Site Redesign
Wherever I go, CIO’s and other business leaders tell me they are in the process of a “Web site redesign.” Site redesign is a good thing but it may obfuscate more important issues. The motivation behind site redesign is typically a desire to increase traffic, make things easier to find, provide better organization of information, […]
Healthcare Paper Jungle
I received three pages of information about the procedure which the doctor ordered. The first and third (which very easily could have been one page) pages were about pre and post activities. The second page was clearly most important, at least to someone. I have reproduced it here including the exact punctuation and font styles. […]
Hiking Update
Yesterday resulted in a new entry in the hiking log. We got in two short hikes before the rain starting pouring — both were in Promised Land State Park, Greentown, Pennsylvania. It was a flat mile around Conservation Island and then a very interesting hike on Little Falls Trail along the Wallenpaupack Creek.
Promotional Purposes
I have written several times in the gadgets section about the virtues of ExxonMobil’s Speedpass. I was one of the earliest users and continue to find it a time-saver. Unfortunately, today I saw the dark side of SpeedPass. The last few times I have attempted to use it, both with my car and motorcycles, it […]
R2D2 – WiFi – 1xRTT
WiFi is such a clean and user-friendly name. WiFi stands for “wireless fidelity” and it is based on a standard called 802.11 — but who cares? It is becoming a household name, more and more available, and extremely useful. The information technology and telecommunications industries often get enamored with the technical name or the name […]