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March 29, 2006
Sallymander surprise
Happy early birthday to me!
I stopped by the Informatics building this morning to check my mail (My office is in a building on the other side of campus) and to my surprise I found a BIG GIANT BOX! I popped it open and found birthday presents! Wahoo!
Until this point it didn't really sink in that my birthday is approaching. April 5, for those who aren't sure. I haven't done an updated wishlist, but there's always stuff on my Amazon wish list, if you're inclined to get me a gift...
Anyway, back to the Wahoo! Sally (Suzanna) sent a sandwich maker, which I will do oh so much with! Also she sent me the The Fray album, How to Save a Life. (Which, to my surprise, actually has nothing to do with machine-based implementations of living systems.) I'm listening to it now, and it sounds great! Thanks Suzanna! (Oh, and was Putnam part of this too?)
Posted by jevnin at 10:41 AM | Comments (1)
Unintentionally designing for cheesiness
I listenened to a podcast this morning that was called "7 Steps to Successful User Interface Design." It was created by and for a company called Classic System Solutions and played out like a really bad infomercial. I was just ready for the main speaker to scream out, "Just Set It!" then allowed the over-enthusiastic audience to respond, "AND FORGET IT!" Blech.
You should read this review because it says exactly what I wanted to express about the podcast. Alternatively, you can listen to the podcast and judge for yourself.
Posted by jevnin at 09:57 AM | Comments (0)