Sincere apologies for the last minute change. Unfortunately I will not be able to do Whit Hour tonight. Instead it will be tomorrow, Monday 8/31 from 9-10pm Eastern Time. Same as always, join me at http://tinychat.com/whitney pw:whithour. Sorry again! Hope to see you all tomorrow night.
Archives for August 2009
I wish I knew how to quit you
I have a problem: I don’t know how to say No. As a result, I bury myself in obligations I can never fulfill. I’m sure this has a negative effect on a lot of my relationships, but the most important relationship it’s hurting is the one I have with myself. When I quit my job [Keep Reading…]
Seeking All Independent User Experience Professionals in NYC
Yesterday Lis Hubert and I got together at New Work City to talk about the ins and outs of being self-employed user experience designers. We realized that between the two of us we can count the number of indie UXers we know in NYC on one hand. Given how much networking we both do, it [Keep Reading…]
Apple Customer Support Fiasco
I just had the most inexcusably bad experience with Apple Customer Support. So shockingly bad that I can’t even believe it was Apple on the other end of the line. Let me preface my story by saying that I’ve been a devoted Apple customer since I was in the 5th grade — 17 years ago. [Keep Reading…]
Join me at IDEA2009 on Sept 15-16
Are you going to IDEA2009? I am! And I want to meet you there. What follows is everything you need to know about the conference. I’m on the board of advisors for the Information Architecture Institute and have the utmost respect for the amazing folks who’ve put their blood, sweat and tears into organizing this [Keep Reading…]
Whit Hour – Week 4
Thank you so much to the 25 or so folks who showed up for the fourth week of Whit Hour — my weekly one-hour video chat to answer any and all of your questions about user experience, consulting, and whatever else you throw at me. Join me next week on Sunday, August 30, 9-10pm Eastern [Keep Reading…]
My DIY UX talk is featured in InformationWeek
Many thanks go to Allen Stern of CenterNetworks for covering my DIY UX presentation in the InformationWeek blog. He was in attendance when I gave the talk to about 25 people at the NYC Customer Development Process Meetup last week. Read his article: DIY Usability For Startups I will be giving the presentation again at [Keep Reading…]
Today is my 1 year anniversary of going solo
Exactly one year ago today, I left my job to pursue independent consulting full-time. I took a big leap of faith. I had faith in myself that things would work out. I had faith that even with the odds stacked against me, I could pull it off. I stepped out on my own because I [Keep Reading…]
Links from 8/18/2009 to 8/22/2009
Here are the most recent additions to my Delicious and Google Reader Shared Items. Hope you enjoy. YouTube – The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situationsThe story of my life. Via @jmspool StartupCFO: The $1 ClauseFrom @orian Holaphil » Blog Archive » I May Owe You an ApologyIt takes a lot of guts [Keep Reading…]
SeamlessWeb Mobile Site: Easy to Use, But Impossible to Order
Usablenet is responsible for some of the most easy to use mobile websites your smartphones can find. They chose a good company name. Their platform powers mobile sites such as JetBlue and Northwest Airlines, Amtrak and NJ Transit, Hilton Hotels, 1800Flowers, and dozens of other sites you’d be surprised to hear. Just point your mobile [Keep Reading…]