Category: Tech
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New ‘puter
Went out to “buy apples” this morning and returned home with a new 27″ iMac. Needless to say, Heather was pretty shocked. I’ve always relied on whatever work has supplied me and it has sufficed, but I’ve never been able to be perfectly happy with whatever solution it was – hard drive too small, graphics card too crappy, monitor getting long in the tooth, etc. No…
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How to get free airplane Internet
This has been confirmed on a Gogo-equipped flight on Alaska Air using iOS devices. I would assume it to also work on Android, but I check mine in my luggage because it’s a pile of dung. Important note is that you need to not have the Gogo app installed. Your browser will detect it and you will not see the necessary options below. If…
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Book Review: Lean UX
Work book review! I grabbed this one for its relevance to what we’re currently working through. It builds upon the principals from Lean Startup, which I haven’t yet read. In hindsight, I probably should have read that first, but this book stands up pretty well on its own. Who would I recommend it to? Anyone with their hand in UI/UX design, which should be…
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How To: Turn off a MacBook’s internal display when using external monitor
WARNING: Only attempt this with a laptop that has an SSD. If you do not know what SSD means or need to check a manufacturer’s website to find if you have one, read no further. There are certain things that nag many Mac users that seem like simple fixes, but Apple never seems to address them. For me, that’s using an external monitor with…
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Book Review: Exploratory Software Testing
I’d heard of the subject before, vaguely knew some things about it, thought it was the type of testing I had naturally evolved to, and vowed to really find out by reading Exploratory Software Testing by James A. Whittaker. As it turns out, my weak understanding was mostly wrong. The entire strategy is based upon testing “tour” metaphors that can be visualized by thinking…
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Book Review: Don’t Make Me Think – A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
A book review? Yeah, sure, kinda. I tend to highlight the crap out of professional books that I read. I rarely go back and look at the highlights so this exercise is as much for me as it is for you. Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. Not yet released. This is the one you want. My only…