The design of memorable experience

December 6th, 2009

A memorable experience; that is part of what drives user experience design and the need to perfect an experience, or lay the path to a positive one.
When I was child I remember waking up on weekend mornings to the sounds of Marty Stouffer’s voice narrating the Wildlife nature show on the local PBS station. That [...]

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Avoiding IE hacks for fixed width divs with borders and padding

November 30th, 2009

IE doesn’t play well with borders and padding. To avoid having to hack it, use nested divs. One outer div to set the fixed width, and inner div(s) to set border and padding.

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Idea: Harness the power of Google docs for personal finance

October 5th, 2009

Idea: Harness the power of Google docs for personal finance. I’m loving the Google Docs “Form” feature….

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How to give a geeky girl hot flashes

September 30th, 2009

How to give a geeky girl hot flashes…
Current mood: productive
Category: Web, HTML, Tech
Many people probably can’t align with the tech stuff I’m into. But that’s okay. They aren’t above or below what I like, just bored with it. They don’t dare give so much attention to how people use things. But, for a geeky [...]

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