Why we had to deprecate social login support
Social logins seemed like such a great idea, until there were too many options, users couldn’t remember their private relate address, and we tried to become an OAuth provider.
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What is “Blog Neglect”?
Blog Neglect is, unsurprisingly, exactly what it sounds like. And there’s a list below of (with reference) of some of the tests. I’m sure it’s a manifestation of some procrastination paradox, or perhaps the fear of actually building a following and becoming an influencer. But in my heart-of-heart, that’s exactly what I want to be. …
iPhone Camera Fix, and a Found / Repair Feature
My rear-facing camera failed on my iPhone 5. It was past the 1-year warranty date, and I didn’t buy AppleCare. Historically Apple had usually taken care of me if I had a Genius Bar appointment and was reasonably nice, but not this time. Frankly the manager was a little too smarmy for me, saying “your …
Paperless Billing – How to not solve my problem, only yours
I’m underwhelmed with the amount of mailings I get, and pop-ups every time I log into a vendor’s site, encouraging me to use paperless billing. But they don’t actually solve my paperless billing problems. The universally offer me terms like: We’ll tell you when it’s ready You log into our site and can download it, …
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When should you use a BCC in email
When should you use the BCC feature of an email program? I only permit three uses for myself: Never; it’s bad form. I mentioned that in my last post. When I am CC’ing a task tracking application like Asana (which I love). When I want to spare some of the recipients any future follow-up …
Attention To Detail
This image really struck me tonight: In case you can’t tell what it is, here it is a little larger (thank you Retina display Macbook Pro): And if you aren’t sure where it is from, here’s a clue: And if that isn’t obvious (it wouldn’t be to most people), here …
How to manage email – Part 3 of 3 – My Inbox Assistant
As a follow-up to my earlier e-mail post, what I’d like to do is shift the onus of e-mail prioritization from the receiver to the sender. Not unlike an administrative assistant who receives your phone calls and asks the purpose of any proposed meeting request. So here’s how I’d build my Inbox assistant: When you send …
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How to manage email – Part 2 of 3 – My Work Expectations
This is a series of posts about the challenges around email and thoughts around a true Inbox filter that shifts the onus from the receiver to the sender. If your job is busy work, or meetings, or not actually producing anything but instead just creating the illusion of work, then you can ignore the rest …
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Conference Calling Services need to be reinvented
“After the tone, state your name, followed by pound or hash sign.” I’ve said the same name to this prompt over a hundred times. Every time I’ve said my name (which hasn’t changed), from the same cell phone number. And guess what? My voice print is pretty identically too. It’s better than a pin code. …
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How to manage email – Part 1 of 3
This will be an evolving series of posts as I collect my thoughts about how best to handle email, and what you should understand about me when you send me an email. Unfortunately, a tool that I used to love and use to get more done has degenerated into the biggest distraction and impediment to …