Monthly Archives: September 2002

Delight Our Users

Parrish Hanna writes, in Boxes and Arrows, about the need to move from satisfying our users to delighting them.  This just so happens to be the first element of my own personal vision.  I believe that I have achieved this … Continue reading

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Stephen Visiting

Teresa’s younger son, Stephen, is visiting this weekend with his girlfriend, Amanda.  We’ll be spending the day introducing Amanda to Cleveland.  That’s always fun. West Side Market this morning, Tower City, then dinner at Sage tonight. Tommorrow, HalloWeekend at Cedar … Continue reading

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And Another Thing…

If you aren’t logged in to your membership, you hit ‘discuss’, and all that comes up is the individual message, along with any existing comments.  Seems kind of silly if you don’t know you have to join in order to … Continue reading

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Multiple Categories Per Post Would Be Nice

Hmmm.  My last posting crossed the barrier between my Weblog and Interaction Design categories.  I chose Weblog because I think it primarily deals with this site, but it might be nice to include a particular post in multiple categories (or … Continue reading

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Membership in Manila: A Barrier to Interaction?

I know that a couple of hundred people have visited this site from time to time.  I’ve even heard from a few via e-mail.  However, I currently only have nine members, with comments posted by only three in the history … Continue reading

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Valuable, Even If No One Is Listening

I’ve discovered that keeping this ‘blog is of value to me, even if no one (ok, very few) is listening.  Simply as a personal journal, that I can review for myself, I’m quite pleased with the content that is accumulating … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Rich!

A year and a few days later, my little brother was born.  Rich turns the big THREE OH today.  And, no, he’s not smarter or more handsome than me either.

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Happy Birthday, Chuck!

Today is my middle brother’s birthday.  He’s 31 today.  And still not as smart or as handsome as me.

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Consistency: Make Sure It’s the Right Kind

The building I work in has a great example of consistent design, only it’s the wrong kind of consistency. The building is broken into four sections, running from North to South, so you get North, Central North, Central South, and … Continue reading

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SmartDraw: Try It, You’ll Like It!

I talked to a contractor about building us a little back porch, 6 feet by 5 feet with four steps, and he came back with a bid for $5500.  Yeah, right! So, I’m designing and building my own porch.  I’ve … Continue reading

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