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The Joy of IE6 according to the Browser B-Boys

September 29th, 2009 No comments

Some nice video work from SM friend Aydin Mirzaee and the Fluid Surveys gang!

Product Success According to Calvin Coolidge

September 27th, 2009 No comments
calvin-coolidge

SM friend Amanda Fisackerly of Fizz-Biz sends us an interesting quote from US president Coolidge (1923–1929) in the context of product success. 'Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb Education will not; the ...

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Is Your Product Truly Happy?

September 27th, 2009 2 comments
HappyProduct

Australian personal trainer Kat Eden has just posted 9 Secrets of Truly Happy People on Dumb Little Man. Well worth reading, but for now here's the 10-second version: They know what really matters Choose just 2-3 important projects for each year They put time aside for them each day They surround themselves with people who motivate, inspire or ...

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Vista 390 DIY apps!

September 27th, 2009 No comments
Vista390DIY

SM friend (and former NCI CTO) David Cuddy sent us some great info links from Aastra - the current manufacturer of the Vista VoIP phones. The "create your own phone app" is something we just HAD to try!! Here's Dave: Although this forum is focused on the Vista/PowerTouch 350, some visitors may have its successor, the ...

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The Irony of World Usability Day

September 27th, 2009 No comments
WorldUsabilityDayMap

The 5th annual World Usability Day is coming up on November 12th. This is where people raise money to rid the planet of usability once and for all! Ok not really. It's meant to showcase usability research and draw attention to design issues such as sustainability. What it usually becomes though is a scattering ...

Honda’s Cheeky Unicycle: a “Segway killer”?

September 24th, 2009 2 comments
HondaUnicycle

As most of you know, Jobe Roberts (Sensorymetrics co-founder and eclectic web-genius) was raised in a travelling circus during the great depression. He helped his family survive by perfecting his unicycle showmanship. Unicycle frenzy ensued. Honda has now jumped on the unicycle bandwagon. The UX3 is a personal mobility device that claims 360 ...

We’re Following Pee-Wee.

September 23rd, 2009 2 comments
PeeWeeHerman

Nothing should really surprise us when it comes to Twitter. Fabulous kiddie-host / porn-theatre-patron Pee-Wee Herman began tweeting yesterday. 4 tweets thus far, 20,621 followers! All this to promote his new live stage show premiering November 8th in Hollywood. It's all just a wonderful game, isn't it?

Chasing Cougars in NYC: Wrong kind of viral

September 22nd, 2009 No comments
CougarTown

Milton street is a lovely historic New York neighbourhood. I remember walking down there 15 years ago. Suddenly, strange real estates signs are popping up. Fake signs. Jules Cobb Real Estate points to ABC's new show Cougar Town, starring head cat, Courteney Cox. I'm not really sure about ...

IKEA Graffiti In-A-Box Fail

September 21st, 2009 No comments
IkeaGraffiti

User Experience is reaching the wonder wilds of New York City artists! via Animal New York