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Posts from April 2006

CHI 2006

From April 21st to April 28th, I will be in Montréal at CHI 2006. I was selected as a student volunteer blogger, so stay tuned to http://www.chi2006.org/blogs/svs/ to see my blog entries from there along with some other students. Also, I will be taking a lot of photos and uploading them to Flickr (either during [...]


WebHostingBuzz: The Worst Web Host Money Can Buy

Looking for a web host? Don’t even consider WebHostingBuzz. I hosted with them for over a year, and I got used to the unusual amount of server downtime. They advertise 99.95% uptime, but in reality it is more like 60-70%. Looking back at my ticket log, I submitted over 28 tickets in one year informing [...]


Thank You For Smoking

The smart, satirical comedy Thank You For Smoking has been in theaters since March 17th. Aaron Eckhart stars as Nick Naylor, a key lobbyist for Big Tobacco. The movie switches between first and third person to tell the story of Nick’s job, the art of spinning, and his life. Ultimately, it’s a strong-finishing comedy that [...]


Nintendo DS Lite: in the U.S. in May?

I have never purchased or really got excited about a portable gaming console since the original Nintendo Gameboy. But, I am really excited about the new Nintendo DS Lite. The DS Lite is smaller than the DS (yet has the same size dual LCD screens), and has much brighter LCD screens. According to MobileMag, the [...]


Bentley College–Design and Usability Center Research Assistant

On May 22nd, I will begin the Master’s of Science in Human Factors (MSHFID) in Information Design program at Bentley College. I will also be working as a Research Assistant in the Design and Usability Center. I will continue working part-time at Bose Corporation until late June.
The Research Assistant position allows me to take up [...]


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