Archive for September, 2004

About, With, and For

Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

Anyone attending the About, With, and For conference? It takes place in Chicago, October 22-23, 2004.

about, with and for is a collaborative forum where students and professionals gather to share experiences and methods for understanding people. By bridging social research, design and business, we strive to continually improve a human-centered approach to […]

Bad Copy and Misused Jargon Makes Matthew Something Something

Wednesday, September 29th, 2004

A press release on Yahoo!, in the guise of a business article, does a really good job of confusing me. Here’s a tip or two…

If your copy sucks, people will think your product or service sucks, too.
If you want to tell people about the usability of your product or service, make sure you are […]

School and Pictures

Sunday, September 26th, 2004

Sagan has really taken to her new class. The difference is night and day. She is so much happier now.
Today she went to Chuck E. Cheese with Claire, Lisa, and Don. I stayed home. Thank goodness. That place would have put me into a catatonic state. Sensory […]

More Orkut Woes

Thursday, September 23rd, 2004

Tell me again why Google’s stock is at 120?