October 2008
The Archives
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Technology
Real-time GPS Address Tracking
I commute about 40 minutes each morning and afternoon via the local BART train service. While twittering about my fellow passengers is fun and all, I have found a new way to pass the time. Launching the new Brightkite iPhone app, I can watch the phone’s GPS report back my train’s current address. Here’s a [...]
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Prototyping, Technology
Prototype This!
Last week a new show debuted on the Discovery Channel. Prototype This! describes itself as “a team of engineers and PhD’s are inventing the future one prototype at a time”. I watched the premier with high hopes. As a fan of similar reality shows like Dirty Jobs and Mythbusters, I was looking forward to Discovery’s [...]
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Design, Prototyping, Technology
Featured on Slideshare
In August of this year, Leah Buley and I presented at the Agile 2008 conference. We made a case for sketching and prototyping as a means to bridge the gap between traditional agile and UX processes. Today that presentation was featured on the homepage of Slideshare. As of this morning, it was viewed 668 times. [...]
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Cycling
My Mount Diablo Challenge
10.05.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsPile o’ bikes at the finish line At around 10:00 this morning I was standing on the top of the highest peak in the local area. I’ve been there before, 10 times this year in fact. Today, however was different because I raced to the top as a participant in the 2008 Mount Diablo Challenge. [...]
