Rants
Most recent blogs in the Rants category
25Jan2016
These tablet experiences suck
I love my tablet. Until I was given one a couple of years ago, I never thought I'd like tablets as much as I do now. But that's not to say there aren't a few things that annoy me - and it's not the fault of the device. Fair warning, if you're not interested in a self-indulgent venting of certain tablet design 'faux pas' then move on. Otherwise, let me enlighten you as to why it's time to put an end to these all-too-familiar scenarios.
14Jul2015
The internet of things too far?
Are we complicating our lives unnecessarily by hooking everything up to the internet? This 'Internet of things' is becoming a bit like Skynet...
26Jun2015
How's business? Are you on-line yet?
If you're reading this, chances are this blog is irrelevant to you. But it's still interesting.
20Mar2015
The holy trinity of a successful project
This week I had cause to remind a couple of colleagues of the 'iron triangle' - a representation of the relationship between the forces that combine to constrain any project. Sometimes also referred to as the 'scope triangle' or 'quality triangle', it is also a traditional measure of project success.
7Apr2016
Bootstrap for Project Managers (aka Dummies)
Bootstrap has been around for a few years now, and everything I'd read about it told me what a fantastic front-end framework it is. That everything is faster and easier and it can save web developers heaps of time. Unfortunately, that's also about all I knew about Bootstrap. Ignorance is bliss, right?
26Jun2015
How to run a workshop
No, it's not just office clickbait. It's three points on not sucking at workshops.
28Apr2015
Why won't you let me watch it?
Australia has for the longest time been behind the times in how we make film and television entertainment available to watch.
16Apr2015
To app or not to app; that is the question.
It seems that everyone thinks they need an app without really understanding why!
17Mar2015
Designing the web for people
As web designers we should intrinsically understand UX, but every now and then someone comes up with something truly inspired.
10Mar2015
29Jan2015
Trapping your audience is a sign of fear
Give users what they want and you'll get what you deserve.
19Jan2015
Flipping out - a yearn for simplicity
Am I sentimental? Yes. And I'm right, sometimes. Maybe mobile phones still have a long way to go before we've designed the perfect interface. Meanwhile, everything old is new again, just you wait and see.
19Jan2015
Why you need to truly experience your customer experience; and not just talk about it
My experience with Telstra International Roaming is a case study of why you not only need to map your customer journeys and experiences, though you need to experience them for yourself... and observe real customers doing the same.
16Jan2015
Love, Grandpa and Grandmaster Flash
Autocorrect; our best friend and our worst enemy.
14Jan2015
22Dec2014
Metrics and benchmarks for startups: pity they probably don’t apply to you
Truth be known, I was so excited to stumble upon these numbers that I started writing my blog before I finished reading the original article. Unfortunately, my enthusiasm ended up fairly muted by the time I finished reading, though here is my blog anyway: for people who are excited by metrics like me, however high-level and inapplicable they might be.
21Dec2014
The Lie that is Multitasking
In truth, multitasking is actually task-switching. Unfortunately our brains are not wired to perform multiple tasks
19Dec2014
Great gift ideas for developers
‘Tis the season and your developers have worked (mostly) adequately the whole year. Time to lavish them with developer appropriate gifts. Here’s a few ideas to keep them happy… or rather, not-unhappy.
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