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Internet Usage Bypassing the US- CIA Begins Pouting Again

Posted: Saturday, August 30th, 2008

“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”
- Will Rogers

The New York Times reported yesterday that more and more internet traffic is beginning to bypass the United States- and Big Brother isn’t happy. (more…)

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Amazon’s Kindle: My Review

Posted: Thursday, August 14th, 2008

“The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”
Mark Twain

It wasn’t until after I got my Kindle, Amazon’s electronic book, that it dawned on me- “Why didn’t Amazon do this years ago?” Considering they’re one of the biggest channels for moving books one would have thought selling a device that taps into their distribution channel as seamlessly as the Kindle does would be a no-brainer. Eventually Amazon had its “ah-ha” moment, probably after witnessing the popularity of the iPod and the iTunes music store. (more…)

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Intro to Information Architecture Presentation

Posted: Friday, June 13th, 2008

I was asked to present wireframes to the MaimiPHP Developers group run by Paul Kruger. As I started to gather the wireframes I wanted to show, and knowing that I be talking to developers I thought it might be a good idea to expand my topic and talk about Information Architecture and include requirements, personas, and site maps along with wireframes. The link below is about 33 minutes of the 50 minute talk (dang tape ran out!) 

Intro to IA

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