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Entries from July 30th, 2009

Who is Keith Lang’s hero?

July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Career

[This post is part of a series on Mentors and Heroes]
 
Keith Lang is a co-founder and interaction designer at plasq.com, makers of the award-winning Comic Life and Skitch — one of my all-time favorite apps. Follow him on Twitter @songcarver.
 
Keith Lang’s hero is…
Doug Engelbart, Computer Pioneer

How long have you known of your hero and have [...]


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If I could tell designers one thing

July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Design, Education

A few days ago I got an email from the lovely Liz Danzico asking if I’d participate in a video project she was putting together for the Galapagos Art Space’s Career Camp, “a low-cost, high-value, five-part lecture and networking series for professionals (employed or otherwise!) living in New York City.”
On Tuesday Liz participated in Career [...]


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UPDATE: Facebook at fault for unauthorized link with Twitter account

July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Pain, Twitter, User Experience

Last night there was a minor fiasco when hundreds of thousands of people suddenly found that their tweets were being published to their Facebook status without their explicit authorization. The only way to fix the problem was to remove or block the Twitter application from within Facebook.


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Twitter updating Facebook status without permission

July 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Pain, Twitter, User Experience

Update: For the latest information, please read UPDATE: Facebook at fault for unauthorized link with Twitter account.
[If Facebook suddenly started publishing your tweets, go into Facebook and REMOVE or BLOCK the Twitter application. That's currently the only fix.]
Just an hour ago, I got a notification that someone had commented on my Facebook status so I [...]


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My New Mexico Travelogue

July 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Digressions, Photography, Pleasure

Earlier this month I spent seven amazing days in New Mexico on a solo vacation to celebrate my 27th birthday. No computer. No email. No boyfriend. Just a rental car, my cameras and a few maps.
It was a wondrous experience to be alone in the vast spaces of the West. I saw and did things [...]


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