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On Saturday, February 6th at 8:30am I was at the NC State Memorial Bell Tower at the starting line of the Krispy Kreme Challenge (KKC). An hour and a few donuts later, I crossed the finish line with my box of leftover donuts. I didn’t complete the Challenge as it was designed, but let’s face [...]
It’s hard to explain what I do, and workers in my field have many different titles. I am a Human Factors Specialist, but I could just as easily be a User-Centered Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer, or Usability Specialist. David Travis from Userfocus authored a simple and easy-to-follow short story called The Fable of the [...]
Year-end video recaps are special because they make you realize just how long the year was. Whirled Interactive took a stab at it with this great video made with the help of Google Wave: What are my memories from 2009? Well, off the top of my head: Getting snowed in and working from home while [...]
This week has been a little chilly in Raleigh, with temperatures hovering in the 50s during the day… so, most NC State Fair-goers were bundled up on an overcast Sunday (though I saw a few people wearing shorts). We decided to spend the $10 to park close near gate 9, which was a good decision [...]
Editor’s Note: This is my entry for Dr. Pete’s “Win A Usability Library” contest. When I started college at RIT, I entered with the thought that I would exit as a web developer. I wasn’t completely happy with that thought because it seemed like a job where I was headed straight toward a cubicle with [...]
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