Monthly Archives: July 2009

Sun Porch Deconstruction – Phase 2

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jim

An 18–yard dumpster and a week later, phase 2 of the sun porch deconstruction is complete.  While tearing apart the decking, I uncovered an older deck that was much more solidly constructed.  And the hot, humid weather didn’t make it … Continue reading →

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Sun Porch Deconstruction – Phase 1

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Jim

Our house has had a glassed-in sun porch on the back since long before we bought it.  It’s is a nearly useless space.  It’s too cold in the winter and an oven for most of the rest of the year.  … Continue reading →

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Back to Basics: Most Common UI Problems

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Jim

About a year and a half ago, we published (internally) a set of 88 UI patterns to help direct design on our various product teams. (The patterns were inspired by and extended from Designing Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell).  Since then, … Continue reading →

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Changed my Twitter Notifier

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Jim

The first plug-in I used for updating Twitter didn’t work (Twitter Updater). So I’m trying another (Twitter Tools). UPDATE: It works!

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Linking Twitter into the Blog

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Jim

Okay… I think I’ve linked Twitter successfully into this site. You can see my latest Tweet in the right column. And there will be an automatic Tweet when I put a new posting on the blog.

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Twitter Reboot: JarrettUX

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Jim

When I last used Twitter, I was really just playing with it, getting a feel for what it could do and why I might use it. I ended up deleting it because it was getting an obnoxious amount of flow … Continue reading →

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Marc Canter is Moving to Cleveland

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Jim

I read this morning that Marc Canter is leaving California, so I did some more reading to figure out where he’s going. Holy cow! Cleveland and NEO (Northeast Ohio). He wants to kick up some dirt and make some stuff … Continue reading →

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