ineffective communication

Arrested Development

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I’ve just canceled my Spam Arrest account. At least I think I have. Why would I be unsure? I’ll get back to that.
I signed up with Spam Arrest about a year ago after a trusted friend had strongly recommended it. I wasn’t too worried about spam because I use Gmail and it already has uncannily […]

Getting It Real and Really Getting It

Monday, April 21st, 2008

I recently jumped ship on a project that seemed destined to hit the rocky shores of missed deadlines and then sink in the swirling eddies of communication breakdown. I wasn’t on board for long - about a week and a half really - but during that time I spent far too many days trying to […]

Demand More

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

What is a software application?
When we think of a software application, most of us will conjure up the image of some sort of user interface splashed across a computer screen. As far as most of us are concerned, whatever is on the screen is the software. Period.
Engineers will tend to look at it […]

The Meaning of Art, The Purpose of Technology

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

As a software artist I am a beast with two heads. I am an artist by compulsion and I am a software designer/engineer both by choice and sheer determination to understand technology. Most people tend to address one head or the other, depending upon whether they meet me first as an artist or as an […]

The (In) Convenience Factor

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

The motto and the objective of The User Advocate Group is to:
“Bridge the Gap Between End Users and Engineers”
Why is there such a gap? Well, there are many reasons such as: “language” differences (”geek-speak” vs. “human-speak”); lack of effective communication channels; economics; priorities (technology-centric vs. user-centric); etc.
But here’s one that came to mind recently as […]

The Occasional Frequent User

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Last weekend we set the clocks back for the winter. It’s always nice to have an ‘extra hour’ and to perhaps do something a little special: lay in bed, go for a leisurely breakfast, take a long walk in the park. It’s one of the perks of living on a tilted globe.
For me, […]

Week of the Geek

Friday, July 13th, 2007

I’ve temporarily suspended my humanity.
In case anyone has noticed that I’ve been rather uncommunicative lately (i.e. I haven’t blogged for almost two weeks) it’s because I’ve gone away. To Geekland.
My Girlfriend has certainly noticed. She’s basically given up on me. Once in a while, through the haze of variables and conditional statements that fill my […]

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