreiberDecember 22, 2005Posted injournalism, photographyLeave a comment on photos of the year

hockey rinks in the bay area

handy list of roller and ice hockey and skating rinks in the bay area.

Posted bypaulschreiberDecember 21, 2005Posted insportsLeave a comment on hockey 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.)

Posted bypaulschreiberDecember 20, 2005June 10, 2007Posted inmiscellaneousLeave a comment on W Lifestyle salon, Toronto

free Macworld Expo passes

free Macworld Expo passes, courtesy of Peachpit Press.

Posted bypaulschreiberDecember 19, 2005Posted inmacLeave a comment on free Macworld Expo passes

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

Posted bypaulschreiberDecember 14, 2005Posted inmusicLeave a comment on luke doucet is brilliant

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