June 2009
.@wangjammer5 I am not a designer for Harvest! I just talked about their process in my recent DIY UX presentation at An Event Apart
I’ve never been able to get TweetSuite / TweetBacks working on my blog posts. Haven’t heard back from @DanZarrella. Can someone please help?
Just discovered that I can resize a new post’s text entry box in WordPress. F’ing awesome
I #blamedrewscancer for my laziness this morning
New blog post: Who is Amanda Jahn’s mentor? http://bit.ly/K758g
“The day is done / I’m having fun / I think I’m dumb /Or maybe just happy” — Nirvana
When I get home later, I hope to put the finishing touches on my “So you wanna be a user experience designer?” post. What do you wanna know?
New blog post: So you wanna be a user experience designer — Step 1: Resources http://bit.ly/2zST5v
Just noticed a major redesign to @twfeed http://twitterfeed.com/
.@chrismunns I use State Farm Renters Insurance http://bit.ly/12Waka Here’s my agent: http://bit.ly/tM24y Thankfully never had to use it yet
Don’t forget to sign up for Ultra Light User Experience tomorrow night in NYC: http://ultralightstartups.eventbrite.com/
RT @konigi: Mozilla Labs Design Challenge: Reinventing Tabs in the Browser: http://tinyurl.com/kjr5tz
RT @UPA2010: Design your ideal UPA International Conference! Become a reviewer! Help decide the content to cover. http://tinyurl.com/l2t9fa
Planning to go independent? Plan to spend 25% of your time pitching new business even when your plate is full. Always feeding the pipeline
Congrats to @gruen @pistachio @geechee_girl on the release of Twitter for Dummies! http://bit.ly/wfLe2
Pretty disappointed with my Eye-Fi card purchase. It only ever connects to my home wi-fi, completely defeating purpose of sharing on the go
Tues July 14 at 7:30pm Jennifer Weiner reading/signing her new book Best Friends Forever at B&N on Broadway and 66th in NYC.
RT @UIE: Struggle w designing for search? Don’t miss 7/9 UIE Virtual Seminar: Search, Scent & the Happiness of Pursuit http://cli.gs/6QYXQD
RT @MKNELL: The more I think online communities aren’t like HS, the more I’m reminded that they are. Engrained in our social behavior?
Can’t wait to see you in ABQ next week! @emilylewis @james3neal
Dang, I’m missing SUCH a good lineup next week @NYTM, but I’ll be under the stars in New Mexico so I can’t be that bummed about it :)
I actually got in the freezing cold water w @orian & @tonybgoode, surrounded by minnows. A horseshoe crab swam right past us #weekendattonys
Amazing day on the beach @danaspiegel’s with @orian @tonybgoode @sarajchipps @fredericguarino Beatrice, Max, Laura, Mindy #weekendattonys
Awesome fireworks at Eisenhower Park tonight. Definitely worth the drive. I love the twirly ones! They remind me of something.
The Bacigalupo family is so cool. They have the best gadgets — Cooper Cooler instantly cools beverages http://bit.ly/gC6ob #weekendattonys
Listening to The Pointer Sisters @nwc. “I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.”
Our train is going through a very, very long car wash #weekendattonys
Penn Station’s LIRR area is so f’ing crowded it’s panic-inducing. My fist might be in someone’s face pretty soon…accidentally of course ;)
New blog post: Widgets on Pleasure and Pain http://bit.ly/kzgWs
Widgets on Pleasure and Pain →
A few weeks ago my lovely friend Livia Labate asked me what widgets I use in the sidebar of this blog. Since I thought it might be interesting information for everyone, I’m posting it here.
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Knock ‘em dead on @latenightjimmy tonight @coreyh @snerko @urdb. And say hi to @jimmyFallon for me!
Made it all the way to 1:52pm without a beer. That’s been fixed by @fredericguarino. My @nwc boys know how to take care of me
New blog post: Ultra Light User Experience http://bit.ly/sqALT
If you missed it last night: New blog post: An Event Apart Boston was wicked good http://bit.ly/FLRlN
Great breakfast chat with @ron_z, business owner, flight instructor and generally inspiring guy. So much to think about for my biz now. Oy!
I think from now on I’m gonna call work “fun stuff” because I’d much rather be doing fun stuff all day
If it rains all weekend, I’m going to cry.
New blog post: An Event Apart Boston was wicked good http://bit.ly/FLRlN
An Event Apart Boston was wicked good →
I had the immense pleasure of presenting at An Event Apart in Boston on Monday. My talk titled DIY UX: Give Your Users an Upgrade (without calling in a pro) got a lot of great responses.
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Didn’t really wanna post my DIY UX preso without a voiceover, but everyone keeps asking for it so here it is: http://bit.ly/iSUHt
As a kid, I went to sleep every night listening to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston cassettes. This may be the cause of all my problems
New blog post: Ultra Light User Experience http://bit.ly/sqALT
Ultra Light User Experience →
A couple months ago Graham Lawlor asked me to be on the July panel for Ultra Light Startups, a group of entrepreneurs who collaborate to help each other launch startups quicker and cheaper. …
New blog post: In case of fire: Do Not Use Twitter http://bit.ly/CiH3W
.@orian is amazing. That is all.
Uh just checked my FeedBurner stats and it seems my subscriber # jumped by 50% on June 17 and it’s stayed that high since. WTF happened?!
That seems pretty inaccurate. Doesn’t it? RT @melfi and @chrispalle: @whitneyhess feedburner added your friendfeed subscribers
In case of fire: Do Not Use Twitter →
Last week this photo was posted to BuzzFeed and made the rounds on Twitter. It’s originally from johnpiercy on Flickr.
I think it looks doctored, but John isn’t sure. It’s just too…
Miss you tooo! RT @Armano: @whitneyhess awww. miss ya already. http://twurl.nl/xfnjg5 thanks for coming out
In Central Park, just climbed up a giant rock in heels while talking on my cell phone. Yep, I’m a New Yorker, baby
