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"The report slammed the navigator, who was listening to his iPod in his cabin while revising for an exam at the time."......................................................................The captain, Commander Ryan Brookhart, was relieved of his duties after the Navy found that more than 30 errors, - including "an informal atmosphere" and "a weak command" - led to the "avoidable accident" - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

the four cornerstones for development : 1. Individualization: coffee drinking was no longer a family moment, so people brew cups rather than pots of coffee 2. Personalization: people want control over the taste of their cup of coffee 3. Ease of use: making the coffee had to be easy and fast (within 30 seconds) 4. Appearance of espresso: people love the feeling of luxury of the foam on top of espresso - Ashish Tiwari

"Google has poured resources into improving its automatic translation service. Some of these systems are better than others at handling particular pairs of languages, and it is impossible to evaluate them fully using small bits of text. But here are some quick comparisons of human translations and computerized versions from Google and two competitors" - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

Craig Tomlin talks about different forms of collaboration that companies are using to work with their UX teams — UX in IT, Operations, Marketing, Unique but Equal Entity, Unique Superior Equity. This is a first part of a series and these articles are definitely worth reading. - Yury Vetrov from Bookmarklet

Replacing UX with Product Management at Model 5 would be a sound option for me. - м.д.ж. 20%

"If you see a few lines of atrocious code, you can make a judgement about the programmer. By judging the programmer, you can judge his boss, and by judging his boss you can judge the company. That’s the nature of fractals. The desire for quality trickles down to everything from making sure that the homepage photo isn’t blurry all the way through to making sure that font in Christmas card is correct. As Aristotle said, excellence is not an act but a habit." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Pakistan is itself facing Mumbai-like attacks almost every other day and when we cannot protect our own citizens, how can we guarantee that there wouldn't be any more terrorist hits in India," Yousuf Raza Gilani - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Pakistan is itself facing Mumbai-like attacks almost every other day and when we cannot protect our own citizens, how can we guarantee that there wouldn't be any more terrorist hits in India," Gilani was quoted by a source in the media here as having told visiting US secretary of defence Robert Gates on Thursday. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india... - Ashish Tiwari

"Like many, I am excited by advances made in Hindi filmmaking these days. It’s nice to see special effects that are *WOW* and cinematography that blows you away. I think experimentation is great. But I hope Hindi movies don’t lose what makes them uniquely “Indian”: the passion for life, the sheer exuberance, the songs and dancing. It’s magic." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

Exposing all functionality on one screen can be useful in some cases, but once a certain level of complexity is reached, it’s no longer a reasonable idea. Bulk Rename Utility is well past that level of complexity. If your UI even vaguely resembles an airplane cockpit, you’re doing it wrong. Put another way, it’s a worthy goal to reduce the complexity of software to the point where it can be cleanly exposed on a single screen. That’s very different than cramming any arbitrary amount of complexity into a single screen. http://daringfireball.net/linked... - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

While many people tout the flexibility and customization options Android gives people, I can’t help but wonder if the singular model Apple employs makes managing a set of mobile applications easier. Every app is accessed the same way and only open apps are running. Sure this is limiting in some ways (customization options, background processes) but empowering in others (clarity, control) at the same time. If people feel more confident with Apple's simpler customization options, they may actually customize more (add additional apps) as a result. - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Internet Explorer continued its descent, losing 1.07% browser share (from 65.71% to 64.64%), Firefox's share grew .32%, from 23.75% to 24.07%, Safari's share rose .18% to 4.42%, and Chrome furthered its lead on Opera, with the former gaining .41% (from 3.17% to 3.58%) and the latter declining .02% (from 2.19% to 2.17%)" - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

I'm on lemon tea btw - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Wright had no experience with Earthquakes.  When he arrived in Japan, that lack of familiarity was his strength; he passionately researched earthquake damage, and designed his hotel with multiple safeguards." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

Passivity as an argument for....... - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

* Experience Quantification: Use the Experience Quantification technique to increase the attractiveness of a task by either downgrading the associated Pain or boosting the associated Payoff. * Set aside some time: Use time boxes, schedule them in your calendar and when the time comes stick to the plan. * Develop some positive patterns and habits: Get into the habit of doing things and working around good patterns. You’re more likely to keep at things when they become second nature. * Look at alternate ways of doing things: Don’t just assume every problem is a nail if you have a hammer. Try to look for alternative approaches which may simplify things. * Pace yourself: Don’t go our strong only to burn out before you get to the finish line. Pace yourself. Break the problem down into smaller chunks and tackle each in turn. You may also apply other great problem solving nuggets. * Stay motivated: Big and important tasks often require hard work and dedication. Often it’s not a sprint but... more... - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Ryan will explain the key concepts you should understand to design and implement UI for your apps. He’ll cover screen-level details like language and visual techniques as well as deeper topics like modeling and best practices for coding templates and helpers." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"We have assembled a heavenly design team. By keeping the core team small and investing significantly in tools and process we can work with a level of collaboration that seems particularly rare. Our physical environment reflects and enables that collaborative approach. The large open studio and massive sound system support a number of communal design areas. We have little exclusively personal space. In fact, the memory of how we work will endure beyond the products of our work." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

Read also at http://www.fastcompany.com/blog... - Ashish Tiwari

Some people will behave only if whatever they do is threatened by Zealots!! To me it seems most inappropriate to use Picture of Buddha- who preached renunciation in a context that propagates material use and man-worship. however sincere, humble or honest Jon Eve might be.... - Ashish Tiwari

the author expound on the tools: I use every day to design interfaces and experiences. I’ve spent years trying a variety of tools, and so far, analog tools such as markers, notebooks and paper templates have proved to be the most effective because of their constraints and flexibility........Take this as a no-nonsense, hands-on reference for sketching user Experiences - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

1998 - The Fisher Space Pen is used on the Russian Space Station Mir to write the letters QVV (QVC Shopping Network) - the first product sold in space - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Either way you see it, Microsoft, the gauntlet has been thrown. Time to step up and act." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009... - Ashish Tiwari

Congrats! - Brett Kelly from iPhone

Well done ! ! - Michael Parsons

"Every once in a while you will come across a page that just doesn’t seem ‘right’. There are three elements of a website that can be harmed by bad practice: The website lacks something in its design. The content is written badly. The search engines don’t like something about the site" - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

Twitter encourages the “all emotion” trend.... the post analyses the time taken to publish the news in pre and post twitter usage scenarios with Respect to MJ and Iran developments. - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

"Everybody loves a bit of hyperbole, and Ballmer certainly deals in it. But for all the fun and games, however, there is a deeper issue here. Does it make sense to mock his competitors, rather than learn from them?" - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

frm http://webdesignerdepot.com/gallery... - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

I think most ppl won't see/comment unless Scoble likes/comments on a post!!! :( FriendFeed for beginners is yet to begin - Ashish Tiwari

"Wells Fargo hired Pentagram in the fall of 2005 to begin work on a new user interface for their ATMs. Wells Fargo was in the process of replacing their ATMs with newer models with touchscreen monitors. This was a relatively slow process, since there are about 7,000 ATMs in the field, and replacements are expensive. The design efforts were to improve the user experience and satisfaction. Wells Fargo sought a more graceful presentation flow rather than a choppy screen-to-screen feel, and an overall more elegant appearance for the UI." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet

ahem! yes. - Ashish Tiwari

Right now? Chrome. But on a regular basis Firefox - wiredgnome

@vincent Flash is on Chrome. I just downloaded the latest Chromium build and JUST noticed. :) - Chris Chua

"Do you stick with Acrobat? Keep a lighter alternative on hand? Love the app you use because it's portable and snappy? Whatever your tool and whatever your reason for favoring it, we want to hear about it in the comments." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

Agree with Foxit Reader though I'm hoping for integration with the browser soon (or maybe it has happened already) - haven't been using it in a while now. Also gmail -> view in HTML is quite useful when i just want to see whats inside without worrying about format - Wang Yip

"According to folklore, in the early development of the Apple Macintosh, resident graphics genius Bill Atkinson performed a miracle. He found a way to overcome the Mac’s 6800 chip’s math limitations thus enabling the OS to draw circles and ellipses (not just rectangles) on the screen at a blistering speed. He proudly showed this new ability off to the team. But this was not enough for the leader of the Mac team, Steve Jobs. No, the father of the Macintosh asked for one more thing." - Ashish Tiwari from Bookmarklet