Instead of saying "killing 2 birds w 1 stone,"
we should instead say that we are "nurturing 2 birds w 1 nest."
Less violent.
It takes a village to raise children.
July 12, 2013
June 15, 2013
Monsters U
A great movie that I'd bring children to go see.
Lots of great morals told in non-trite manner; learning is fun! Team work.
Another great one was "How to Train a Dragon."
[Spoiler Alert]
It was amazing they ended the story with a child who had to amputate a limb. Fantastic story of perseverance.
Lots of great morals told in non-trite manner; learning is fun! Team work.
Another great one was "How to Train a Dragon."
[Spoiler Alert]
It was amazing they ended the story with a child who had to amputate a limb. Fantastic story of perseverance.
June 1, 2013
Blueberry Season
But...i also accidentally stepped on one of my tomato plants
The squirrels are adept at getting these yummy berries. We never have much left despite having planted 3 along the path.
These blueberry plants are however not getting full sunshine throughout the day, and hence the stunted growth.
The squirrels are adept at getting these yummy berries. We never have much left despite having planted 3 along the path.
These blueberry plants are however not getting full sunshine throughout the day, and hence the stunted growth.
May 7, 2013
Tomato Time Lapse
i know this is not going to earn an academy award, but i finally put up the tomato time lapse the other day
johnny thinks the big change is due to it actually doing a lot of growing at night!
johnny thinks the big change is due to it actually doing a lot of growing at night!
April 5, 2013
Online Accounts for Children -- Power of Attorney Option
Instead of today's process where the parent has to falsify a child's age (above 18) in front the child when creating an online account, what if all online accounts allow the option to add 'Power of Attorneys'.
In today's world, it seems inevitable to provide our children access to the powerful tools online -- Google Calendar, Skype, ...
What if we can set up affiliate users who can view and monitor another user's account?
The set up can be as simple as, who else can 'log into' this child's account.
More advanced integration can involve the affiliates having options to [Flag] or [Hide] inappropriate posts. The affiliates can also be limited with the inability to send email under this child's account, thereby setting respectable boundaries and consent between the child and parent.
This idea can be extended for any account in case of an emergency or a passing of an individual (elderly parent). Loved ones just need to log into their own account, and since they are flagged as 'Power of Attorneys' to these individuals' accounts, enables the loved ones to access the other's account and gather the needed information.
In today's world, it seems inevitable to provide our children access to the powerful tools online -- Google Calendar, Skype, ...
What if we can set up affiliate users who can view and monitor another user's account?
The set up can be as simple as, who else can 'log into' this child's account.
More advanced integration can involve the affiliates having options to [Flag] or [Hide] inappropriate posts. The affiliates can also be limited with the inability to send email under this child's account, thereby setting respectable boundaries and consent between the child and parent.
This idea can be extended for any account in case of an emergency or a passing of an individual (elderly parent). Loved ones just need to log into their own account, and since they are flagged as 'Power of Attorneys' to these individuals' accounts, enables the loved ones to access the other's account and gather the needed information.
February 12, 2013
Down Syndrome User Friendly UIs
My 40 yr old down syndrome brother knows how to use YouTube on the iPad to watch an old anime series. he tends to watch stuff he was more cognizant of in his younger years. Revolving around old memories seems to be an important part of his world.
Youtube's 'Other videos like this' feature allows him to just tap with one finger and always get to another episode. I've heard parents tell me their 2 year old knows how to use YouTube on the iPad, but seeing it first hand with my brother is so much more moving.
With an ipad, the world is open to my brother. He can discover things where previously he might just rock himself in the dark or sleep all the time from boredom.
January 25, 2013
Ideal Corporate UX Structure - A mix of a Central UX team And Partner Large UX teams
As I sit and listen to the annual All Hands, there are a lot of small teams who want to hire ux talent. The corporate goal is to hire global top talent. I can see it difficult for these small teams having difficulty attracting top UX talent.
So, what if the company developed a central UX group in conjunction with large sister ux teams dedicated to the company's top products.
The designers in the central ux team would divide their time 70 or 20% on the smaller product teams while dedicating the rest of their time supporting and developing the corporate ux brand and design standards.
The separate ux groups would be for product specified teams that require a larger and fully dedicated team of designers.
By having a central ux team, we can attract top talent to work on the central brand yet also can support the smaller teams.
The responsibility, egos, and power could be better balanced.
So instead of debating whether a company should have a central ux group or disparate ux groups, have both structures. There are pros and cons of both strategies; if we support both, we can have the best of both methods and hopefully cancel out the cons the silo-ing of the 2 structures caused.
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