Archive for the 'Our Community' topic

Teaching Experienced IA Chicks New Tricks

“Truly, I learned more useful, practical stuff in that day than anything in the last couple of years. You should see my link-heavy homepages. So, thanks. Even experienced IA chicks can learn stuff!”

Conference: OzIA 2006 Summit and Retreat

I wish I could go, but the timing is all wrong to venture to the inverse hemisphere. However, if you’re in that quarter of the planet, you should definitely make a plan to be there. That’s my recommendation.

IA Summit Presentation: We Are Not Alone

Jared shares the details from his standing-room only IA Summit Presentation: We Are Not Alone: IA’s Role in Optimal Design Teams

Being a Proud Father

Jared’s daughter, Ari, has launched a new program that hopes to get 50,000 eligible voters registered for this year’s elections.

Who Gets To Be Lazy? Users or Designers?

Jared takes on Dave Boggs’ idea that asking users to re-enter information is a good way to maintain and update records.

CHI*Atlanta Meeting 2/23

Jared is speaking at this month’s CHI*Atlanta Meeting.

The Effect of Blogging in Your Company

Though we’ve only been at it since July, we feel that blogging has been a very positive experience. So I want to put it out there and see if you have had similar experiences or not. Are you blogging, or thinking about it? If so, do you think that it has been worth it? What has happened as a result?

TinyURLs in UIEtips

Jared explains what those fully TinyURL things are that keep showing up in UIEtips.

Congrats to New City Media

A big tip of the hat to David Poteet and all the smart folks at New City Media for winning the contract to redesign Virginia Tech’s web site.

Thoughts on Page Weight

Mike M. from PhillyCHI asked about whether there is an optimal page size. Jared responded. Did he get it right?