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Projects and experiments and writing

I haven’t been doing a great deal of posting here lately for a number of reasons — I have, however, been writing. Currently, I’m working on six different paying projects and, because I need to complete and/or maintain them, I’ve … Continue reading

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What happens next?

There are few things as frightening for the creator of something than, “What happens next?” This is because the next thing had better be good – at least as good as what preceded it. That’s what the audience expects. That’s … Continue reading

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Seduction and the security of diversification

We have a crazed and almost bipolar relationship with very big technology companies. We hate them as we love them; love them as we hate them. They seduce us, we know we’re being seduced, but we love the seduction even … Continue reading

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Satisfaction vs. success

Given a choice between satisfaction and success, I’ll take satisfaction every time. Why? Because of the difference between the two. One is focused internally and the other externally. We often speak of satisfaction as a negative thing. When we say … Continue reading

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Web sites and vertical vs. horizontal

I came across a discussion on LinkedIn where the question was asked, “Why do we still design web sites that are vertical?” In the responses, I saw some examples of pages that were horizontal — you scrolled left to right. … Continue reading

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