Silicon Valley Musings

From http://www.sigchi.org/dis2008/
DIS 2008 will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa from Monday 25 February – Wednesday 27 February 2008. It will be the first DIS conference to be held outside the USA or Europe, and as such aims to challenge participants to reflect on designing interactive systems for users outside these established markets. This […]

Robert recently made a prediction of Google’s demise.
Below are fifteen queries (actual text of queries was different) I have made to Google in the last couple of days.
You can see that the queries fall into several types: general facts, current news and event information, recommendation for products or services, research and opinions on general topics.
All […]

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While some stand in line for their chance to buy an iPhone, others walk up to six miles to make a phone call.

If you are buying an iPhone, may I humbly suggest you review the benefits of funding a Grameen Village Phone as well.
“Access to affordable telecommunications simply does not exist for millions in the […]

From Tahoe Chamber of Commerce Website:
“The Locals for Locals Angora Fire Fund was set up immediately to assist those impacted by the fire. Donors can go to US Bank or mail their donation to Locals for Locals Angora Fire Fund at PO Box 17640, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151. This fund is unrelated to Chamber […]

This weekend one of the parents standing along the sidelines mentioned it would be great to have club t-shirts for next week’s tournament.
When I got home, I whipped up a logo using Photoshop and uploaded it to Zazzle. I emailed the link to the team roster and order my family some shirts. It took less […]

Robert compared Microsoft and Google’s automated switchboards.
Several people commented that talking with a person is much preferred. I agree. In this day in age, a company should have all of the information that can be retrieved from an automated switchboard system easily accessible on a company’s Website. All the easily automated transactions (e.g. monthly […]