Archive for June, 2007

Yup. After after 20 years of insane loyalty to the PC, I’m switching. Which is somewhat crazy because I was the guy with the green monochrome screen who played zork on his DOS based IBM before anyone had ever heard of a mouse. I’ve mocked Mac users as technically handicapped (designers exempt) since I was old enough to type. So why switch now, after all this history?
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The Webby Awards were a total blast! Who knew it would be such a great party and a big deal. We met top executives, designers and developers from all kinds of companies including Adobe, Disney, Reuters, DoubleClick, Akamai, CNET, IAC and on and on. We ate some incredible fingerfood, danced till out feet hurt & talked (yelled) until I lost my voice. We also had the chance to hang out with our crew at blip in their NY office and visit family. Check out the pictures from the trip!
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It is a good life. I surf most mornings. We work from home sometimes. I swim with my wife at noon and then meet Peter or some of the other people who work with us at one of the local digs. It’s about choices, and we choose to work hard and play hard. So, while eulogizing this lifestyle to Amanda, the new owner/manager of our local Scotts Valley newspaper the Press Banner, Peter & I found ourselves being recorded. Sitting in the cafe in casual clothes, surf gear on our cars, she was shocked when Peter & I explained that we work with some of the worlds largest international corporations and government organizations.. And I kept telling her, come, join us!

It can be hard to explain why a really simple UI design should cost more than a complex one. Here’s how I like to look at it:

Good UI does the work for you.

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For those of you who have never encountered the most undescriptive error message Internet Explorer has to offer, it’s a doozie. No graceful javascript error, just an infinite popup with the words “stack overflow at line: 0″.
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I have an absolute passion for reading. Books on business, people, psychology, innovation, spirituality and anything that relates to growing myself personally. I often get book recommendations and often forget them a few days later. So I decided to start a list here, where I can’t loose it. Here are the books I want to read, and, eventually, the books I have read and what I thought about them:
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All businesses depend on finding new customers. One of the most important steps in this process is booking a meeting with your prospective client. Many people often make the mistake of trying to sell the product rather than the appointment during the first call. Here are some things that we have learned throughout the process of growing our business.
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Last night at the Webbies Video Awards, Jennifer Daumler, Director of PR at Level3, asked me “what kind of clients do you look for?”
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