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Entries Tagged as 'Ideas'

Modularity without modules…what’s the point?

December 28th, 2011 · No Comments · CX, Ideas, Life

TweetIf you follow me on Twitter, you might have an idea that my son is currently without one of his rides (i.e. a Razor Cruiser kick scooter). My son is big and tall for his age, and this scooter is perfect for him. Like most boys his age, though, he doesn’t understand “cruiser” in the [...]

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Person availability sparkline for Outlook meeting requests

February 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Ideas, Technology, UX

TweetDear Outlook team: As I was riding home on the train today talking with my fellow riders, an idea for a practical feature in an upcoming Outlook release developed. Since time is precious, and I’m focused on other pursuits, I wanted to place this idea into the Creative Commons for your consideration. At least the [...]

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(Re)Balancing atoms and bits

November 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books, Content management, Ideas, Life, Reading

TweetSeveral years ago, I blogged about how I winnowed atom-based content at that time. When I consider my increasingly digital life now, I smile at how out-dated that post seems. Maybe some day I’ll let go of my hardcopy altogether and go 100% digital. Almost two years after my winnowing (paper-based) content post, I briefly [...]

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Suggestions to improve conference scheduling

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Ideas, Lessons

TweetSo, I finally was able to complete my PDC sessions scheduling. It was a bit more “involved” then I expected, and I have a few suggestions for, in this case, Microsoft as they prepare for future conferences: Enable Outlook (ICS-based) scheduling sooner Include the online session home page as a link in the ICS file [...]

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In Pursuit of Elegance

July 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Books, Ideas, Inspiration, Non-fiction, Reading

TweetLast month I read In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing and am finally posting my thoughts on this book by Matthew May. First of all, it’s a well-written book that applies its message to itself. I’m glad that I found it after my previous read, since it covers similar ground [...]

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