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Entries from February 9th, 2010

NY Tech Meetup — February 2010

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Technology

This month’s NY Tech Meetup was titled Rally for the Future. With almost 700 people in attendance at FIT’s Haft Auditorium, NYTM veered off its typical format of 7 presenters for 5 minutes each. Instead a wide variety of people gave impassioned arguments about how to bring New York to the forefront of the technology [...]

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The Excellence better known as Interaction10 #ixd10

February 8th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Conferences, Design, Pleasure

I just got home from Savannah last night, and I’m already missing everyone terribly. The four days I spent there at IxDA’s Interaction10, their third annual conference, was one of the best conference experiences I’ve ever had (and as you may know, I go to a lot of conferences!). Not only is Savannah a wonderfully [...]

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Client Matters: Ironclad Contracts: Tougher Than a Pinky Swear

February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Articles, Consulting, User Experience

UXmatters just published the fourth article in my bimonthly column, Client Matters, where I give UX professionals an honest look at initiating and managing relationships with clients. The latest article is titled, Ironclad Contracts: Tougher Than a Pinky Swear. In it I expound on how to determine the nuts and bolts of your client contract: [...]

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Client Matters: Needs + Resources + Location + Schedule + Budget = Scope

February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Articles, Consulting, User Experience

This post is two months overdue. Somehow I never linked to the third article in Client Matters, my bimonthly column in UXmatters, where I give UX professionals an honest look at initiating and managing relationships with clients. Published in December 2009, the article is titled, Needs + Resources + Location + Schedule + Budget = [...]

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