Tales from Poor User Experiences

Here is a tale of poor user experience in two iPhone screenshots. I clicked “It’s Okay.” My first reaction was, “Well, fuck you! It’s not my fault you’re sorry! Thanks for the various options you gave me.” I don’t think that’s the user reaction they are looking for. This whole problem could have been avoided …

Self Portraits with Timelapse

Taking pictures of yourself can be challenging. Taking pictures of an infant is also challenging. I decided to address both of these issues using a piece of equipment called Triggertrap. Triggertrap is a connector you attach to your camera that lets you use your smart phone to set various camera shutter functions. I bought it …

Google Maps and Geographical Education

When I was a young lad, I read everything that Tom Clancy had to write. One book in particular was Red Storm Rising which was a door-stop of a novel envisioning what a Cold War turned Hot War European conflict would look like. It had many settings ranging from Germany (land invasion of NATO by …