julian/blog http://missig.org/julian/blog Former Open Source programmer with experience at companies like IBM and Apple. Now a UI Designer with an education in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en New Blog http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/19/new-blog/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/19/new-blog/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:32:05 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/19/new-blog/ I’ve finally gotten far enough with my new blog to share it. I present: Interaction Serenity.

If there’s a post on julian/blog that you don’t want to be forgotten, let me know and I’ll port it over before taking this blog down.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/19/new-blog/feed/ Blog http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/07/blog/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/07/blog/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:58:52 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/07/blog/ I am working on a new one. Soon.

I need to decide which old posts in this one to keep around with a redirect.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2008/02/07/blog/feed/ Later All http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/03/23/later-all/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/03/23/later-all/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:52:47 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/03/23/later-all/ It’s been fun, but I think the time for me to have a blog like this has come and gone.

It’s been interesting watching which posts of mine have had the most hits. Largely the favorites have not been the ones I was most interested in.

I’ll probably leave stuff up here for a little while longer—but the new space to watch will be missig.org/julian—or maybe a new URL if I come up with one.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/03/23/later-all/feed/ Comcast http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/02/20/comcast/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/02/20/comcast/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:20:03 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/02/20/comcast/ My Statement of Service:

Call 24 Hours a Day, 7 days a week.
For Customer Care Please Call
1-617-787-6616

Dialed. Busy. Set phone to auto-retry. Finally get through. Current time: 6:50 pm. Press buttons through the automated system. On hold. Still on hold. Current time: 7:07 pm. Finally, it gets through! Except it’s an automated message:

Our offices are currently closed. Please call us between 9 am and 7 pm, Monday through Friday.

All the more reason I’m happy that my apartment is wired for FiOS. 20/5 bliss. Too bad the mayor of Boston has decided that I can’t have FiOS TV too. Now if I could just get through to cancel my Comcast Internet service…

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2007/02/20/comcast/feed/ This Page has Loaded Successfully. http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/08/this-page-has-loaded-successfully/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/08/this-page-has-loaded-successfully/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:12:33 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/08/this-page-has-loaded-successfully/ Press OK to continue reading.

Dear Videogame Makers:

You do not need to present a dialog informing me that my saved game has loaded successfully. I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to tell when my game has loaded without having to click through yet another dialog.

I’m looking at you, Ubisoft.

That is all.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/08/this-page-has-loaded-successfully/feed/ Wii Attained http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/03/wii-attained/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/03/wii-attained/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:55:14 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/03/wii-attained/ Finally. Amusingly, I was in line right behind Bonnie John. Trip report in one or two weeks.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/12/03/wii-attained/feed/ Wii http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/11/27/wii-2/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/11/27/wii-2/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:35:16 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/11/27/wii-2/ Still trying to get my hands on one.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/11/27/wii-2/feed/ Autumn hits the Ivy League http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/autumn-hits-the-ivy-league/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/autumn-hits-the-ivy-league/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:48:40 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/autumn-hits-the-ivy-league/

Autumn hits the Ivy League
Originally uploaded by jmissig.

From one of my vists to Cornell.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/autumn-hits-the-ivy-league/feed/ Next Toy http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/next-toy/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/next-toy/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:45:02 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/next-toy/ MacBook? Or MacBook Pro?

Form factor? Or FireWire 800 and ExpressCard?

Weight? Or a real video chipset?

Crazy magneto latch? Or back-lit keyboard?

Black? Or aluminum?

Geez, it’s hard to decide. Probably I should save my money for now.

]]> http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/29/next-toy/feed/ Rands on Desktop Accessories http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/19/rands-on-desktop-accessories/ http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/19/rands-on-desktop-accessories/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:18:06 +0000 julian http://missig.org/julian/blog/2006/10/19/rands-on-desktop-accessories/ I’ve been following Rands in Repose for a while now, and I quite enjoy much of what he has to say. I figured based upon my earlier comments concerning mice that I’d point out someone with a similar “Hey you spend all your time doing it you should get the best” approach. I loved this comment:

A repetitive injury-free lifestyle involves adjustments to habits and environment. The single best habit you can have is a short attention span. Nothing is repetitive when you can’t focus. You think I’m joking and I kind’a am, but my understanding is that much of the RSI issue is that you stay in the same position for long periods of time where the muscles keeping you in said position get angry. This paragraph is five sentences long and I’ve changed position twice.

Rands in Repose, “Desktop Accessories“

Rands has a lot of insightful comments on, well, a lot of things. I find myself nodding in agreement most of the time I read his articles.

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