Comments for Juliette/SF

Comment on You 2.0: A documentary on lifehacking by Joey

Joey — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:03:28 +0000

Thanks for the post!

Comment on Technical writing antipatterns by Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:29:38 +0000

Looks like someone was writing for an ex-boss of mine! His ‘metric’ for my ‘worth’ as a technical writer from one release to the next was how many more pages were in Release 4, compared to Release 3.

*My* metric for the same documentation was how many LESS pages there were. Fewer pages meant any or all of these:
* tighter writing and editing
* removal of topics no-one cared about or wanted, or that were repetitive of other topics (e.g. an ‘add widget’ and an ‘edit widget’ topic were often very similar and could be combined)
* more usable software that didn’t require a 400 page manual to use it!

BTW, I no longer work for that company—and nor does he!

Comment on Technical writing antipatterns by kristin nienhuis

kristin nienhuis — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:13:06 +0000

can’t decide if i am “glad” to see this page or if I could have happily “existed” without…

Comment on “A charmingly normal distribution:” Adventures with mystery data by Coley

Coley — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:54:45 +0000

What beauuutiful data!

Comment on amaztype: good use of the amazon.com API by Erik Kastner

Erik Kastner — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:21:07 +0000

No way! This thing was one of the inspirations behind spell with flickr:
http://metaatem.net/words/julie

Comment on amaztype: good use of the amazon.com API by Turadg

Turadg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:35:29 +0000

I was expecting a blank page for mine. I got excited when I saw it filling in, then disappointed seeing what it filled with.
http://amaztype.tha.jp/US/Books/Title?q=turadg

Comment on New on linoleumjet.com by Charles Wyke-Smith

Charles Wyke-Smith — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:06:19 +0000

Hey Julliette, going to Nashville for the Voices that matter conference? I am going to do a 3.5 hr workshop and a seminar.

I have you on my Twitter - if I was in SF maybe I’d do that usabilty thang you’re tweetin’ about. My Twit is stylinchas if you’re even slightly interested in the fact I have cornflakes for breakfast.

Best,

Charlie

Comment on How parkour is like GTD by Dan

Dan — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:19:45 +0000

For implementing GTD you might try out this web-based application:

Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.

As with the last update, now Gtdagenda has full Someday/Maybe functionality, you can easily move your tasks and projects between “Active”, “Someday/Maybe” and “Archive”. This will clear your mind, and will boost your productivity.

Hope you like it.

Comment on A quick lesson in post-modern critical theory by Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:02:50 +0000

The “near-libel insinuation” is awesome. You can say just about anything if you add “allegedly” or something.

Comment on Concert photography - favorites from SXSW by Vincent Baxter

Vincent Baxter — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:52:08 +0000

Thought your photo of WS&CC was Thao Nguyen for a second. Memories of Beach House at last year’s SXSW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNi_a5CUybs